These costumes gave my wife and I an epic 2013 Halloween. We placed first place at a Halloween costume contest winning $500 at Solona Beach, California. The first thing I do when making a costume is conceptulize an idea from pictures off the web or from a movie. Making Digitigrade Stilts I have aways wanted … Read more
I’m a nut for Halloween. My kids say I go over the top but I’ll let you be the judge. I started with the idea for the hair. I decided that a bright red wigs found at a thrift store would work. Next I bought 36 rubber snakes. Attaching them was more difficult. I cut … Read more
My son and I have been sharing the percy jackson novels and he was percy jackson this year and i was Hera. the robes were simple, a sheet from the thrirft store cut in a few spots for my head and arms, sandals spraypainted gold and a cool belt also from the thrift store. … Read more
The bow is PVC pipe that was heated with a heat gun to bend. I then painted it black. Once dry, I covered it in a fishnet stocking an painted it orange, bronze, and white to make a snake pattern. I then attached a bowstring. The headpiece is a soccer ball, foam, and wire with rubber snakes. … Read more
It’s Halloween season and you’re tired of the typical traditional women’s costumes in the stores and online. Besides them being common they can get pretty expensive when you add the accessories and the makeup the next thing you know you have no money to spend on your night out to show off your costume. This … Read more
This was a last minute costume. I had wanted to be Medusa for a while, but could never afford to pull it all together in time. Until last year! All on the day I was set to help my friends do their makeup and go out for the night. I bought some cyber dread falls … Read more
Every year my daughter comes up with some creative idea for a costume. Her idea to be Medusa has been my favorite! It was so cheap and easy, and she got so many compliments! For the dress, I just wrapped a plain white sheet around her. We embellished with some cheap gold ribbon and … Read more
My boyfriend has always been obsessed with History and Greek Mythology, so while watching old movies one night, trying to come up with costume ideas, we settled on a Satyr and Wood Nymph. With only a few weeks till Halloween, it was crank time. I ran to the fabric store and bought way too many … Read more
This Roman Soldier costume took a little more time to make than some of the others. But I made it a few years ago for a Easter Play at Church. I collect Armor and weapons anyways so some of the things I had, such at the helmet. There are other pieces that I made but didn’t … Read more
When I start thinking Halloween costume the first question I always ask myself is “Who can I be that has an awesome weapon?” I don’t know why it is, but I never feel like a costume is ‘right’ without a good weapon. I’ve been a zombie-killer with a machete and pistol, and a WoW Blood … Read more
I Googled “sexy knight” costume and ended up with a great one. Next, I FORCED myself to drink Coors Light bottles over the course of a month and I saved all the bottle caps and labels off the bottles. I purchased a shield through halloweencostumes.com and then covered the shield with the bottle caps and … Read more
I combined my love of medieval armor and beer to make this Knight. All of the armor is made out of Bud Select boxes and is covered in crystal clear tape to protect it (it makes it spill resistant). I chose Bud Select because it is one of the few beer boxes that have 2 … Read more