I scoured the consignment shops, and thrift shops for the hat. I found a natural stray hat that I thought had the right silhouette (an important thing to think about in my opinion) and spray painted it matte black (though hers is actually glossy), hot glued silk daisies and little plastic apples and a black … Read more
A couple years ago, I decided to be one of my heroes in all of cinema; Big Ern McCracken from the movie Kingpin. The costume was fairly easy to recreate. I purchased a comb over wig, and painted the hair brown because it was gray. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a pair of cheap … Read more
This Paper Bag Princess Costume Idea is from Robert Munchi’s famous book. I used a leaf bag and turned it inside out to hide the logo on it. Then cut two holes for my arms, and one for my head. I made the crown out of a piece of foam and painted it with some … Read more
My version of a Homemade District 9 Wikus Costume (a mix between the end and the beginning of the film). I know it is not the most creative but it was a lot of fun. Grew my mustache out for a month, made the arm myself and had a blast doing it all. The only … Read more
This year we decided to do the Psycho costume from the classic movie with Anthony Perkins! I wanted Kevin to design me a shower to wear with my head still visible, and he would be son dressed as the mother-psycho-killer. We also like the idea to be black and white, so we took a lot … Read more
My husband and I wanted to do something creative, yet classic, as we live in historic Salem, MA. These homemade Frankenstein & his bride costumes were a huge hit with everyone of all ages! We got stopped all throughout the night for photos. For Frankenstein, I bought a black blazer from a local thrift store … Read more
I had thought about being Juno for a while, as it’s one of my favorite movies, but the actual Juno costume came together very last minute. I had the jeans, the skirt, and the shoes. I went to Target and found the striped shirt for $4, and the belly is actually a soccer ball pillow … Read more
This homemade Neverending Story Halloween cosutme idea actually came from a friend of mine who thought I looked like the child-like empress. We used beads and wire from craft store to make the head piece and used hair pins to keep it in place. I went with a white dress from an old angel costume … Read more
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
My friends and I have had three Clue murder mystery dinner parties over the years– 2000, 2006, and 2009. The one we had this last January was about as lavish and over the top as I could possibly make it! I was very focused on the Clue Cast Group Costume and was meticulous about portraying … Read more
I’ve always had a fascination with burlesque and decided to try to glam it up one year with a friend. I don’t like the idea of women dressing up in vulgar costumes so, if I wanted to be sexy, it would have to be legit and “classy”. That year I decided to be a Moulin … Read more
My husband (boyfriend) at the time went as Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s world! I was Wayne and he was Garth! This Homemade Wayne’s World Costume was super easy! We got ripped jeans, a blond wig and made it into a mullet, an Aerosmith shirt, flannel shirt and black framed glasses. The only thing we … Read more