In every costume shop, there is a backroom filled and overflowing with assorted bits and pieces. Thrifty finds waiting to be discovered and repurposed, costumes in need of repair, vintage treasures marking time, and a host of this and that too good to let go of. This is that room.
Handmade, vintage costumes are some of my most favorite pieces in the costume closet.
Some people refer to us as Halloween and costume collectors. However, I like to consider our family the conservators of orange and black artifacts from spooky days gone by.
Spring is less than two weeks out, but we are once again bracing for a winter storm here in middle America. It’s like the weather does not know where we …
The vampire. Dark, mysterious, and a staple of Halloween lore. The character has been portrayed as a hero (Blade), warrior (Selene), comic (Barnabas), romantic (Adam & Eve), iconic (Dracula), sexy …
Sounds to make you Shiver vintage Halloween album circa 1974 I’m hanging out in the office today doing some work. The office is located on the basement level and is …
You will repeatedly read on this blog that I like to incorporate vintage and second-hand pieces into my costumes. This is a leftover habit from my childhood.Growing up, when the …
Did you know that a medium-size group of witches is known (among witches, that is) as a ‘woggle’ of witches? I learned that little bit of witchy inside info in grade …
Ah, the thrift store. A veritable smorgasbord of costume inspiration. Racks upon racks stuffed with abandoned coats, gowns, and other once loved wearables waiting to be rediscovered. And, I am …
When you peek into the costume closet at Making Make Believe, one of the first pieces you will see is my witch costume from our Witches Ball, circa 2006. I …
Halloween Cross Stitch Sugar Skull (black) Completed November 2020 Designed by Breanne Jackson for Just Cross Stitch Happy Haunting Completed June 2017 Sugar Skull in Color Work In Progress Designed …
The Last Trick-Or-Treat was was originally posted online October 4, 2011. Remembering Last HalloweenLast year at this time, a small battle ensued in our household. Our then 11-year-old son was …
Decorate Paper Mache Letters It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everywhere you go…Go ahead, sing along. You know you want to.I think that we can all agree that …