My husband and I made this Homemade Executioner and Headless Woman Costume from scratch except for the dress of course. We used cheesecloth to mold my body for the upper part of the costume. After it dried and was set we filled it in with liquid foam while securing 2 dowels in the middle of … Read more
My son Landen wanted to be a mummy this year. Instead of just wrapping him in gauze I took white fabric that I had on hand and ripped it into strips. I then soaked the strips in tea overnight, in the morning I put them in the dryer. I bought a pair of stretch pants … Read more
To start off I bought weave, lots and lots of weave from the hair supply store and a old flannel shirt and jeans. The only thing that is not homemade is the prosthetic mouth piece, but I even had to use spirit gum to attach it and latex to blend it in. Everything else on … Read more
I got the idea for this Headless Man Costume from this website, but I wanted to add my own unique twist. Although you cannot tell from the photo, the ‘neck’ is actually a tube that leads to a hidden backpack. That way, when my son went trick or treating, people would drop candy down his … Read more
I wanted to create a costume that embodied the true spirit of Halloween. Jack o’ Lanterns and skeletons fit the bill, so I combined the two. I started with a black turtleneck shirt and slacks. Bought these at the Salvation Army for a few bucks and picked up some naugahyde (pleather) at the yard goods … Read more
I started this costume with an old pair of jeans and flannel shirt. I purchased long brown hair at a costume store. I cut slits in the clothes, taped the hair inside of the clothes and pushed it through the slits. It’s a great effect and looks very realistic. I purchased a Wolfman face kit … Read more
My seven year old son had all the ideas for this kids Halloween costume. The costume was easy to make, inexpensive and lots of fun! The idea started with an inexpensive mask purchased at our local grocery store. We bought a green long sleeve T-Shirt, some green mittens and made green pants. My son wanted … Read more
As you can see from my Halloween photos this Devil Queen costume is really easy even if you do not sew! I do not own a sewing machine so I use hot glue fishing line and a large needle. For the headdress you will need chicken wire to form the two horns, make two cones … Read more
My daughter had been winning her contests at school and wanted to again for the third year in a row. So I knew I had to come up with something good, and for some reason a Voodoo doll costume came to mind. So I researched it online to see what they really looked like. Found … Read more
Headless Mell was inspired by all the other Headless costumes on this site. It was a challenge to figure out how to create it but with all the tips from all the others – I had a “head” start. I started this Homemade Headless Lady Costume out with a toddler’s rolling backpack ($7), which was … Read more
My son’s costume is a Headless Boy Costume. I made it out of a dress coat, a back pack and a lot of imagination! I had such a great time making this costume ! He won first place in our local costume contest and got his picture in the paper! People were taking his picture … Read more
