Monthly Archives: October 2011

Halloween Roundup: Costumes, food and drink

October 26, 2011 | Topic: craft, Halloween, inspirations

A few more cool links to get those halloween juices flowing:

Daphne (Scooby Doo) little girls costume

October 25, 2011 | Topic: craft, Halloween, inspirations, Tutorials/Tips

This was actually supposed to go up last year (!) but you know how the time around halloween gets around here! My friend Cecily made this costume for her daughter… She writes:

For my daughter, I didn’t like the Daphne costumes available for sale from the costume stores. They are

… Read on...

BRAAAAINS! Conehead Zombie… PvZ costume

October 24, 2011 | Topic: craft, featured, Featured Craft, Halloween, Seasonal/Holiday, Tutorials/Tips

kids conehead zombie costume from plants vs zombies

The Cutest Little Conehead Zombie: I promised you guys a second costume for The Boy’s halloween (you’ll remember he’s also doing Draco Malfoy, Death Eater), and here it is! He’s a big fan of the Plants Vs. Zombies… Read on...

Make a Hogwarts scarf out of old sweatshirts (Harry Potter, Halloween)

October 20, 2011 | Topic: crafttop, Featured Craft, Halloween, inspirations, Seasonal/Holiday, Tutorials/Tips

This is part 3, we’ve already covered how to make a death eater mask, and how to make a hogwarts robe out… Read on...

How to Make a kids Harry Potter robe out of Tshirts

October 20, 2011 | Topic: craft, Featured Craft, Halloween, party, Seasonal/Holiday, Tutorials/Tips

For The Boy’s Draco Malfoy costume, I had a brainstorm one night when he was using a XL men’s tshirt as a sleep shirt. It was the perfect size for a wizard robe for a 6 year old. This… Read on...

Draco Malfoy Costume Video + how to make the Death Eater mask

October 20, 2011 | Topic: inspirations

After I made the Draco Malfoy costume for my son, I took some video. He really is a ham on the camera! See the Boy, in his own words, tell you about his costume and how to make it! Read on...

Harry Potter Themed Halloween Ideas

October 18, 2011 | Topic: craft, food, Halloween, party

I got too busy today to upload a tutorial on the Draco Malfoy Death Eater costume, so that will have to wait until tomorrow. To tide you over, here are some clever Harry Potter halloween ideas, for those who like to mix their All Hallows with the Deathly Hallows!… Read on...

Halloween Costume: Draco Malfoy, The Littlest Death Eater!

October 17, 2011 | Topic: craft, featured, Featured Craft, Halloween, Seasonal/Holiday

So, The Boy is somehow getting 2 halloween costumes this year. He’s a big Harry Potter fan, so his first costume is Draco Malfoy, Death Eater. He’s only on book 6, but he has some Legos that have Draco Malfoy in Death Eater garb, so he’s latched on… Read on...

12 Pumpkin related halloween ideas: Crafty, costumes and food

October 12, 2011 | Topic: craft, food, Halloween

Finally getting into the halloween spirit around here. The hubby was making new gravestones for the front yard the other day, while I thrift shopped and sewed for the Boys two (two? Why two? I’m not quite sure!) halloween costumes. I’ll get him to model one of them when he… Read on...