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This Flintstones Costume was our 2007 Halloween costume. All were homemade except for the masks of course but they definitely made the costumes more realistic. The funny feet on Fred were also store bought. We were a hit everywhere we went. Everyone wanted a picture with us. Good times. Wilma’s necklace is Styrofoam balls painted … Read more
I hardly ever dress up for Halloween but since I have children and grandchildren who like dressing up I decided “Grandpa and Grandma” had better do something this year. I thought I would really like to be Cruella but I didn’t think my husband would go for being the “dog.” To my surprize he was … Read more
I decided to go as the ever popular Joker this year. Enjoyed it and think it scared a good few people.
How cute is this?? My sons, which I lovingly call Thing 1 and Thing 2 are too adorable. This Thing 1 and Thing 2 costume was a very simple costume. Red turtle neck, red sweat pants, red gloves, red socks, shoes painted red, if you want to, blue fun fur and swimmers caps (cause the … Read more
Danny Divito stars as the Penguin! This Penguin and the Riddler costme was a great idea and a lot of fun and was not hard at all! The Penguin: Tons of white make up! I went over and over my face until I felt like it was going to crack! I took black and painted … Read more
We had a blast preparing the Cat in the Hat with Things 1 & Thing 2 costume. First we started with the “THINGS”. We purchased plain red sweat pants and sweat shirts from Walmart. We also found red gloves and fuzzy red slippers there too. I bought some white felt and some iron-on backing. We … Read more
I made there two costumes all by myself. Only the Emily’s blue hair was bought. For the Emily’s dress I bought some old curtains (altogether 5$) and sewed them together. I used my old corset too. Then I drew the curls all over the dress with the clothing colour. I bought white tights and coloured … Read more
I got most of the Girl Joker Halloween costume parts at Goodwill. Painted her hair green, her face white with the joker’s twisted smile, and even included a flower that sprays water. She had chattering teeth too! She wore a purple jacket and a purple and black skirt. Everyone out trick or treating loved it!
My two boys are 17 months apart, with the youngest being nearly 11 months. I looked for an idea that would incorporate a theme and came up with Thing 1 and Thing 2 Halloween Costume out of Cat in the Hat. I, of course, was Cat in the Hat. The costumes were relative easy. For … Read more
This Homemade Corpse Bride Halloween Costume was more of a challenge for me than the scary clown was. I wanted to look as accurate as I could; basically, I wanted to look as much like Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride as possible. I bought a white wig and a bouquet of black roses. I went looking … Read more
Most of this Homemade Corpse Bride Halloween Costume was purchased at thrift stores and then modified. I happen to pick a wedding dress up for only $3.50. Then I got some turquoise fabric dye for the top and bottom. The head piece was a wall wreath that I deconstructed into a head wreath and added … Read more
Let me first say that I am in no way a seamstress, and am not very skilled at sewing. But I know my way around a machine and do well enough to put together costumes for myself. I sewed this Harley Quinn costume completely from scratch using this Kwik Sew pattern – A. I just … Read more