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It's very unfortunate that schools have been closed due to safety precautions regarding Covid-19. For High School seniors, I'm sure this has been very difficult as they are not getting a proper prom or graduation. Thankfully we live in a technologically advanced time in which we can still do things like video chat with one another. Being stuck at home myself, I've enjoyed video chatting with my family and friends. My friends and I have even set up virtual game nights, which have been a lot of fun! This gave me the idea of making my own masquerade mask, which is a popular accessory to wear for prom season. I thought it would be an exciting crafty activity, and it might be fun to share for a virtual prom or just for dress up.

Now that everyone is wearing masks for safety, it can be easy to blend in with the crowd. Fun printed masks can be a fun way to show your personality but what if you want your personality to shine even more? With so many comic book, video game, and anime characters out there that wear masks, I thought it would be a great idea to mask a face mask that looks like one of my favorite characters. This tutorial will show you how I did it and at the end I'll even give more examples of characters for costume masks you can make yourself!

The world currently feels a little like we're living in the Stranger Thing's Upside-Down, except for that we can't see the Demogorgan. Many of us are spending a lot more time at home these days, and if you are anything like me, this abundance of free time has put me in a crafty mood. Protective supplies such as face masks are becoming harder to find, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to give a craft lesson of how to sew your own face mask.

Welcome to the last episode of the Costume Upcycle Series! In this series I will take a few of our oldest costumes from the clearance section and will either style or alter them in a new way that fits current costume trends! Each edition of the series has increased in difficulty in skill level. If you’re new here, you can click here to see what costumes I will be altering. In the last three blog posts, I turned a Twilight Fairy costume into a Rave Fairy here, a Fine Foxy Mama costume into Scary Spice here, and a Red Too Hot Costume into a Formal Red Devil here. Let’s get started on Episode 4 with a witch costume upcycle!

To celebrate Valentine's Day, this year I decided to get crafty! After years of seeing many people make playing card ruffs on Pinterest I wanted to try it myself. In the end I came up with an entire Queen of Hearts inspired beauty look that would go great with a Queen of Hearts costume!

Read Across America Day is March 2nd, which is just around the corner. Read Across America Day, also known as Dr. Seuss Day, falls on Dr. Seuss birthday and is dedicated to motivate and inspire kids all across the country to read. To help promote Read Across America Day, we've create these fun free printable bookmarks inspired by our favorite books. So feel free to print them out to use and we hope they will inspire your little ones to read, read, read!

Now that summer con season is wrapping up and the biggest cons are behind us, it's becoming harder to find virtual ways to get your costume fix. So instead of waiting for the next virtual event, gather some friends and create your own Virtual Costume Events! Here are a few ideas for your own virtual costume event that's fun for all ages.

Welcome back to the Costume Upcycle Series! In this series I will take a few of our oldest costumes from the clearance section and will either style or alter them in a new way that fits current costume trends! Each edition of the series will increase in difficulty in skill level. Let’s get started with the Fine Foxy Mama Costume!

Inspired by my already red-colored hair as well as my love for The Little Mermaid, I chose Ariel as my Disney Princess that I would be trying to re-imagine as a maiden of the Renaissance Era, but I was specifically inspired by Ariel's blue dress that she wears in the boat during the "Kiss The Girl" song. Here's my DIY Renaissance Ariel Costume!

Last week, Alia posted about our fun day on opening day of The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire. You may remember that we went dressed as Renaissance versions of our favorite Disney Princesses and my favorite happens to be Mulan. Here's how I got my one-of-a-kind DIY Disney Princess Renaissance Mulan Costume!

This past weekend we took a trip to the Original Renaissance and Pleasure Faire for Opening Day. For our costumes, we decided to add a little Disney to the Faire and dress as Renaissance Disney princesses! After some research on the internet we got to work! Here's my DIY Disney Princess Renaissance Tiana Costume

I recently turned 25 and decided to throw a party! Nintendo is having a big moment in both gaming and cosplay so I decided to make my party a Super Mario birthday party. Besides just dressing up and having a Mario Kart tournament, I thought it would be fun to decorate and make a themed drink or snack. I don't usually throw parties so I wanted something that wouldn't be too hard. So I headed to Pinterest, created a board of ideas, and got to work on my DIY Super Mario Birthday Party!