My twin girls were obsessed with all things Harry Potter, while my six year old could not get enough of mustaches. We came up with the headless idea as I had decided to go as a headless bride that year. The body was made from duct tape. I simply had the twins wear a turtle … Read more
Well it was getting close to Halloween last year and I still hadn’t come up with a costume idea for my teenage daughter and I. We wanted to do couple theme. Usually I dream (literally dream when asleep) my creations and how they will be made, but nothing. We were at a thrift store browsing and … Read more
I’m an English guy living in a small town in Slovakia, every June the town hosts the biggest carnival in Slovakia, I think over 2000 costumes normally (mostly kids as its held on the last day of the school year in the afternoon). Last year I managed to pickup 4th prize with the “man in … Read more
This last-minute Headless child costume was made the night before we were to go trick or treating. My son had a Halloween party at school and the shop bought costume got all ripped up and he didn’t tell me until the night before Halloween so it was a bit of a panic and I have never … Read more
For Halloween this year I wanted to be something super scary. I always go a little too far with costumes, but this scary headless Marie Antoinette homemade Halloween costume (though it doesn’t look it) was incredibly easy, very light and comfortable! I completed the entire costume in a day, and have developed some tricks and tips so … Read more
Back in 2009, my mother and I were on your website and came across a photo of a headless boy with his head in a jar (2007’s grand prize winner). We were captivated, and that year, my mom recreated that costume for herself (minus the jar). Dressing up as well, my husband and I attended … Read more
This Headless Vampire was my first attempt at creating an illusion costume. After getting so many amazing ideas from this site, I had to put them to the test. This costume was made with a rolling back pack, spray foam and a lot of work. I used my daughter’s old backpack, made a foam block out … Read more
My son wanted something scary but has sensitive skin so we always had to be creative with his costumes because he can’t wear Halloween make-up. We searched online and combined a few other ideas to create this masterpiece. He is now a headless mad scientist that carries his head around with 2 of his 4 … Read more
For Halloween 2012, I was the Headless Bride of Frankenstein and my husband was Frankenstein. My costume was made from a thrift store wedding dress, a rolling back pack, LOTS of zip ties and hot glue and stuffing. First, I extended the handle of the backpack, attached a hanger to the top with zip ties … Read more
This headless woman carrying her head in a box is my handmade costume that I decided to make for this year Halloween. I had the idea in my head for a long time but I thought it was going to be very difficult to make as I didn’t have the half body of a mannequin. … Read more
These double header Halloween costumes were not too hard to make. We made a T frame out of PVC pipe. Wrapped the frame in newspaper to make the clothes fuller. This was then taped into a backpack that we put on. For the one costume we went to the thrift store for 4X shirt, found a … Read more
I was inspired by several headless costumes, but mostly Nicole Magne’s. Halloween is by far my favorite time of year and I try to out-do myself each year. This spooky headless Marie Antoinette halloween costume cost less than $50 to make. I used a plastic dress form from a local mannequin store, a backpack, a … Read more