Stellaween

Tag: funny kids costume

  • Darla from Finding Nemo

    Darla from Finding Nemo

    “Why are you sleeping? Fishy! Fishy! FISHY!” Now, I’m not a big animated movie girl but I love Finding Nemo. Stella does too. And the image of that crazy little girl Darla shaking the poor fish will forever haunt my mind. She’s scary! So perfect for Halloween.

    Her outfit is pretty easy to find in your closet. She’s wearing a very tarnished old silver necklace of mine as her head gear. The semi-braces were added post-processing to enhance the effect. I don’t recommend gluing anything on your teeth=)  And thanks to hoarding I had that blue cloth from my maternity visit delivering the twins. Add it to a beaded necklace and some alligator clips and voila! That fish. We looked in the cat section at the dollar store for a goldfish and got nothing. So I grabbed an orange sponge from under the counter, cut a fish and glued a googly eye on it. Be sure to check your bag for leaks before adding water. We didn’t think to do that=/

    I add all this extra info because some people actually ask about ordering some of the costumes. So I want to share how we came up with them. But I also want to point out that I’m not out spending hundreds of dollars doing this. It’s all about doing it yourself and I try to go for free to $5. It all evens out in the end when I go over though. Also, I’m super lazy and short on time because I’m so unorganized so I really do try to think of the shortest cuts for everything. Hope you guys are enjoying!day9darla(blog)

    Another Flashback Friday here. Look at my baby growing up! From nine months for four and a half. Well, that makes me a little sad…
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  • André the Giant

    André the Giant

    Harris is appearing today as the legendary wrestler André the Giant. He was one of my favorites. Before I was even pregnant I said a boy would be cool so I could dress him up as André . Yep, terrible but true. I knew he wouldn’t have the hair but I figured he would be a little more plump. I hope one day he looks back at this and laughs.

    The “leotard” is an old black bodysuit that I just cut. I used the arms to extend the length of his socks. The boots were old hand-me-downs that have made a few appearances in Stellaween. A few years ago we went to a Thrasher’s game and they gave these awesome mullet wigs to the first few hundred people or so. I cut it up a little (or a lot and not too well) for this pic and tried to add a little makeup for André ‘s iconic chops. And I attempted to make a championship belt out of ribbon, craft foam and gold wrapping paper. I did not make it “Harris-proof” though so it didn’t last too long.

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  • Day 26 2012 {Bride of Chucky}

    Day 26 2012 {Bride of Chucky}

    Oh horrors! This is Tiffany. For those unfamiliar, she is a character from the movie Child’s Play 4: The Bride of Chucky. I’ve always wanted to be her for Halloween, but never did. I guess I’m living through my child on this one. I must say that applying all this eye makeup on a toddler is for the birds!  That was a horror scene in itself! But doesn’t she look like a cute little psycho old lady? Makes a mother proud. We used the no-sew tutu from the Ghostbusters costume, a lace romper from my photography prop box and the cute little biker jacket that I got earlier this year at the consignment shop. The bloody knife made another appearance as well.

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