My boyfriend and I created a Little Shop of Horrors costume – Audrey and the Dentist! For the Audrey costume, I just bought a leopard print dress from Amazon and used eyeshadow to make it look like I had a black eye. I bought a blonde bob wig online (it was actually a Sia/Lady Gaga … Read more
My daughter, Logan, is wearing this costume Hela Goddess of Death costume. My husband and I fabricated the headpiece and I painted the detail on the body sock and made the alterations as well. We used acrylic paint mixed with a fabric treatment acrylic to paint the detail green striping on the Lycra bodysuit. I … Read more
Here’s the story of my homemade Ursula Halloween costume. It is a tale unlike the fairy tales of your youth, this is a tale of fire, fortitude, and the fury of darkness. As a young girl, sitting in my footie PJs, watching Disney movies on a 15-inch TV, I was always drawn to the villains. … Read more
The girls wanted to do a group costume and it was difficult to find an age appropriate one! Since the girls enjoyed Slurpees they decided to do a Slurpees costume and each go as a different flavor. After doing some research on line what we saw was not adequate for what our daughters wanted. So … Read more
I watched Army of Darkness about 100 times growing up. I have fond memories of quoting this movie with my brothers. My boyfriend and I went as Ash and Sheila for Halloween last year. People LOVED it! For the Ash costume, I just went to the thrift shop and bought a blue shirt and brown … Read more
My friend and I created a Death Becomes Her couples costume, recreating Madeline and Helen! Helen is wearing a long sleeved red shirt and black pants and a red wig. Don’t forget the mole above her lip! I made the hole in the stomach illusion by hot gluing a small round mirror to my shirt … Read more
This costume was inspired by Tim Burton’s Film “Nine”. There were a lot of workarounds to make this costume, so measurements should be used as a guide. Also, it was made based on my body measurements. Hopefully, this will give you an idea of what process I went thru to create your costume and you … Read more
My coworker and I decided to put a spin on ‘sports day’ and went with Hulk Hogan and Macho Man costumes. I tried to costume on a budget so here goes. The sunglasses were an online order gift from a friend who know i was putting together this costume, so thanks Caleb, and the bandana … Read more
I had been wanting to do an Inspector Gadget costume for a while and finally pulled the trigger this year. I was so excited at the outcome I thought I would share it. (Before I forget, thanks to everyone who had things posted on the internet for idea inspirations along the way). I basically stalked … Read more
Here’s the (toy) story of how my Jessie costume came to life… My coworkers and I decided to all dress as Toy Story characters for our group dress up day at work. I chose Jessie because I had recently ‘rescued’ a cowboy hat from items destined for donation or the trash when a friend was moving. … Read more
Here’s how our Voodoo Priestess and Witch Doctor costume came to life… For the past four years we have held an Adult Halloween Costume Party with a prize for best costume. The costumes we see are amazing! (Nothing like a gift card to a favorite restaurant to get people excited and motivated to bring there … Read more
Having visited the Wizarding World in Orlando in early October we knew we wanted to dress as characters from the movies for Halloween. For Luna I already owned the skirt, coat, tights and shoes. I purchased the Quibbler at the theme park and wore the Spectre Specs that came with it as much as … Read more