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 year I wanted to be something different from everybody, but scary at the same time. I decided to make a Homemade Headless Bride Costume. I had an old mannequin that I used in order to sell clothes on eBay. I bought an old wedding dress for $25.00 at the Goodwill store, cut a hole … Read more
My daughter has always been something cute every year, and last year she wanted to be something scary! So we made her a “Homemade Head in a Freezer Halloween Costume”. I got a water heater box from Home Depot. Spray painted the box white after adding a freezer shelf and pocket for frozen veggies on … Read more
This year was my son’s first Halloween going to school. He wanted something unique but really likes mummies. My first thought was “ok mummies are boring costumes” but I wanted him to dress as something he’d like, so went ahead and went with the Homemade Mummy Halloween Costume. I didn’t know what kind of material … Read more
My daughter asked to be a corpse bride for Halloween but I couldn’t find a cheap used wedding dress. Then I stumbled upon this site’s “headless costumes” and was totally inspired! Within fifteen minutes I had rigged up an old backpack with cardboard tubes in the side pockets and a wide coat hanger on top, … Read more
I love making costumes and love a challenge. I had been reading too many fictional novels about the Boleyn sisters and kept thinking of beheaded queens when I finally decided I should be one for Halloween. I started looking for pictures of inspiration on the internet and found a few that tickled my fancy. When … Read more
I am a mother of three children and have always made Halloween costumes for them. I have experimented with many different materials but last year my costume making abilities changed dramatically when I started using plumbing pipe insulation to form my costumes. My sister has been using this for some time and I absolutely love … Read more
This Homemade Dead Bride And Groom Costume was a fun costume to wear! First, I found an old southern wedding dress at a vintage clothing store. Then I spray painted the bottom edges of the dress with black spray paint and also used watered down brown paint on the edges to add to the affect. … Read more
This Dead Couple Costume was a complete last minute jobby! I managed to pick up an Indian wedding outfit from a charity shop on the morning of the party, and wore the skirt pulled up as a dress and turned the shawl into a veil using a hair slide and super glue. My boyfriend already … Read more
I made this zombie costume as a doctor zombie. I Used my name tag from work, and bought blue scrubs, drenched them in blood, burned holes, rubbed them outside in dirt, and ripped them. I put the stethoscope in my front pocket, and a bloody bandage on my arm. I used white/black/red face-paint to paint … Read more
We saw a Homemade Head in Freezer Costume from a previous year and added our own touches to it. I think it came out great and people asked us if they could take pictures and every one on the street and at the houses said it was the best costume ever! Instead of using one … Read more