My Daughter, Isabella who is 9, wanted to be a voodoo witch doctor this year for Halloween, complete with a voodoo doll and shrunken head! We had a lot of fun making this costume and super inexpensive!! For the skull on the headdress, which was the hardest part, I used Crayola magic mold and shaped … Read more
We love to cook and bake so the idea came to make a “bloody” dinner. In the picture is my 3 kids and I. We try to recycle things we had at home: old utility cart, blanket, red paint and chef jacket from uncle Mike. It took us 2 weekends to paint the fabrics, glue the … Read more
Ever want to have a great vampire costume with wings that retract and expand without emptying your bank account? This is the one for you. To do this cool wing effect, you will need the following: 8 eyebolts, lots of washers, short machine screws with nuts, two long threaded bolts without heads, dirt bike vest, … Read more
Here’s A costume you can wear in public spaces that require a face covering. Ouija wear a mask! This idea came from wanting to change a face mask into a full costume. The hand itself was purchased but secured to a headband via a spring for movement. The ouija piece was a white plastic in … Read more
The inspiration for my scary Mickey and Minnie Mouse couple costume came when I was brainstorming what to be for halloween. I like to take a well-known, usually cute, character and make them scary. While I was trying to think of a character, I saw a snippet of Ratatouille, which made me think of mice, … Read more
Although this creepy ghost dolls costume took all day it was definitely worth it! It was sad not being able to go out and show the world our costume but it was fun to creep our family out. Must take advantage of having a twin!
This is my witch costume! I love witches, and have wanted to do a fun spin on it for a while. So I put together an outfit with a very fluffy white skirt (plus two petticoats! There’s almost ten layers of ruffles!) and a black vest. (Originally this was a custom corset with coat tails, … Read more
My fictional costume character is referred to as “The Waitress”. I didn’t have to do very much to get this costume together, everything I had was right in my house because I dabble in dressup and costumes all the time, from making my own blood to finding the right kind of shoes to wear. The … Read more
Years ago, I saw the film Pan’s Labyrinth for the first time. Haunted and inspired by the ageless, withered, beautiful faun on the screen, I soon developed the desire to create my own glassy-eyed, cloven-hooved forest spirit. Dozens and dozens of the designs in my head gave themselves to my sketchbooks. Months, a year, close … Read more
This werewolf costume is not only my greatest work but also the star of a Werewolf movie idea soon to be shared on Indigogo and Kickstarter, called Silver Willows. “Silver Willows is just a young woman who is only trying to lead a normal life as any other person does, however Silver’s life is anything … Read more
This headless Harry Potter costume was so much fun to make! For many years now, our son has repeatedly received comments on his resemblance to Harry Potter. He has never wanted to be Harry for Halloween because he didn’t think it was scary enough, or shocking enough or even cool enough for his tastes. Well, … Read more
I went as a Reptile Man costume. I came up with the idea because I wanted to do something different and kind of scary that could pass for cinema quality, only without the cost. I made the costume starting with bendable plumber’s pipes. I inserted smaller and smaller pieces into each other to create the … Read more