Each year, my daughter’s school holds an event around Halloween time called Literature on Parade. Students are able to choose a popular literary character to dress up as, in lieu of dressing up as a witch, ghost, or superhero. The skill feels as though this is more educational than celebrating Halloween. So my daughter and … Read more
This crying girl face painted based on Roy Lictenstein’s lithograph was a last-minute costume that required very little effort. I wanted something quick but high-impact. I used tempera and acrylic paint I had around the house (not usually recommended but worked fine for me), and followed the painting as best as I could. I am an artists, … Read more
As a member of the Grand Rapids Original Swing Society that meets every Tuesday night and is open to the public, we created a costume pairing for an evening’s dance that was themed to Disney. My friend and I love to have a good time, and don’t have normal or reserved senses of humor by … Read more
I’m a college student studying botany, so of course I wanted to be a plant for Halloween but how I came to an asparagus. Well I’m not really sure, it just popped into my head one day, and I’m so glad too because it turned out great! Here is how I did it: The main part … Read more
I made this Poison Ivy costume to be in a Gotham City Sirens group with my friends, and I love this to pieces! I think I spent a total of around $50 on this because I used a lot of materials from home. The base of the bodysuit is a t-shirt sewed onto a pair … Read more
When we first decided to be Care Bears we wanted to make sure that it was going to be super cute and super fun, Mission Accomplished!! I made all 5 of the costumes, first I just ordered a plain white petticoat, about $17, spray painted the tops of them in each color, let them hang … Read more
For this Liquor Cabinet group costume, we each (minus the box of wine) got a dress relevant to the liquor we were going to be. Then we got the paint from a local craft store and we each got a t shirt relevant to the bottle color. For the box of wine, we literally just got … Read more
First off you need a handsome man to make the cut to be your Jack. What I did was went to a nearby thrift store and got an XL men’s plaid button up t-shirt. I then had my friend sew it up into a dress. I then used a white piece of fabric for the apron and … Read more
I hand made my 3 month old son’s Halloween bowl of spaghetti costume. I made the noodles out of yarn and glued them on a onesie. The meatballs and the sauce is made from felt. He is sitting in a bimbo seat under the plywood. We cut a hole and attached a bowl that’s where my son … Read more
This year for Halloween I wanted to create a cool costume that wasn’t like everyone else’s. I got tired of seeing the same old costumes every year, so I was like, hmm, what would be cool. I figured since I was in the dessert industry it would be cool to do something with food. I … Read more
This original costume idea based on the Children’s Book: Caps for Sale was inspired by one of my son’s favorite storybooks by Esphyr Slobodkina”. I referred back to the book often when making this costume, for various details. I was able to borrow most of the clothing for the costume because the actual clothing is … Read more
When I saw the movie Real Steel, I thought it would be pretty cool to make my own version of the main Atom Robot . The main things you need to make this costume are foam floor mats, a hot glue gun, a heat gun, a dremel, and poster boards. What I did was I … Read more