I loved this Chucky and Bride couple costume. I wanted something others wouldn’t think of, something other than a witch or ghost or cat! At the time there were no decent Chucky or Chucky bride costume. I could only find basic and poor quality ones. So I thought I’d make my own. Chucky’s costume was … Read more
How to create theHomemade Black Swan Costume: It all started with a black corset, and then I got the black tulle (about 2 meters), black feathers and some decoration for the front upper part of the costume (black, white and silver sequins). A friend of mine helped me sew the tulle to the corset, and … Read more
Coolest Black Swan/White Swan Costume After creating Steampunk costumes for two years and not winning the costume contest at the Magic Castle in LA, I wanted to come up with a unique idea that might give me a better chance of winning. Then the movie Black Swan came out… and I knew what I had … Read more
I wanted to bring back Vivian, Julia Roberts’ character from the classic Pretty Woman! I went with the blue short skirt and white tank with the attached ring along with the classic short blond wig, black hat, black tall boots with condoms hanging out of them, her classic shoulder bag and the red jacket hanging … 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
The idea for this homemade Lt. Dan and Forrest Gump costume came from the movie “Forrest Gump”. The hardest part was getting a wheelchair but I eventually found one on sale for $90 on Craigs list. Other items bought for Lt. Dan’s costume: – the wig was a hippy wig found on ebay called the … Read more
For this Cat in the Hat homemade costume I used thin foam off a roll, the sort you can use for packing (donated) to make the hat. I drew out the stripes then used acrylic paint, and used white glue (I needed some staples to secure it as it takes days for the glue to … Read more
Here is my Pennywise The Clown Costume from Halloween 2010. I decided to do this costume as I knew it would be a real challenge and as you can see a lot of work and money went into it. The costume went down a storm on the Halloween night out that I go on with … Read more
I picked up the sweater at Goodwill for $5 for this Mugatu Costume. Got some felt at Michael’s and cut out the lettering. Bought the corset for about $20. I also got a stuffed dog (don’t see in picture) that cost about $5. The wig is a simple clown wig I took and shaved the … Read more
I had planned on Being Mary Poppins for a long while and began the hunt for items (SPOT ON DETAILS). Going to antique stores are helpful. We found the hat which was plain and glued the berries and flowers on, as well as the gloves. The carpet bag jacket at Burts hat were purchased at … Read more
I chose to create a Gizmo costume this past Halloween mainly because I enjoy 80’s movies (I was Elliott/E.T. last year), and also because I enjoy making large mascot style heads that get in the way at any party I take it out to (prior to E.T, I was Animal from the Muppets). I gave … Read more
We do a lot of costume parties, so I am getting used to improvising costumes. Thrift stores come in very handy. For Frankenstein, just took an old blazer and zig-zagged the end of the sleeves. Old dress pants and solid shirt underneath. Painted my husbands hands and face green, a little black around the eyes. … Read more