2012 Costume Fun

COSTUME FUN 2012

Barney Fife the Younger Years



Hook and Pan....."Why can't we be friends"



Peter Pan

The Doll, Hook, Barney Fife, and a Grumpy Peter..."He lost his Shadow"

Costume Fun of Autumn's Past

Happy Halloween Everyone!  Blast from the past our families costume fun! Enjoy....

YEAR 2008



Princess Leia



Buddy the Elf...."Santa I Know Him"



Magic Man Carter, Steve and Litte Blue


Year 2009

Family Halloween

Wolverine and Storm



Robin

Flash....Skinnest Flash EVER!

Super Hero Family

Super Powers!!!


Year 2010

Paul McCartney, Cat in The Hat and Mickey Mouse

Family Halloween

 

Mickey Mouse

 

Year 2011

Gnomeo and Juliet

Peyton, John Lennon and Freddy

Freddy and Scooby






 



Costumes Ideas For The Guys

Okay I already featured the costumes from the web that I loved this year for us gals. Now it's the gentleman's turn. These are a few of my favorites some for creativity, some for genius application of makeup, and others just because they are pure fun! I also discovered while looking for costume ideas for my husband that men DIY costume ideas are actually kind of difficult to find. What are the men in your life dressing like this year?

Shark Attack

SHARK ATTACK!!! How creatively genius is this idea from tHe fiCkle piCkle. Perfect costume for dad's of little boys. I simply love it, and this one is for sure going in my own Halloween ideas!

Mad Hatter





This guy is a pro he simply must be. I couldn't get over how well down the makeup and costume are. It's an darn close to perfect match to Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland's Hatter. I found this guy over at Costume Works.

Plastic Army Men

Also found these adorable toy plastic army men over at Costume Works. I give this duo and A+ in the creative department! This would be great to add in to a group of Toy Story costumes.

Where's Waldo



Lastly is this Where's Waldo from wtfcostumes.com. This Waldo goes above and beyond the striped shirt and hat. This guy is for sure a spitting imagine of Waldo. I am loving all the effort he put into his costume!

Costume Favorties For Us Gals

I love the costume part of the Halloween season it's my favorite part of Fall. It even trumps the chocolate and apple cider, and I do love my apple cider! So I thought I would post a few of my favorite costumes I have run across on the world wide web.  I mostly love DIY costumes only because they take more thought and creative juices, but I will admit some of the store bought costumes can be cute these days!

The Mermaid

Love this do it yourself tutorial from Traci Hines, and her use of sequins for scales is pure genius. She posted a video and step by step directions on the Etsy Blog. If your looking for last minute costume this would be all to cute.

The Book Fairy

This Book Fairy Costume from Liliedale is the perfect costume for the book lover.  The lovely creator of this costume was kind enough to even to give us step by step directions on how to become a Book Fairy on her blog.

The Comic Beauty

This is just speechless, and probably extremely time consuming, but this little Comic Book Beauty that was featured on Charmed would be sure to make you the talk of the party. This costume would be a walking talking work of art!

The Hamburglar

Hamburglar super cute costume idea from What I Wore and looks fairly simple to assemble. Would be be super cute to put the whole family in McDonald's themed costumes. Oh and P.S. What I Wore has lots more super adorable costume ideas this one was just my fave!

Sunday Snippet{Halloween Fun}

HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story. ~Mason Cooley

The Cat In The Hat, Sir Paul McCartney,FunShine Care Bear, Mickey Mouse, & Blues Brother



"Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at me NOW!
It is fun to have fun
But you have to know how."
— Dr. Seuss



"I don't work at being ordinary."
— Paul McCartney



"Everybody neat and pretty? Then on with the show! "
— Mickey Mouse

Sunday Snippet{Halloween Past}

For today's Sunday Snippet thought I would share a couple photographs from 2009 Halloween Party!

Clever and Fun Children's Costumes{DIY}

I searched the Internet for a few DIY costume ideas for children. There are so many fantastic ideas out there. I just keep wondering where all the fabulous creative juices come from that these people have, because I want some of it. Anyway folks... I thought I would share some my favorite costume finds of the day. I would love to see some of your creative costume creations(All costumes are fair game:pets,adults,children, and babies,)….I may even have to feature them on my blog or hold a little costume contest(depending on how many emails I receive) here on Inside My Head. So if you have an awesome costume creation you would like to share email it to me at insidemyheadblog(at)yahoo(.)com before Wednesday October 8th .

5 Totally Phenomenal DIY Children’s Costumes

Photo credit and idea to Disney FamilyFun
1. Unicorn: transform your little darling into a fairy tale land with this mystical and unique unicorn costume. Made with felt and a hoodie this is sure to be a hit with all her friends, and the good news is it's fairly simple to pull it all together before the costume parties and trick or treating begins.

Photo credit and idea to Disney FamilyFun
2. Crocodile Wrestler: this adorable little getup is sure to satisfy even the most adventurous of children. The costume is created with simple Khaki color clothing, and handmade with soft Styrofoam , a crocodile, binoculars, and a safari hat.

Photo credit and idea to Lizette Greco
3. Mario mustache and all. This is one adorable little plumbing hero from Nintendo Mario Bros. game. The costume is manageable to pull together with over-sized overalls, red turtleneck, white gloves, red hat (painted or sewn on M symbol), and don’t forget the all important mustache. Add in a few accessories, and you are good to go save Princess Peaches!

Photo and idea credit to Quick&Simple
4. Pink Poodle: I just fell in love with this little puppy. Made with pom-poms and a sweat suit, this little costume is going to melt a few hearts into handing out the good candy bars.

Photo and idea create to Pera Chapita
5. Circus Folks: this is always a great last minute cost idea because it can work for boys and girls of any age range. You can transform your children into the whole circus ringmasters, mimes, lion tamers, trapeze artist, and of course the all time favorite clowns. With clowns you can dress them as crazy and wacky as you like, and it’s one time you don’t have to worry about matching. With any of these circus character costumes your imagination is the limit...let it run away with you at least to the circus!

Creative Costume Monster

In the spirit of the approaching Halloween season I wanted to talk about my favorite part the costumes. Every year I get almost giddy thinking about what my boys are going to be for all the festivities. This probably drives my poor husband insane for I usually start obsessing about it months before October even arrives. Maybe it's the fantasy lover in me, maybe it's the the little girl still longing to play make believe, or maybe it's the creative treasure hunter screaming to make something once a year. Whatever the reason I love the decisions and the making of my families costumes. Even as a little girl my Mom worked hard to make sure I was Halloween ready right down to my ruby slippers, spider embroidered witch dress, and my red yarn raggedy Anne wig. I really appreciate all her hard work. That is easy to say now that I am attempting to do it myself. While I could go the easy route and do the store bought costumes every year save myself some time, and stress, but apparently that creative monster is much stronger than the need to be stress free! So as I go off to the thrift stores, and glue the last piece of felt on, and tape up the last inch of boots, I know I made the costumes with love and excitement. While they will ended up sticky with candy, dirt, and who know what else on the first night of fun filled activities it will all still be worth it to me. So this year my boys along with my hubby and I will be Superhero ready in our made at home with love costumes!