I used MY wedding dress for this Homemade Zombie Bride Costume from my actual wedding (you can buy one at a thrift store for probably $25 or less). I bought fake bugs and worms and attached them to the dress and in my hair. Also, gathered some leaves from outside and attached those to dress … Read more
Jack and Jill are always cute! Not this time. They really fell down a hill! Jill: Dress and white top bought from thrift store, then cut and shredded and rubbed in dirt. Blond wig was bought at a dollar store didn’t need to be perfect! Jack was “impaled” so I got a bucket cut in … Read more
My husband and I LOVE Halloween and we like to be really unique with our costumes! This year we decided to be a magician and his assistant – with a twist!! The costume is called “Magic Trick Gone Wrong” and is based off of the famous magic trick of cutting the assistant in half. In … Read more
I wanted to do a mommy and daughter costume idea and I loved the ghost costume that was already on this site. What a great way for us to share Halloween! Materials for both costumes: Tulle: (amount needed will depend on how full you want the costumes to look), sheet or other material: (rayon/polyester is … Read more
My son Benjamin wanted to stand out from the crowd for Halloween. In the U.K Halloween isn’t as great as in the U.S, so we had our work cut out! We used a large flat box given to us by Asda (Walmart) over which we draped a tablecloth from the local charity shop. Both of … Read more
I decided to do something traditional this year by dressing up as a Voo Doo Witch. I bought the pre-made nose and chin, but the rest is a complicated mixture of liquid latex and different shades of makeup. I am layered in 3 sets of black dresses, for warmth and effect. The layers are torn, … Read more
This Zombie costume was made from old clothes that I did not want any more. I got them dirty by rubbing dirt from outside on the clothes and ripped holes in them to make it look warned. I got white and green paint for the dead look. I got makeup from a party store to … Read more
This was an easy to make Homemade Head in Freezer Costume. All the items you need is a few good size cardboard boxes, a roll or 2 of duck tape and some cotton wool for the ice look. A bottle of spray glue and bottle of white couleur cheveux temporaire. Also temporary hair colour for … Read more
I got my inspiration for my “Dead Head in the Freezer’ costume from various sites including yours. It was a big hit on the night. Here is how we made it: 1)We got a cardboard box, bent it into shape and hot-glued it together 2)We then put a foam piece for the top. 3)We spray … Read more
I worked on this Wall Street Zombie costume for two years, basically learning how to do the make up and get the special effects right. I’m just a post Economic Crisis Zombie, that’s all. I don’t think I’ll win but I do look cool!
