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Kids’ Handmade Monster Costumes

Our family loves to dress up for Halloween. Every year on November 1st (and sometimes before) we start brainstorming what our costumes will be for the next year. Then, I spend all year slowly getting...

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Women’s Steampunk Costume

If you’ve been following me at all since my blog started, you’ve probably seen this old profile picture, which looks like I’m sitting in a very awkward pose. Let me explain—I’m wearing a corset because...

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Gentleman’s DIY Steampunk Costume

In sharing our steampunk monster-hunters and monsters costumes, I’ve saved the best for last. Today, the man, the myth, the legend: a Victorian boy scout who is prepared for anything and everything,...

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Nerf Steampunk Gun

Turn a plastic Nerf dart gun into a steampunk blaster. It’s easy to make a steampunk gun with just a little paints and some details. For my birthday this year, my husband gave me two awesome birthday...

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Mary Poppins Family Costume

A Mary Poppins family costume is practically perfect in every way. Learn how to make a costume for each of these fun characters. I’m so excited to share our Halloween costumes from last year. We had a...

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How to Alter a Pattern

Love making costumes but can’t find the right pattern? It’s easy to alter a pattern to create any costume you can imagine. Last year our family dressed up as characters from the movie Mary Poppins. As...

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Family Costumes for Halloween

Make Halloween a family holiday by dressing up together with themed family costumes. Here’s some ideas that our family has used. Our family loves to have a theme to our Halloween costumes every year....

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Lego Friends Outfits

Make a Lego Friends outfit for your Lego-loving girl. A perfect gift for tweens or any girl who loves to build with Lego Friend sets. My daughters are master builders. They love creating with Legos,...

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Moana’s necklace

Learn how to make Moana’s necklace with hemp, and how to make a charm that looks like Moana’s locket. A great DIY jewelry and gift idea. My daughter and I just saw Disney’s Moana, and it was amazing....

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Toddler Frodo Costume for Halloween

How to make a Frodo costume, including Frodo’s sword and magic ring. A toddler hobbit Halloween costume from The Lord of the Rings. Our family all dressed as characters from the movie trilogy The Lord...

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How to Make Galadriel’s Crown

Make an elegant DIY crown for your Galadriel costume using a glue gun and a few simple craft supplies. Easy to make and great for any elf costume or cosplay. My younger daughter dressed as Galadriel...

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The Lord of the Rings Costumes

How to make costumes for The Lord of the Rings characters, including Frodo the hobbit, Galadriel the elf queen, Arwen the elf warrior, Eowyn of Rohan, and a Nazgul or Ringwraith. Weapon and accessory...

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How to Make a Sword from Wood

How to build a sword out of wood, then make it look metal and battle-worn. This sword was made for a Nazgul costume for a Lord of the Rings Halloween. My husband needed a large sword for his Ringwraith...

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Ringwraith or Nazgul Costume

Create a Nazgul costume so you can become one of Sauron’s Ringwraiths this Halloween or at your next cosplay, including the distressed cloak, large sword, and dangerous metal gauntlets. Our family...

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How to Steampunk a Costume

What is steampunk? How to make a steampunk costume inspired by your favorite character. In other words, how to steampunk something. How to Take a Character and Steampunk Them This year for Halloween my...

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Avatar the Last Airbender Family Cosplay

Avatar the Last Airbender family costume for Halloween, including character costume ideas for Aang, Katara, Zuko, Sokka, and Toph. The post Avatar the Last Airbender Family Cosplay appeared first on...

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