News — Costumes

s If you’re anything like me, you follow the lazy girl’s guide to finding a Halloween costume. In other words, you’d like a costume to basically materialize out of thin air, but you’d also like said costume to be incredibly clever. That’s not asking too much, is it? Luckily, denim is the answer to our easy-but-cute costume conundrum. There are tons of Halloween costume ideas using blue jeans you can try out this year without anyone knowing you totally half-assed it. As much as I’m all about throwing on a white sheet with some cut-out eye holes and calling it a...

We love all things Nintendo, but Link is our favorite. When my son was 5 or so, he asked me to make him a Link costume that he could wear around the house and yard. He was thrilled with the green tunic and pointy hat I sewed in just a few minutes. He still loves Link and wore this fun cosplay to a local Fandom Convention. We made the outfit a couple years ago, and there's a full post on that here. This year he wanted to improve on the sword and shield...essentially upgrade from a wooden shield and sword to...

If you’re like me and wondering how it’s October already—and also still 90 degrees where I am, yikes—and how the heck you’re expected to have already picked out a costume, I have good news. Well, sort of good news. The good news: this list of literary Etsy costumes will definitely satisfy all your costume needs! The bad news: it’s already October, my friends, so you may be picking out your costumes for next year. Just think of it as finally getting really, really ahead for once. And whether you’re looking for a unique Harry Potter costume or a storybook look...