I’ve always loved dressing in funny costumes for Halloween (see my Steve Urkel submission) and this Where’s Waldo Girl Costume Idea was really easy to make. I only had one day to put it together; good procrastination. I just bought a red and white striped long sleeved shirt from the Gap, and wore blue cheer … Read more
My little boy just discovered Stars Wars. It all started with the day he got a lightsaber. We then watched the original Star Wars trilogy. This inevitably led to Derrick choosing to be a Jedi for Halloween. From there it was online research and Derrick noticed that a picture of the young actor in the … Read more
The idea for this Marvin the Paranoid Android Costume was a friend’s leave/birthday party so had a sci-fi themed fancy dress so I decided because my friends LOVES!! Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy that Marvin the Paranoid Android would be a perfect costume. I searched online for other costumes expecting to find one but couldn’t … Read more
This is a story of how she got the guy. My sister has always been a little shy about dating guys she thinks are super awesome. She finally got asked to the Famous Couples Costume Dance by a guy that she really liked. She needed a perfect costume. I was there :D We chose a … Read more
This Homemade Blithe Spirit Costume was my entry in the 2009 Toms River, New Jersey Halloween Parade. Mr. Charles Nelson Blythe, a ghost himself, perpetually in search of his three ghost pals, Ruth, Elyra and Kent. The names are from Noel Coward’s play, “Blithe Spirit”. I found the eyeglass frames, and made the stocking cap … Read more
I really wanted to go as Homemade Reverse Bear Trap and Billy from Saw I Costume for Halloween but couldn’t find anything online that looked like this. So I decided to make it out of cardboard, tape, some bolts, and a lot of spray paint. It took me a few weekends and I trashed my … Read more
Well I just saw the movie this year after my sister rented it one weekend and I fell in love with it. The music was amazing and I was so excited when Halloween came around because I knew that is what I wanted to be, and because I am a girl it would be that … Read more
My office had a party and our theme was horror films so I decided to go as Tippi Hedren from Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds.” I found the green suit at a local thrift store for $10 and bought a bunch of birds from Halloween stores for about $40. I tore up the suit using … Read more
This is a Homemade Child’s Tron Legacy Costume. My 6 year old son Caleb fell in love with the first Tron because of the light cycles and when Tron Legacy came out, it’s all he could talk about. At the time no one had any type of Tron costume for sale. So for about $80 … Read more
Since I was a little girl I have loved to sew and making costumes for my kids was always a lot of fun. I have also been a fan of Gone With The Wind since our dad insisted my sister and I see the movie when we were about 13 and 11 years old. (We … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Alice in Wonderland group costume. Every year my sister and I come up with a theme for Halloween costumes. This year we thought of Alice in Wonderland. I am the Queen of Hearts, my husband is the March Hare, my son the white rabbit, my sister the Card, her husband … Read more
We loved the “Lord of the Rings” Movies so I decided on this great costume idea for Halloween. We were Aragorn Arwen and Samwise. I bought a pattern and made a dress like Arwen with material from Wal-Mart at $1/yd. I put a rope belt around it and had sheer cream colored sleeves. I made … Read more