Having grown up in the 80’s, I was thrilled to share my love of Back to the Future with my kids. They love the movies even more than I do now, so much so that they asked to go out as Marty and Doc Brown for Halloween this year. The fact that this year, 2015, … Read more
People could not stop laughing at us, they loved our costumes this year! We had a few who were skeptical about my idea and said it wasn’t a good one, but not many people get our sense of humor so I decided to follow through with it. I’m so glad I did! People were so … Read more
The dress and shall were purchased from Good will. The collar was made of cards stapled together with ribbon on each end for tying it on. And the head piece is made from a headband with T-shirt material cut into a heart shape stuffed and sewn onto the head band, then I sewed on flower … Read more
He actually wore regular clothes he had in his closet, black sneakers, the suspenders I bought and the hand accessories was the only thing else I had to buy. The wig is a older wig that was cut up and the makeup was done by his aunt. Really simple and fun costume.
This might be our last year as parents getting to choose our son’s costume, so once again we had a blast! Our 18 month old was dressed as Ace Ventura Pet Detective. My mom hand sewn striped pants, which we paired with black boots, an undershirt (long sleeve for colder weather), a belt, a name … Read more
Here’s how we created our look: Ash We went with a design that mirrored Evil Dead 2. The Chainsaw was made using a chainsaw prop from Spirit Halloween. I removed the back handle and cut a hole for a metal plumbing cuff and then used metal fixings and screws to attach the cuff to the … Read more
I worked on both Halloween costume for about 6 months. I usually have an idea of what I want but somehow end up changing it as I go. Ice Queen Top: I used wood laminate lining, corset boning and led lights. Skirt: I used a regular white pencil skirt, tulle at the bottom and lace to … Read more
My girlfriend Kristine Choy and I share a love for the 1986 film Labyrinth starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly in the main roles. This film helped cement our relationship, so we felt it appropriate to dress as the characters on our first Halloween together. They go through many costume changes in the film, but … Read more
I knew this was the best costume choice for my fiancé and I right off the bat, especially because he is always joking around by dramatically kissing my hand clear up my arm or dropping cheesy romantic lines with strange accents. He also resembles Gomez almost perfectly! I also always adored how flawlessly Morticia holds … Read more
Akeem- For this costume I had my husband dust off an old suit and white collared shirt. I purchased a plastic crown that I painted lightly with a champagne paint to tone down the gold. I cut the crown to mimic the crown in Coming to America, with the cut pieces of the crown I … Read more
I came up with my costume because my sons’ father has wanted him to be chucky since he was born and I figured this year we better do it before he gets too big. We started by looking for a Chucky costume at the Halloween store and the only one they had was a horrible … Read more
When Halloween time arrives my whole world changes. I stop doing laundry and cleaning the house and I start making costumes. Over the years I have realized that this is a true passion of mine. I completely emerse myself in this activity and I really don’t think about anything else until it’s done. Every year … Read more