This Homemade DIY Jack Skellington Halloween Costume was really a lot of fun and my first attempt at creating a paper mache mask. I started because my company has really encouraged employee participation in our annual costume contest and I am proud to say that this year I won with this costume! I began searching … Read more
My daughter was having a difficult time choosing what/who she wanted to be this year. When she said Nightmare Before Christmas, I thought “Sally!” and she said “Heck no, I want to be Jack!”. I knew I could buy a Jack Skellington Costume, but since I was making my two other kiddo’s costume I might … Read more
This Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Unique Halloween Costume Idea was paired with Jack Skellington. I made them for my boyfriend and I. I made a very basic dress muslin (shift dress, basically) and drew out the placement of the patches and then cut the pieces apart for patterns. I started the endeavor by finding … Read more
This Grinch costume is 100% handmade, no sewing machine used. Dad made everything using only the faux fur, some wiring (for the hair) and glue. The nose was sculpted in clay and out of that a mold was made and then the latex nose. The makeup used is just the green and black eye pencil.
My daughter had been wanting to be Cindy Lou who for the last two years, so this year I went all out and made her dress and cape. She loved it so much she wants to wear the outfit for Christmas as well… I started off with a pattern for an A-line dress, I made … Read more
I decided to make my children the Sally and Jack Skellington costumes from a nightmare before Christmas for last Halloween. To make the Jack costume, I bought some black trousers, waistcoat and t-shirt as I could not find a jacket suitable at a reasonable price. I painted the white stripes on using fabric paint and … Read more
My sons and I are totally in love with The Nightmare Before Christmas! So when it came to choose a Halloween costume there wasn’t any other choice who they were going to be, Rivals “Jack Skelington” aka Homemade Jack the Pumpkin King and Oogie Boogie Costumes. We went to a bunch of Halloween costume stores … Read more
For the first time ever, my 10 year old son was excited about dressing up for Halloween. He’s a big Jack Skellington fan and was set on dressing up in a Homemade Jack Skellington Costume. I happen to work for the “Big Mouse” but couldn’t find one decent costume for kids his age. They were … Read more
This year my friends and I decided on being Lock, Shock, and Barrel from Tim Burton’s ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’. Always been an advocate for creating my own costumes, opposed to store bought… spent the better part of two and a half weeks making them, and I feel they came out pretty successful.
I have a 4 year old who has wanted to be Jack since last year, after watching “The Nightmare before Christmas”. I looked EVERYWHERE for a costume to buy one. I could not find one!! They are all for ADULTS. SO we had to make our own homemade Jack Skellington child costume. I came here … Read more
I’ve always made my son’s Halloween costumes and this year was no different. My son is 10 years old, so I’ve had many years of practice. I started thinking about an idea for his costume in May or June and eventually narrowed the choice down to either the Grinch or Shrek. I started pricing lime … Read more
During the chilly months, friends, family and strangers constantly comment on how much our daughter, Isabella, looks like Cindy Lou Who with her red and up-turned nose and sweet demeanor. I kept that Cindy Lou Who Costume idea in the back of my mind when I ran across the perfect dress at a second-hand store, … Read more