For Frankenstein, we bought an over sized suit coat from a thrift store. He wore black pants and big black shoes. We patterned his make up after a photo from the original Frankenstein’s monster movie. We made the neck bolts out of tin foil and used duct tape to attach. We sprayed his hair black. … Read more

This Little Bride of Frankenstein was a “night before” Halloween costume with very little money to be spent! First we filched an old twin sheet from my husband’s grandma…ok “filched” is a strong word, she knew we were taking it so I guess that isn’t filching. We soaked it in strong coffee for a couple … Read more

This year I decided to go with the Bride of Frankenstein. I absolutely adore this movie and it was time for a tribute! For this Bride of Frankenstein Costume I started with the hair. My hair is 3 feet long, I knew this was going to be a challenge. I took sections of hair no … Read more

Here on this Frankie and Freak Costume you can see i slapped on one of those latex prostetics for my face and painted it green. Then I cut up some black patent leather fabric and some shorts. As for Frankie’s freak, she bought an outfit and we made some minor adjustments like the iron on … Read more

This Homemade Bride of Frankenstein Costume became the largest undertaking costume wise I’ve encountered, from my initial sketches to finished product it took 60+ hours. It’s also the thing I’m proudest of! I made everything, including the wig, the rest of the costume involves everything from working nuts and bolts (I was bolted into costume … Read more

I had bought two (yes 2!) old wedding dresses from the local thrift store. Because I didn’t realize how much weight I gained recently, I didn’t bother trying them on. On “party” day, I tried each dress on, neither fit. So my very clever sister took me to BigLots, bought a $5 white bed sheet … Read more

At 2 years old my son would not wear any type of hat, so a lot of Halloween costumes were out of the question. We sprayed his hair black, painted his face green with a few scars. We bought sweatpants that were too small and cut off the elastic bottom and then cut slits up … Read more

I created a Bride of Frankenstein DIY Halloween costume. It took a long time finding just the right vintage nightgown at my local thrift store. For a more intense effect, I used my chapel length train from my first marriage wedding dress (great way to reuse a wedding dress after the divorce ladies) as a … Read more

This Frankenstein DIY Costume was fairly easy. First, I went to the thrift store and purchased the suit jacket and suit pants and his shoes. I cut the bottom of the pant legs and cut the cuffs of the cost and a few snips around the collar. Next I took a milk jug and cut … Read more

Bride of Frankenstein: The dress was given to me from a client from her wedding in the 80’s. I cut the sleeves off and shredded what was left at my shoulders. I also cut and tore some rips into the dress, then safety pinned it back together… like a zipper of pins. I also added … Read more

The dress and bandages were purchased at a thrift store, make-up at a 99 cent store and the hair at a Sally Beauty supply. The dress is a simple long dress. With regular bandages, I wrapped the left arm up to the shoulder, through the dress to the right shoulder and down again to the … Read more