I have always been quite intrigued by the case of the Black Dahlia. I even finished one of the many books I have read on the case while recovering in the hospital doped this past year. I have always sympathized with Elizabeth and all that she went through but I must say using her corpse … Read more
I used a piece of foam for the body and stuffed it into a backpack. I also used long pieces of foam for the arms. I covered it up with a dress that has a hole for her face to pop out. The stump was covered in bandages and fake blood. This Headless Girl costume was … Read more
I originaly got the idea for this costume looking for wolf masks. Once I saw the mask, it was all over after that. After a lot of work and time I was able to get the mask ordered. Once that was done, I was sitting in my living room one night by myself and got … Read more
My daughter is 13 and didn’t want to be a witch or princess or any other girly monster, so I suggested a zombie because we both love the Walking Dead. She jumped at it. I volunteer at an op shop and grabbed a pair of old jeans and t shirt, and started cutting away. We … Read more
I created a Victorian feel with an all black dress, tights, and boots along with black smokey eyes and a black vintage netted hat. The zipper was the hit of the evening and was easy to create! With a store bought zipper and using liquid latex to attach, I used toilet paper and more liquid … Read more
I wanted to be creative for my daughter. I brainstormed and came up with this Head on Platter costume. It was really fun to make. Everything was bought at the Dollar store except the box used as the table. My daughter stuck her head through the hole that I cut out. I painted her face … Read more
This year my 7 year old son wanted to be something scary. I’m not very crafty so I wanted to find something that looked unique, but would still be doable for someone with very little crafting ability! I looked through pinterest and found a “head-in-a-jar” costume. My son went nuts! He had to have it! … Read more
Walking Dead should be everyone’s favorite TV series ! And of course as well as everyone’s favorite character should be Daryl Dixon! Once my son said he wanted to be Daryl I immediately got to work. I decided to combine his look through all the seasons so he could be recognized. I first went to … Read more
My son wanted to be a swamp monster because we saw one with a mask at target- he is four so I am not a fan of masks. I told him we would make his costume- he wasn’t real happy about it though. I went and found army green clothes at the Thrift store. Then … Read more
This creepy,yet easy homemade SlenderGirl costume was inspired by the ever famous Slenderman scary story (creepypasta). I have always wanted to go as something creepy or scary for Halloween rather then just the traditional “vampire” or “creepy rag doll”. I wanted something that would scare the living day lights out of everyone. After about a few … Read more
My son wanted to be a ghost for Halloween. My husband was excited since he thought, hey, super easy-just take a sheet and cut two eye holes. But I did not want to go old-school and risk our son not being able to see clearly while trick or treating, and I knew that he would … Read more
I wanted to be something creepy, but also have a costume that nobody would know who I was unless I wanted them to. I’ve always wanted to do a more complex face paint than the norm, but I like the effect of the paint itself with added appliances/prosthetics. The face paint took about 2 hours to … Read more