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Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how to make a tutu for an 18″ doll. It’s an easy project and can be made with scraps of tulle left over from making a kid-sized tutu. How cute would it be… Read more ... 
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a child’s cowboy costume. Her tutorial includes instructions for making a faux suede vest and a pair of fringed chaps. Just add the hat and boots, and you’ve got an awesome… Read more ... 
Autie from iCandy Handmade shows the princess dress that she made for her daughter. It looks like it would have been super complicated to make, but starting with a thrifted prom dress simplified the construction. (And also saved her money… Read more ... 
Check out these skinnies that Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmakingmade for a Trouser Refashion Swap! The lucky recipient is Liz from Cotton & Curls. Suzannah gave them contrast red cuffs for an unexpected pop of color… Read more ... 
Kim from Seven Thirty Three shows how to make a set of faux fur cuffs and leg warmers. Check out how she used these two easy-to-make accessories to create a monster costume for her daughter. Cute!! Get the how-to.… Read more ... 
Melissa from Melly Sews guest blogs in the Handmade Costume Series at The Train To Crazy with a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make a Piglet costume hood. She shows it worn with a pink tutu and t-shirt… Read more ... 
Joann from Craft Passion created this spooky Halloween throw pillow using a black dishtowel, bleach, and freezer paper stencil. Go to her tutorial for the how-to. [photo from Craft Passion]
Pillows are a great way to quickly change the decor… Read more ... 
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs in the Handmade Costume Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a set of nesting dolls costumes. This would be so cute for a matched family costume!! … Read more ... 
Stacey from Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a jailbird Halloween costume for a toddler. Cute!! Get the how-to.
Looking to… Read more ... 
Check out this cute Halloween shirt that Amber from Crazy Little Projects made! She created the witch legs & shoes design with a combination of applique and fabric paint, and she shares a template and tutorial on her blog. Her… Read more ... 
Nicole from Tradewind Tiaras shares a tutorial on her blog Tikkido showing how to make a cape with a tulle overlay. I love this idea!! Depending on the costume, the tulle layer can add lend a ghostly effect to spooky… Read more ... 
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shares a two-part tutorial showing how she made this awesome pirate costume for her young daughter. Depending on colors and embellishments, you could also rework this to be a princess costume. Go to part … Read more ... 
Jessica from Sew Homegrown shows how you can stitch together larger pieces of shaped confetti to make a cute little garland. The larger confetti shapes will work best for this. Even with the larger confetti shapes, you’ll end up with… Read more ... 
April from Wildflowers & Whimsy needed to make a Wall-E costume for her son, and she wanted it to be more durable than the ones she had seen tutorials for. They involved painting a cardboard box to look like the… Read more ... 
Alida from I Make Stuff guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make the cutest little baby hedgehog costume. His little spikes are actually rows of soft fleece fringe. … Read more ... 
