One of my most comfortable and fun costumes to wear is my Slytherin quidditch uniform from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. The robes were easy to make, but the black pads were either hard to find or priced higher than I was willing to pay. So I’ve made 5 sets of black pads […]
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How to Make Your Very Own Fabulous Witch Hat
A guest blog post by Sarah Going out with girlfriends to Witches Night Out at Granny’s Korner in Tomball, Texas for a little pre-Halloween fun calls for a special witches hat! Inspired by the “best hat” contest, exceeding craftiness and my lack of funds, I decided to go online and find a tutorial for making a witch’s hat. I didn’t […]
Costuming Molly Weasley from Harry Potter
I’m a little (okay, a lot) late to the party, but I just finished reading all of the Harry Potter books. I loved them so much that current and planned costumes got pushed aside so I could make a bunch of Harry Potter costumes. Hogwarts house robes, Quidditch uniforms, McGonagall, Snape, Bellatrix…I should really stop […]
Costuming a Hufflepuff from Harry Potter
I’m a little (okay, a lot) late to the party, but I just finished reading all of the Harry Potter books. I loved them so much that current and planned costumes got pushed aside so I could make a bunch of Harry Potter costumes. Hogwarts house robes, Quidditch uniforms, McGonagall, Snape, Bellatrix…I should really stop […]
Fall Wine: What’s in My Glass
Fall blew by in a flash, and here we are getting ready for Christmas already. Here are some of the wines we’ve enjoyed this fall from Halloween to Thanksgiving, featuring two stellar gems from Côtes du Roussillon, France, and notes from the winemaker! First of all, fall doesn’t really feel like fall down […]
A Gnarly Dudes Lebowski Halloween
If you think that me being asked to review a wine and wear a costume is weird, you really don’t know me. Or maybe you do! Celebrating Halloween and The Big Lebowski‘s 20th anniversary with a lovely Australian red wine is exactly my kind of weird. So here’s my review of Two Hands Wines Gnarly […]
Mummy Wrapped Wine Bottles
So what do you do when you’re going to a Halloween party and you’re finishing up your costume that morning and have zero time to prepare and transport a food item to bring? Asking for a friend…actually, that was me over the weekend right before my friend Miranda’s (Spooky Little Halloween) annual Halloweenie Roast . I saw […]
Halloween Wine: Casillero del Diablo
Yes, the one with the devil on it. I love beautiful, funny, and themed wine labels. I represent the average wine drinker perusing the grocery store or liquor store aisles for something fun to bring to parties. And the most wonderful time of the year is upon us: Halloween, All Hallows Eve, Samhain, and Day of […]
Costuming (Burlesque) Aqualass
Usually when I add a costume to my wish-list or line-up, one costume becomes three, because I make, throw together, or purchase a costume for my husband and niece. When I made my Burlesque Loki costume to join a Burlesque (or Kilted) Superheros and Villains group for last DragonCon, I wanted my niece to join […]
Costuming an Inmate & a Guard from Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black is finally back on Netflix! While we binge watch the current season, here is the breakdown of my inmate costume and my husband’s guard costume that we assembled and wore last year. These two costumes were super easy to put together that required basically no creativity, skill, or time on my […]