I started these Nightmare Before Christmas costumes for a group in August 2021. We had a group of eight. My son and his girlfriend would be the Mayor and Sally. My significant other would be Jack. Halloween Towns famous trio Lock Shock and Barrel would be my nephew, daughter and her boyfriend. My Cousin was … Read more
This amazing version of Princess Jasmine was created by Maleah’s grandmother. We used turquoise chiffon (6yds) for the over lay of the skirt and part of the top. We used a Satin underlay about three yards. We also topped it off with silver and white lace with a beautiful design on it for the top … Read more
My mother in law actually made this Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head couple Halloween costume. She started with the egg crate type foam you use on top of a mattress. She cut it into a generic potato shape. One side was hot glued shut and the other had Velcro hot glued on each side so … Read more
We all work on our own costumes. We start with a theme and gather materials throughout the year. This year’s theme is Winter and our group name is Winter Wonderland. Our outfits are made from various materials, ribbon, things found on clearance, fairy lights. The costumes change somewhat as we create. Sometimes you have to … Read more
This homemade Dalmatian costume was a lot of fun but more work than it seems! It took a whole day to color black dots on the plain white pants. We also used white gloves and colored dots on it as well. For the feet he just wore black slippers. We used a white swim cap … Read more
The Old Woman who lived in a shoe costume was super fun to make! I wanted it to be on a stroller so it would be easy to get my little one around. I started with a stroller, then bungeed a seat to the top. Used PVC pipe, chicken wire, and a ton of zip … Read more
for most of my life I was completely able-bodied, however after a long series of illnesses over the last couple of years I have found myself a full-time wheelchair user. I have always loved Halloween and had no idea how to enjoy it in my new body. Thankfully, the Internet gave me all kinds of … Read more
Like many 2.5 year old boys, my son is an avid train and Thomas fan. But as many have noted, the costume selection is lacking. Being a major DIY-er, I thought of making him a costume to wear, but knew he would likely accidentally destroy it before we got out of the house. I did … Read more
Usually, at this time of year, I am working as the project manager of a charity haunted house, but there was no space for the haunt (at a local mall) this year and therefore no haunt. I wanted to keep busy and “in the Halloween mood”, however, so I wanted to take on a project … Read more
About a month before Halloween I had to have knee surgery so I had to have crutches for my Halloween costume and had to get a little creative. I decided to be the referees on the side line that measure the 10 yards for the downs. I turned my crutches into the polls and even … Read more
I love making my costumes and always try to do something original, and this year my boyfriend and I looked back to our childhood for this one. I came across the board game Guess Who and remembered all the characters and how I used to play it for hours…”does your person have a hat”, does … Read more
My daughter and her Zombee costume! My daughter hates to be “pretty” for Halloween, every year it’s a Vampire, Witch or some form of the undead. We had really done everything that I could think of that was scary, so I asked if this year we could be something cute, like a fairy or a … Read more