My friend Princess de la Rosa had her mind set on being a peacock this Halloween and she did a fabulous job of hand-crafting her costume. To make the signature peacock tail, she started with an ordinary paper and bamboo fan. She cut out a piece of cardstock in the shape of the paper portion […]
I can’t wait to parade my sweet boxer, Stella Baby Star, around in her ballerina costume on Halloween. She is the most social and loving pet, and she always insists on being the center of attention. Last night, as I was working on my own Halloween outfit, she looked up at me with her sad […]
Is it too late to order up one of these for Halloween? But it’d be kind of lonely bounding around in the parking lot while the party rages inside. How do you say: “Hey everybody, come outside and watch me kick Ultraman’s butt” in Kaiju? Gomora Giant Animatronic Monster Costume
For years I didn’t consider myself a crafter or even very creative. Sure, I always decorated the house for holidays, did crafty projects with my kids, made my own gingerbread houses and face masks, loved to try new recipes, and shunned store-bought costumes for what I think are way better homemade creations, but a crafter? […]
Love sushi? Why not represent with a clever sushi headpiece on Halloween? This week we have another flashback for you from Make: Halloween Special Edition, a collaboration between the editors of CRAFT and MAKE, our sister publication. Crafter Helen Jen shows us how to whip up some shrimp sushi, for your head. Shrimp Sushi to […]
Make your hairstyle memorable with these wacky, iconic braids.
I think I might need a tutu for halloween. I’m not quite sure what I want to be yet, but I think that about 10,000 yards of tulle will be incorporated. I found many tutu tutorials on the web, but this massive, ultra colorful, punk rock version is exactly what I was looking for. The […]
