This Zombie Costume was simple to make – I just got some old clothes, ripped a few holes in them, and added some red food colouring and dirt to them. For the make up, I started by painting my face, neck and arms white; then I smudged black eyeshadow around my eyes to make a … Read more
My son wanted to be the headless horseman for Halloween last year so… where do I start? A trip to Goodwill yielded a trenchcoat, a scarf, and a black dress shirt. Total cost $10. Cool. I found an old backpack with wheels and the extendable handle and had my husband put some screws into the … Read more
This Homemade Dinner for Two Head on Platter Costume was the easiest costume ever. I got every thing at the Dollar store. The blood splatter is the kind you usually put on your windows, the spiders, roaches, rats and mice were all available in the Halloween isle. Basically I got 2 boxes, 1 for the … Read more
I saw the original Homemade Headless Boy Costume on this website a couple of years ago. My son wanted to do it so I thought we’d add our own touches. 1. I found an old tshirt of my son’s and hot glued the shoulder areas to a long piece of cardboard. 2. I then glued … Read more
For this Scariest Headless Dead Bride Costume I went off and bought a used bride’s dress at a thrift store for $20. At the waist line I unsewed the stitching to make sure your head will fit through it. The body part of the Headless Dead Bride Costume is a pillow. to form the shoulders … Read more
I used my own bridal wreath with veil and (silk flower) bouquet from 1990 and found the dress at the local AmVets. The rest is ‘accident’ makeup with plexiglass shards of glass for the face, and neck, one fallen false eyelash, ripped panty hose, plenty of scars and pinned to one shoulder a cardboard banner … Read more
My two boys, age 10 and 11 wanted to do something fun for their Halloween Banquet with a scout troop. We decided to do the head on a silver platter but go one step further to add the gross waiter also. They got rave reviews and it cost about 10 bucks total. We hot glued … Read more
I live for Halloween! And every costume I attempt to create a whole walking scene. So nothing is creepier than a porcelain doll collection, a lot of them. I wanted to be conveyed as collection come to life. I got a few dolls and took them apart and put them back in different ways. I … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that and making this Haunted House Wheelchair Costume! Christopher was dressed in a black cat costume (black shirt and pants along with a hood, tail and paw coverings for hands … Read more
I am a grade 12 student and my school always gets dressed and we have costume contests. I was thinking of what to be for Halloween as I wanted to do something that I had not seen at my school in all the years that I have been there. I made my costume out of … Read more
This skeleton costume was from a pattern from Simplicity. There were 4 different costumes in the pattern and I liked the skeleton the best. I bought the black and white fabric on sale for about $1 per yard. I bought the gloves on a $1.00 table. They were a little big, but they glow in … Read more
This is my witch costume for the Wicked Witch from Snow White. I bought 8 to 10 yards of rayon material, depends on your height, fold in half and sew up the sides leaving enough of an opening for your hands. I slit the top middle to make room for your head to fit through. … Read more