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Step-by-step tutorial for an over-sized moon head Halloween costume inspired by an old campaign from McDonald’s featuring Mac Tonight.

There’s a part of me that can’t believe I’m already asking this, but: Any plans for Halloween costumes this year? We’re still in the planning phase, though astronaut and lion are the current favorites from the kids. I had a sense that last year might be our last year for a family-themed costume, but who knows? […]

These 31 Halloween costumes for boys are handmade and TOTALLY AWESOME!! To be fair they're great for anyone who wants to be Bowser, a super hero, a

I have a bunch of boys at my house. That puts me in the ideal position for designing boy patterns, doesn't it? I absolutely love it. The only problem though, is that my baby boys keep growing up! This little guy, for example, is turning three years old tomorrow! How can that be?! And he is all about superheroes right now. So with his superhero birthday coming up I thought it was absolutely vital for him to get a shiny new mommy-made cape. He is pleased! And you can be too because today we are sharing the pattern with you! Our super cape is reversible, sturdy, fits up to adult size necks, and it has several ways to safely close it without being a strangulation hazard. (Ribbon ties scare me!) My little guy can put his cape on and off by himself, no phone booths needed! To make your own super cape, here's what you will need: Pattern pieces for CKC Super Cape (click here to print) 1 yard fabric Your choice of closure (snaps, velcro, buttons, etc) Scissors Pins Instructions: First you will print the pattern pieces (link above) and tape them together. Cut out the cape piece. Fold your fabric in half width-wise, and then again in half width-wise, so it looks like the photo above. This will give us two folds on the left side, one inside the other. Lay the pattern piece on the fold and pin in place. Cut around the curves. This will give us two cape pieces. Note: If you want your cape to be different colors front and back, you can repeat with your second fabric color (1 yard) and it will give you two additional cape pieces. You can now make two reversible capes! I chose to do red on one side and black on the other, for my boys' two favorite superheroes. I was planning to put a symbol on the red side until my older son pointed out that superman has a symbol on his chest, not on his cape. Good point. Let's continue... Place your two cape layers on a flat surface with right sides facing. Pin in place all around the edges. Then sew along the pinned edges and curves, leaving a 4" opening at the bottom, as shown in yellow in the photo above. Clip the curves close to the stitching and then turn the cape right side out, using a dowel or chopstick to get into the small straps. Iron until the cape is nice and crisp around all the edges. Pin the 4" opening shut. Next we are going to top stitch all around the cape by sewing 1/8" from the edge. If you used two different colors of fabric like I did, you may want to use one color as your top thread and the other color as your bobbin thread. I used red on top and black in the bobbin. (Of course you could use all one color of thread if you want contrast stitching on the opposite side.) Finally we will mark where we want our closures on the neck straps to be and then attach them. You can use buttons, velcro, magnetic closures, etc. My favorite thing to use is Kam Snaps (see our tutorial here) because they are super quick and I love the look. Whatever closure you decide to use, please remember that for safety's sake it is good for the cape to "tear off" if necessary, in case it gets snagged while the child is wearing it. We don't want playtime to become a strangulation hazard! Look at this, I even had some of my cool Batman snaps left over to use on the black side of his cape! Happy superhero boys make for happy mamas! Now all that's left for us to do is try to keep up with them... Let's Create! ~ Kristen

MineCon 2011 (held at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas) was in a word, awesome. The crowd was overwhelmingly young, the vibe was fun and nerdy, and best of all, the costumes were inspired. Below are my favorites, which unfortunately aren't of the best quality (lighting was low and super yellow, which wasn't helped much by my standard point-and-shoot). If you happened to attend Minecon as well, post about your experience to the community corkboard... if you're pictured below, please comment!

Calling all you Star Wars super fans out there! "May the 4th" is coming up next week! I've gathered up "May the 4th Be With You" Star Wars crafts to make!

Mardi Gras va vite arrivé et son lot de déguisements avec. Pour accompagner les costumes de chevalier que je vous ai déjà proposés sur le blog, voici le casque du vaillant chevalier cousu en polaire et dont on trouve le patron chez Lisa du blog Wine & Glue.

We may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post. Please see policies for more information.This has been requested since I first posted our Printable Pixelated Swords so it’s about time I got this up for you right?! I made all 5 pickaxe colors as inspired by one of our favorite games (I use

Learn how to make these fun DIY Monster family costumes. Simple and oh so cute, these are sure to be a Halloween hit! Get the full tutorial here.

Learn how to make this DIY kids chicken costume, which is made from two white feather boas, kitchen gloves, tights, and a pilot's cap that's crowned with a felt comb.

Oh my. I just love this part of blogging. I have absolutely loved looking at what all of your little crafty fingers have put together……

I try to encourage my kids to realize how much they have and how truly blessed we are all throughout the year but Thanksgiving seems like a great time to really reflect on all we are given. So this year I created some free printable Thankful cards for us to use. Click through for the info and printables.

After asking for about a dozen different costumes leading up to Halloween 2014, my 6yr old son finally landed on Hiccup from How to Train your Dragon...

With Harry Potter movie spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them still some time off, I thought it would be nice to focus on some o...

Have you seen those floating ball toys where you blow into one end and the ball "magically" floats above in place? Here's a way to create your own!

Hugh Jackman is one of those people what already looked good. But gets better with age

This is a collection of safety signs commonly seen in a science laboratory, particularly a chemistry lab.