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February is already here which means it's time for Mardi Gras! When you mention Mardi Gras, people usually think of parades, Creole food, and lots and lots of beads! If you ever go to a Mardi Gras parade, you may find yourself going home with more beads than you know what to do with. Instead of throwing away those beads, why not use them to add some festive spirit to your home or next party! We had loads of extra Mardi Gras beads in the warehouse, so I decided to try a couple DIY ideas! I sat in the living room, streamed some movies and got to work!

Traditionally, we all know that Christmas seems to be everyone's favorite holiday. It's a time to get together with family and friends, and it's an excuse to bake gingerbread cookies, drink eggnog, and give gifts. If you're anything like me, you aren't quite ready to retire your pumpkins and skeleton decorations. A Halloween/Christmas mash up themed party will get you even more in the Christmas spirit! The best way to tie the two holidays together is with a Nightmare Before Christmas theme.

Have a little fun this Thanksgiving with some themed headbands. We wanted to share with you our free printable Thanksgiving headbands. Now all the kids and adults alike can wear these around the dinner table or use them for some memorable photos. We have colored headbands as well as blank ones so you can color in your own to get in touch with your creative side! See below for our free downloads.

If you've ever cosplayed or worked hard to make a screen accurate costume, then you have been in this situation before. You've worked really hard to make sure your movie costume is perfect in every way. You've spent hours researching the costume, looking for pictures with different angles, figured out how to make the different pieces, and spent weeks putting it all together. Now it's time for the finishing piece: your prop weapon. Oh no! All you can find are expensive replicas you'll have to spend hundreds of dollars on! If you don't want to spend that money, you're left with neon orange and white toy costume guns. Those aren't screen accurate at all! So what do you do? In the cosplay world, I'm known as MagicalBlackGirl Cosplay, and I constantly get questions on how I made my Han Solo Blaster. Lucky for you, I have put together an exclusive tutorial for Pure Costumes to teach you an easy way to turn a toy weapon into a more screen accurate version without breaking the bank.

Mardi Gras season is almost here and we couldn't be more excited for all the king cake, bead collecting, and partying. If you’re hosting a party of your own this year, we want to make sure you set the tone of your party right off the bat with the perfect Mardi Gras vibe. Decorations are just one of the details in your party planning journey, but they do make all the difference! We know that throwing a party can become costly. That’s why we want to share with you a quick and easy idea for a DIY dollar store Mardi Gras centerpiece that’s perfect for your Fat Tuesday celebration. Read on to see how we did it.

Once again, we’ve partnered up with our favorite local cosplayer, Mvious Cosplay, for another cosplay project. This time, he’s tackled a popular character who’s made his MCU debut in this year’s Captain America: Civil War. Using a black spandex suit, he’s created a recognizable character by making a few adjustments and matching it with store-bought costume accessories.

It’s been a while since we’ve given you some party printables to have fun with. Alas, the wait is over and we’ve got some fun new printables for your next princess party! Inspired by our favorite Disney Princess character's outfits, we’ve created some photo booth props that you can easily print out and use for your next event.

We’ve been talking about Mardi Gras all month long and in just a couple weeks, it will officially be Fat Tuesday. We know a lot of you will be hosting your own Mardi Gras party in the next few weeks as well so to help you throw a fabulous celebration, we want to share with you a free printable Mardi Gras invitation.

There are still lots of cosplay events left for the year so we’re back again with another costume hack for you. This time we’re showing you how to create your own Black Cat costume. Black Cat is most famously a super villain from the Spider-Man series and is sly as she is sexy. Lots of popular cosplayers have dressed as this femme fatale and you can too!

Can you believe that Long Beach Comic Con will be here this weekend? A few weeks ago, we challenged Southern California cosplayer, Super Batboy Cosplay, to create a totally new costume out of an existing one. He jumped right in to the challenge by attempting to transform a simple black bodysuit into a Black Suit Spider-Man costume.

Often times, Renaissance fairs have themed costume days during the season. Steampunk, as a costume genre, is becoming one of the biggest trends at Renaissance fairs. Since Renaissance enthusiasts are usually fascinated by history, it’s no surprise that the two go hand in hand. This year, if you’re attending a steampunk day, but want to save money on a costume, I’m going to show you how to give an old costume a steampunk makeover by adding a few accessories and simple modifications.

Although it is Mardi Gras season, let’s not forget about an equally important holiday, Valentine’s Day. If you’ll remember, last year we shared with you some ideas on how to host a “Love is Dead” zombie-themed Valentine’s Day party...