Do you have a young teen in your home? How many have a little girl that would love to dress like a stripper?
Okay, maybe not a stripper but she’s been eyeballing that tiny maid skirt at Walmart for a month now hoping that she’ll somehow convince you all the other little girls her age are going to be dresssing like that. I have a little girl myself that would love to dress as if she’s 16, but she also has two parents that would never allow it.
Many parents shrug their shoulders on Halloween, however with the recent abduction/murders on little …read more

With this economy everyone is getting hit in the pocketbook, which is a surprise when you head to the store and see that the Halloween Costumes are the same prices they were just last year and the year before.es, apparently the costume makers aren’t feeling the heat that us parents do. How many of you have a child this year that would love to be something like: Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, Spiderman, a Fancy Witch, Princess, etc? Now how many parents have $20-$50 to spend on each of those costumes?
My thoughts exactly, I have four children and I guarantee you they …read more

J & O Fabrics is on the hunt for the best hand-made Halloween costume out there.
And as an extra little incentive – you could win a $50 gift card from American Express!

J & O Fabrics is holding their 1st annual “Most Amazing Handmade Costume” contest from now until October 31st.
They want your best idea, your most creative costume – all handmade of course!
To enter, take a picture of your handmade costume and log onto Facebook.  Become a fan of J & O Fabrics and then post a picture of your costume on their Wall.  Don’t forget to describe your costume …read more

Corsets or bustiers are a perennial favorite for Halloween costumes – or any time you want to add some sex appeal to your outfit!
If you’d like to try sewing your own, there are lots of patterns available commercially now.  In fact, Simplicity Patterns even has a corset pattern for the eco-friendly seamstress:

Pattern #2966 can be made using standard fabrics, but for those of you who’d like to go green – it can be made out of paper as well!    The pattern has instructions for turning a glossy magazine into a piece of wearable art.
If you’d like some vintage inspiration for …read more

It has been your family’s tradition to get all dressed up for Halloween. Well, all dressed up ghastly. But the point here is you take the effort to get yourself a costume during this time of year.Most of the time, you would go with your kids to the malls and shop around for things that you would be using for your various costumes. However, what do you do with those costumes after? You stock them up in your attic for a real long while until you forget them? You throw them out?
Well, in case you did not know, you can …read more