A big piece of black fabric, a brooch to pin it on, some makeup and black clothes make for a great last-minute Grim reaper costume. I pulled out my anatomy book to help me paint my face like a skull. I painted my eyelids black and even put on eyeliner (first) to completely cover my … Read more
We tore up some old blue jeans and an old green jacket to make our Wolfman costume. We bought some fur fabric to use for the chest hair and also stitched it into the jacket and torn pants to have the “totally furry” appearance. We bought a wig and chopped it up for the mange … Read more
Always fascinated by fooling the eye with the unexpected placement or appearance of the human body adapted to another entity, i.e. a classic horse and rider costume, it was time to adapt an entity against which a head with no body could play. The entity was decided by the fact that there was no money … Read more
I came up with this idea for a spooky Halloween costume after making a gash on my face for another party. I really wanted to do a few gashes and make them look like a bear attack. For Halloween what would be better than a bear attack…a feral Care Bear Attack, yes. The gashes are … Read more
My Spooky Gentleman Death Costume was inspired by the black top hat. I wanted something on the dark side of Halloween, so that’s what I came up with. The black rose is of course “the rose of death”, which when given to someone that person is soon to meet his maker. The black material was … Read more
I am a mother of two wonderful children, my son is 5 and my daughter is 3. I am also the daughter of a very artsy, creative mother who shared her secrets with me at a very young age. Thank you Mom! Halloween costumes and Birthday cakes are my forte. I am told every year … Read more
My sister and I were making costumes for a Halloween party and I wanted to make a full skull mask. I only had a day to make my Homemade Skeleton Costume and built almost entirely out of cardboard, paper and duct tape, this was an inexpensive and fairly easy project to do. I was happy … Read more
Meet “THE KREEPER”! What you are looking at is a home built STILT costume which I built based on several characters from movies and TV with a twist of medieval flair. I’ve always wondered if I could build a stilt costume that would not look like I was walking on stilts, yet be practical and … Read more
My Homemade Zombie Costume was a classic type. I only spent about $15 bucks on everything for this costume. For the fake skin I just used glycerin and gelatin, mixed with hot water. Then blended the area in with facial cream and lots of fake blood. This Homemade Zombie Costume was very easy to do … Read more
This is an inflatable yard ornament. Our 15 year old son was playing with it and wanted to make it into a costume, so he mounted it to a helmet. For power, he wired the air blower motor to a 12 volt battery and put it in a pack around his waist. We bought black … Read more
Since I was a kid I have always loved Halloween. It is a event that allows you to take some time from the day to day grind and be some else for the night. I have always been big on the classic scares such as mummies, witches, and zombies. When I was in my teens … Read more
