If you've been around for a bit, you may remember my Ginger Bread house costume as my last installment for the year of costume challenge that I gave myself! :) So, when Country Living asked if I could do a Halloween variation of this costume, I jumped on the opportunity. After all, we all have scads of cardboard boxes lying around ALL THE TIMMMMEEE that it's quite fun to find projects for them :) So, I give to you a Haunted Ginger Bread house costume DIY! ... continue reading...
toast with butter costume
When you love carbs THIS much, then the obvious choice is to wear some bread, errrr Toast, for Halloween! DUH! This is one of those simple DIY's that require only a few supplies to make a BIG, cute, squishy costume (that I REALLLLY wish was real...because can you imagine how incredible a large slice with pillowy, yummy, glutenous holes would be?) ... continue reading...
SMEG Fridge costume!!
It's HALLOWEEN, so this means more costumes!!!! This one might be one of my most fave that I have ever created because (a) it's SUPPPPPPER easy to make and uses up some of those old shipping boxes and (b) is just so happy and hilarious! I mean, a FRIDGE.....especially one of the most happy, colorful, vintage-inspired refrigerators on the face of the planet: A SMEG FRIDGE :) You can find the whole DIY along with some tips and tricks below so that you can make your own..... because, heck, why ... continue reading...
My costume challenge recap + what I learned
I’ve done it. I finished what I set out to do. The 2019 year of my costume project is done. Complete. 12 costumes, 12 months, loads of new materials and lots of learning and trying and making and today I am wrapping up ALLLLLLL of my thoughts on this project! ... continue reading...
A DIY Gingerbread house costume
If you think I forgot about the very last installment of the 2019 costume project, you are mistaken. I snuck in the last December costume right on New Years Eve (because how in the heck doesn't December fly by faster and faster every single year?!) OY!We had many empty boxes lying around the house from Christmas (thanks Target for sending Sven the reindeer in the largest box on earth) so I decided to take a few hours (and it only took literal hours) to whip up a cardboard box gingerbread house ... continue reading...
