Every year my family decides on a group theme for Halloween. My husband and I always try to stick with a couple theme as our costumes. When we decided to be the Muppets there was only one couple we could imagine being- Beaker and Bunsen. I went to work on our heads because the rest … Read more
After moving into a new house, my husband and I decided to host a Halloween party. I knew I wanted to do a couple’s costume with my husband, but I also knew that in order to get him to cooperate it had to be really funny. I know that my husband thinks spandex and mullets … Read more
I cut a hole in a box, put a belt through that hole and attached it to my pants. I also put candy inside the box for added effect. The suit part I already had. Its a pretty simple, easy and fun costume. Its important that, to make the box fit right, your pants might … Read more
This Genie of the Lamp costume was tedious but the outcome was perfect. I started with a simple tee shirt, cut it across the middle, cut off the sleeves and split it down the middle to make a vest. I adorned it with rhinestones, cheap chain, upholstery trim, felt and chrome poster board to cover up any logos. … Read more
My boyfriend and created this Westworld couple costume! My boyfriend went as one of the “cleaners” that fixes the robots behind the scenes when they need repairs. I was a “host” robot that got my stomach cut open and my robot wires were sticking out. The hosts are naked when they are being repaired, so … Read more
I always love putting together costumes for Halloween. After struggling to figure out how to make this year’s costume, I was walking through the fabric store, saw some blue fur and instantly had a new idea. COOKIE MONSTER! I pulled out my phone and looked up some pictures to get an idea of what would … Read more
This Yip Yip Martians couple costume was a big hit at our event. All hot glue, a couple yards of fleece, more recognizable in pairs the back is open easy in easy out. Took about 30 min. I didn’t measure anything I just eyeballed it.
My Oscar the Grouch Halloween costume in 2020 (worn by me) was inspired by piles of trash on my street. I’ve always created my costumes with some found objects and recyclable materials, but never have I given myself the limit of using only discarded trash as my material. What better costume to do that than … Read more
A couple of years ago my sons and I discovered the 2005 version of Doctor Who. In August my youngest son, Alec, found an online video of a guy making a Dalek and he asked me if we could make one for the Cub Scout costume contest (after all, it was his last year as … Read more
This year, I wanted to test my crafting skills by creating a Muppet costume. I knew that this would be a challenge that could look amazing if done right, but, if half-assed, could look like clown shoes. I started off by looking through all of the Muppets and deciding which one would be the funniest character … Read more
Kermit’s head was cut out of 1/2” cushion foam. I took an old hat apart and traced one of the panels on the foam 6 times to create the “hat”. Covered it in an old fabric I cut from my wife’s vintage hoody. Green felt to cover the head and added the red felt for … Read more
for most of my life I was completely able-bodied, however after a long series of illnesses over the last couple of years I have found myself a full-time wheelchair user. I have always loved Halloween and had no idea how to enjoy it in my new body. Thankfully, the Internet gave me all kinds of … Read more