Tag Archives: Halloween

Daphne (Scooby Doo) little girls costume

By Dot | Published October 25, 2011

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 kind of skanky and not the cool retro Daphne from 1970! She wanted to be the original Daphne for sure.

I used Simplicity: It’s So Easy, pattern #2825 (Dress and Backpack (didn’t make the backpack). I used purple Kona cotton and lavendar bias tape for the trim. Honestly I have

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BRAAAAINS! Conehead Zombie… PvZ costume

By Dot | Published October 24, 2011

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 video game, and insisted on being a Conehead Zombie. We also considered buckethead, but we had the cone, so that sealed the deal.

This is easy to put together, and tons of fun. I think this would be a great group costume idea – everyone picking different zombies to play

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

By Dot | Published October 20, 2011

This is part 3, we’ve already covered how to make a death eater mask, and how to make a hogwarts robe out of a t-shirt!

For the boy’s Death Eater costume, he really didn’t want any Slytherin gear, as he said (and rightly) that Draco Malfoy skulking around as a Death Eater would not be wearing his Slytherin scarf. But since a death eater doesn’t… Read on…

Harry Potter Themed Halloween Ideas

By Dot | Published October 18, 2011

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!

A few photos below, then links to those ideas and more under the photos.

Harry Potter Halloween Idea Links:

Zombie Harry Potter and Crew

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Halloween Costume: Draco Malfoy, The Littlest Death Eater!

By Dot | Published October 17, 2011

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 to this idea.

So, for his totally homemade/upcycled costume, we have:

A robe, made from several old t-shirts.
A Slytherin scarf, made from old sweatshirts.
A death eater mask, made from a dollar store skeleton mask.
A broomstick, made by Dad from an old broom with a custom handle
A wand,

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Mr. Freeze Costume (Halloween 2010 Video)

By Dot | Published November 18, 2010

As I’ve been promising… Here is The Boy’s Mr. Freeze costume from Halloween. The video below shows the gun in action — it actually smokes and glows! (The helmet glows blue as well).

As a typical 5 year old, he loves Star Wars, Batman, and Phineas & Ferb, and he wanted to be Mr. Freeze (the Batman villain) this year. (As you may remember last year I made Perry the Platypus). Obviously this is a kid’s version of this costume, but no reason this couldn’t be adapted for an adult as well. (See more photos… Read on…

Skull Cake with Worms and more for Halloween Next year

By Dot | Published November 17, 2010

I promise, you’ll have the pics of Mr. Freeze (The Boy’s Halloween Costume) this week! And maybe even some how-to info..
To tide you over, here’s a another few ideas to remember for Halloween next year, that I hadn’t gotten around to posting yet:

Skull Cake with Worms by Made By Nicole
ewwww!

Via Superpunch here
How to Make a Project Thing in a Jar

Spider Cupcakes from JustJenn … also, the cutest little kissable pumpkin cupcakes, too!

A Fail Whale Hat (in case Twitter’s still around next year, hehe) (Follow me on Twitter : @dotatdabbled!

Halloween treat: Bloody Baklava

By Dot | Published November 4, 2010

I know it’s late for halloween, but I’m filing this away for next year!

Dabbled friend Tissuepapers writes: “This year I really wanted to create something really gruesome to serve at a friends Halloween party. I came up with this recipe that was inspired by my childhood arch enemy Freddy Krueger. He was the terror in my dreams when I was younger, chasing after me with those razor sharp claws.

I took a spin on the basic recipe for baklava. It reminded me of skin with its many layers of phyllo dough. Once baked it has the crispy look… Read on…