Halloween has always been a huge deal with my family; I have never bought a costume! I have been everything from Cruella De Ville to a dead prom queen. My parents have been everything from Frankenstein and bride of Frankenstein to Dr. Jackal, Mr. Hyde. We absolutely love Halloween at my house, we used to … Read more
My daughter decided she wanted to be an evil tooth fairy. Not just the tooth fairy, the EEEEEEVIL tooth fairy. She wasn’t really sure what that might look like, so I took a bit of liberty with the design. In the name of modesty, I opted for pants and top in lavender broadcloth, made from … Read more
I loved the Ultimate Warrior so much and was elated to see someone put up their costume. Here is a pic of me dressed in the ultimate warrior costume because you can never have enough UW warriors. Very simple costume: wig, facepaint, WWF belt from Toys R Us, and fabric from Home Fabric. Every party … Read more
First of all I totally rock, so I totally had to build the best rocker chick costume I could think of so the first thing that came to mind was a totally 80’s Punk Rocker Chick. I went to some local thrift shops and picked up a few items such as a black tank top … Read more
I put this Hulk Hogan costume together, and it has a lot of little parts to it. I had a bald wig with long blond hair. The shirt I cut up in the back to match what Hogan wore. Even the weight belt I wore said Hollywood. I had to tie dye my pants, and … Read more
My son (and I!) love Hulk Hogan, and I purchased a Hulkamania shirt online for his birthday. Later, we found a padded muscles costume at the Goodwill, and decided to have a little fun and turn him into Hulk Hogan for Halloween. We purchased a flames bandanna, a boa from the dollar store, gold sunglasses, … Read more
I asked my 3-year old what he wanted to be for Halloween and he promptly said a basketball goal! I thought, well that is a silly idea but as my co worker and I commuted to work one day and brainstormed the idea, I quickly changed my mind. This was a great idea. I took … Read more
Last year I wanted to be something different then most costumes. So I made this costume out of a laundry basket and i strapped that to my belly. The top part was made of card board and my dad put orange tape in a square formation. The ball was a regular ball I found in … Read more
For my Billiard Ball costume, I took a pattern for a tennis ball. Any pattern for a round object will do. I cut out the pattern in black felt (since magic 8 balls are black). I then traced a round plastic lid onto white felt and cut out. I printed out an 8 from my … Read more
We decided on a baseball league costume from a girls in a league of their own. We made the dresses and then sewed on the buttons and what not. We wore red socks and cletes and even put our numbers on the back. We had a friend be Jimmy Dugan and made the same version … Read more
I’m not sure how I came up with the idea for this dead mermaid costume, it just sort of happened. The net and the fake grass/seaweed was bought from a craft store. I used fishing line to tie all the junk (chunks of the grass, cans, old bobbers, and seashells that had a hole drilled … Read more
Starting left to right… Pool chalk: Take a square box and cut the top of for the bottom part. Cut circles for the arms and top with a painted foam top. Cut a hole for you head and write the words on the box. Pool table: Rectangle box covered with green felt cut holes and … Read more