Jaxon's Knight Costume

Armor: Recycled plumbing insulation foam is used to create the armor.

 Armor details are created with dimensional puffy paint. The body armor wears like a vest with velcro
 straps on the sides and shoulders.

Armor on the knees and arms are made for movement. Individual foam pieces are connected together with brads. Velcro is used to attach the armor to the clothing.

Helmet:  Papier mache. Cardboard structure with newspaper strips and a white flour and water mixture.
                Details are created with puffy paint. Face guard is made with foam and attached to the side of the
                helmet with brads so that it could swing open and closed.

Shield: $1.00 plastic serving tray with puffy paint detail. The knots of the rope handles are hidden with 

             ping pong balls split in half. Silver spray paint finish. 

Sword: Plastic light-up sword sprayed silver.

Maya's Athena Costume

Dress: $1.00 plastic tablecloth with gold ribbon trimming.

Helmet: Cardboard structure, newspaper papier mache. Puffy paint for dimension and feathers.
               Original post on the helmet is here if you are interested.

Arm cuffs: Maya added strips of newspaper to felt. Puffy paint for dimension and gold paint.
                  Velcro closure.

     Spear: End of a broom stick, foam tip, puffy paint for details, and gold paint.

Shield: $1.00 plastic serving tray. Puffy paint detail and gold paint.

Cape: My old sleeveless knit dress cut in half, buttons removed, arm holes sewed closed. 

           Ribbon trim details. 

    Belt: Rope painted gold.

Slippers: Maya's yard slippers painted gold.

Athena's helmet

Maya loves to read books with references to Greek mythology. I guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree... I always loved mythology myself, ever since I learned about it in elementary school. I still remember the diorama I made in 5th grade, using one of my Barbie's as Pandora. Well this year for Halloween, Maya wants to be Athena, the goddess of wisdom, courage, and strategic warfare.

This is Athena's helmet I made with cardboard and newspaper.

This is how I started:

Halloween on my mind

As we move into October, Halloween is definitely on my mind.

Halloween is that one time of year where you can be anything you want to be!

When I was a child my mother would make my costume, and it was really fun

to try and find different things around the house to make the outfit complete.

To see a costume develop from simple materials is pretty amazing, almost like a dream!

That is why I continue on with the tradition of making Jaxon and Maya's costume

from scratch every year.  



Maya as a mermaid
Materials: deconstructed previous year's Statue of Liberty costume,
shopping bag tail, handpainted gold details.

Jaxon as a soldier
Materials used: his grandfather's BDU deconstructed, rug pad remnants, etc.

This year I am to make a Cleopatra and Ninja costume. At this point, it sounds overwhelming, I really don't know where to start.