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My husband had this good Halloween costume idea of a box of wine. I ended up purchasing the box from a box store as I was unable to find a good size that would work. The box cost $10 and the box of wine cost $10. We scanned the box of wine, enlarged and printed … Read more
I was in a party store just a week before Halloween helping a friend buy party stuff for her son’s birthday party. I was looking at all the different kinds of great Halloween costumes they had. I saw the Pinata costume and thought to myself how cool that would be to be one for Halloween. … Read more
This grotesque costume of a waitress is easy to make. I purchased a white blouse and black pants at a local thrift store. I purchased the apron and hat online for about $40.00. The wig I had leftover from a witches costume. The rat in my mouth is operated by a toggle switch with your … Read more
We had a group costume idea for the Clue game. We got the game card pieces from the game Clue (and pinned each card to our costumes). Most of the items we bought at thrift shops, Goodwill and the Salvation Army. Mrs. White wore a bonnet, apron and black dress. Mr. Green wore a green … Read more
This year in honor of Bob Barker’s retirement we decided to deck our family out in a group Halloween costume of “The Price is Right”! Dad was the Big Wheel, Mom was the game, Plinko the oldest daughter was a Barker’s beauty, and the younger daughter was the contestant! Our newest addition (six weeks old!) … Read more
It took just four days to pull it all together. I was very impressed with myself. I made all three Halloween costume designs including wigs, outfits, shoes, and guitar and keyboard! Total Spent: $150
People were always telling me that my baby looked like the “Gerber Baby”. He was very smiley with big blue eyes and a chubby little face. When we were making a decision about his first Halloween costume, it just seemed perfect for him as a Halloween costume idea to make him into the Gerber Baby. … Read more
My 4-year-old daughter’s 10-year-old friend was brainstorming Halloween costume ideas for kids with her in the back seat on a long drive. They were drinking from water bottles, so they idea came up. I thought it through and realized that with some string, plastic tubing, plastic sheeting, and tape, I could make something that looked … Read more
The photo to the right is my Reference image -The Red Death costume from Phantom of the Opera. I made this Halloween costume pattern as if I had to design a Red Death costume for a new stage production. It has some of the classic design features that the Red Death is known for along … Read more
I sewed this costume from a Simplicity Sewing for Dummies pattern. I could not Halloween costume patterns on line. The costume options were a clown, tiger dog etc. I used the tiger pattern. It’s just a basic jumpsuit with booties and a hood plus cat ears and a tail. I made a cougar because we … Read more
What’s Needed: – Rain Jacket and Pants ($12) (I used my ski pants) – Sculpting wire ($20 – Arts and crafts store) – Duct Tape – A microphone (I used a screw driver and made a paper box) – Sticker Printing paper ($3 cut and paste the weather channel logo and stick them on your … Read more
This car costume is constructed using recycled cardboard, spray paint, a pair of suspenders, and duck tape. Total Spent: $20