I originally planned on dressing up as a zombie clown for Halloween when American Horror Story started. I saw the Twisty character and thought it was the scariest clown I had seen and thought it would be a great costume. The problem was I only had a little over two weeks to accomplish it and … Read more
This Halloween my boyfriend and I dressed in Doctor Who couple costumes depicting the 10th and 11th doctors. Watching Doctor Who has always been a tradition in our relationship and both my boyfriend and I are complete Whovians. I was dressed as the 11th Doctor because bow ties are cool and my boyfriend chose the … Read more
Almost nine months ago my daughter told me she wanted to be a weeping angel for Halloween. For those of you that don’t know, a Weeping Angel is basically a stone angel statue when you are looking at it, but when you look away, WATCH OUT! I originally just humored her with a “sure, honey, … Read more
To make this Power Rangers costume you’ll need the following: polyester/Lycra spandex long sleeve, high neck leotard thigh high socks ( courtesy sock dreams) fingerless satin gloves black and white fabric fabric adhesive paper tracing paper iron Halloween is about the only holiday, besides Mardi Gras in Louisiana, that you can wear extra skimpy clothes … Read more
This Breaking Bad costume is the result of a Halloween fancy dress party that was sprung on me with ONLY a week to spare. I’ve got a reputation for showing up in decent costumes, so I didn’t want to get an “over the counter” one that wouldn’t live up to past efforts. I started by … Read more
My two year old son insisted on being Cookie Monster, so his baby brother had to match and be warm, since it’s always freezing here on Halloween! I thought making him Oscar the Grouch in a nice warm trash can would be perfect! He is just wearing a green hoodie with felt eyes and craft … Read more
My 2 year old son is obsessed with Cookie Monster (and cookies in general) and insisted on being him for Halloween. This meant that I had to plan our costumes around this theme and make sure they were warm as it is always freezing here on Halloween! Elmo and Cookie Monster were very simple. We … Read more
When my daughter asked me to make her a weeping angel costume, I was pleased because I love Doctor Who and Blink is one of my favourite episodes. However, as I started planning, I realized how much work it would be to make it realistic! My equipment included two grey bed sheets, a granny wig, … Read more
This year we decided on a Game of Thrones family costume for Halloween. For Daenerys- My daughter doesn’t watch the show, but she is familiar with “The Mother of Dragons” from YouTube clips she’s seen of Daenerys, and she decided that she wanted to be her for Halloween. So I decided to make her the … Read more
I always loved the Muppets, so I decided that for 2014 I would make our family the Muppets. I picked the most recognized characters, Miss Piggy, Kermit the frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the great and one of his chickens, and of course, Animal. I am not a professional, I don’t even know how to read … Read more
Last year I was SHARKNADO. It devastated the party and caused chaos and mayhem that lasted days. This year – the zombie apocalypse was in full effect. I never thought I would like The Walking Dead but once I started watching it this past summer, I was hooked! I decided to be Daryl Dixon from The … Read more
I started this homemade zombie costume with a suit from the Thrift store, brown shoes and white shirt. I ripped out pieces from the suit. I then added details with fake blood and red paint. I added moss to the shoes and different parts of the body. I then used a plastic bone that I … Read more