My toddler son wanted to be a ghost this year and not just any ghost- a spooky ghost. I scoured the stores, but everything I saw was just a sheet with a zig zag edge. I wanted something that billowed and floated to give it an eerie feel. I decided that I would make a … Read more
I came up with this costume idea on my own; I’m a dead insane asylum escapee. My costumes story is I was put into an insane asylum because my entire family thought I was crazy, just because I was different than them. After a while of being locked away in a room, I began to … Read more
Well first off my 12 year announced that he wanted just a horsehead to wear for Halloween? I thought to myselff, where on earth am I going to find that. I have always been a creative kind of person, so I began looking around second hand clothing stores for ideas. It didn’t take me to … Read more
Latex, a zipper, some makeup and a lot of patience got me this face. I needed some help with putting the zipper to place, but the rest I did myself. The makeup was very cool to do, with some face blood and “normal” makeup. It was very funny walking around watching peoples reactions on the … Read more
Each year my husband and I help our youngest get dressed up for his VHS Band Halloween Party. We try to go as elaborate as we can without buying too much and using as much stuff as we have gathered or can pull together from home. This year he wanted to use stilts and thought … Read more
It was going to be a VERY cold Halloween, and my husband and I were headed to an outdoor adult costume party. Therefore, I figured I had to come up with some very warm, last-minute, EXTREMELY creative costumes. Easy task, right? The inspiration for this costume kinda hit me out of nowhere. I decided my … Read more
I wanted to be an iconic woman in history and create a glamorous, sexy costume. I researched Marie Antoinette and found that she had been beheaded and that triggered all the ideas for my costume. It took me a week to create it. I used duct tape, spray foam insulation, 3 sticks, a can, a … Read more
This year my three children couldn’t make up their mind on what they wanted to be for halloween. I have almost always made thier costumes just because homemade costumes are way better then strore bought. Well all three of my kids were looking at costumes in the little costume magazine that party city always sends … Read more
I was at a loss this year for a costume idea. One day while walking through the grocery store in their little Halloween area, I saw a “Grave Popper” (skeleton that looks like it’s coming out of a grave and it came to me that I should be a walking cemetery! The next day I … Read more
This costume was made in 2 hours. Using cardboard, wooden sticks an old mask, dollar store hands, a back pack, duct tape, pillow stuffing, a little bit of makeup and some mens xxxL clothing. At first I had no idea ghow I was going to complete this, finding a way to attach his head was … Read more
I was at a Hallowen costume shop, looking for something that I didn’t think many others would be wearing, when I noticed the creepy yet simple, doll mask. I grabbed one up and starting gather other items throughout the store that I thought would look appropriate with the mask. I then found the bouncy, curly … Read more
My oldest son dressed as Carl Grimes and wanted his brother to dress up as Daryl Dixon. We did a bit of studying & found most of the items around the house. The hardest part is the Crossbow, but still isnt a terrible amount of work. I made the wings by sewing them on the vest & … Read more