My daughter wanted to be a mummy Bride, so I found a white dress, and sewed gauze and spiders to it. Then to give it the aged look, I got brown fabric paint and brushed it onto the dress and the gauze. Then for the veil, I bought see through material and sewed it around … Read more
We wanted to do something original and thought this homemade vampire costume would be cute. We just used black pants we already had – a vampire Billy Bob binky was a must! Then I got a white dress shirt at a thrift store. I had to get some fabric to make the cape. We found … Read more
What I used for this homemade zombie prom costume: – a dress from a thrift store – a makeup palette of green, yellow, red, and black – white face paint – eye makeup – blue eye liner pencil – Vaseline – white-out contact lenses – fake spiderwebs – fake moss – fake blood – hair … Read more
This wicked witch costume was thrown together at the very last minute. I was getting the kids ready to go and decided I wanted to dress up to. The cape is the one I had made for my Professor McGonagall Harry Potter costume. The skirt is one I got cheap at a thrift store and … Read more
My three year old wanted to be Spiderman for Halloween so I let him decide who his little brother should be and ‘Green Goblin’ was his answer. I decided on the classic Green Goblin ; with some modifications for a baby. I hand dyed the stretch fabric for the top and pants, created the bodysuit … Read more
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
