“Why’d you take your shoes off?” “Why are you dressed like a chicken?” I went as Harry (on the right) and my buddy went as Marv….The Wet Bandits from the Christmas Classic ‘Home Alone’. The costumes turned out to be the biggest hit of the evening, and each costume cost less than $40 bucks. We … Read more
I have been obsessed with the movie “A Christmas Story” since I was a kid. It is a family tradition to watch it while opening presents on Christmas. I particularly love the scenes with The Leg Lamp. “Honey it says fra-GEE-lay, it must be Italian!” So I was inspired to be The Leg Lamp. I got … Read more
Started out with the head. Classic paper mache with a mix of DIY products to harden the mold (plaster, cornice cement and aquadere) (also had to be scary to have the effect with the young kiddies at the party.. Ha ha ha…). Bought a suit from second hand shop and then pin striped with a … Read more
My fiance and I wanted to come up with a unique and wonderful idea for our Halloween costume. I started off by looking online for ideas, and I saw a costume for the “Fragile” box from a Christmas Story. I knew instantly that my fiance could be the box, and I wanted to go as … Read more
I have always loved Nightmare Before Christmas, so I decided to make a Sally Rag doll costume out of scraps of material and a few of my old clothing laying around. The first time I did the makeup I used LOTS of blue liquid eyeshadow and powder eyeshadow. I finally found an awesome makeup at … Read more
Halloween is our favorite holiday and we enjoy the creative process as much as the party and night itself. We are not the type of people that start our costume planning the NIGHT of Halloween. We have ideas years in advance and plan for months each year to have our costumes ready. Our Nightmare Before Christmas costumes … Read more
To make this Oogie Boogie costume you will need: • lots of burlap • Velcro • Scissors • A Stapler • A Hot-Glue Gun • A Sharpie • Plaster gauze, (or paper maché) • Aluminum foil • Pins • Garbage Bag How to make the mask: • We covered my face in plaster gauze. We … Read more
My daughter’s school has a themed Halloween. This year it was Dr. Seuss or Alice in Wonderland. We decided to take on the challenge of Dr. Seuss classic Grinch. The pants are green leggings with green crochet yarn fabric glued to the pants. The top is a long sleeve red shirt with white faux fur … Read more
My friend and I decided about 1.5 weeks before Halloween that we wanted to dress up to go out. I was looking for costume ideas on the internet and had a thought to use paper mache for a costume. While exploring this idea, I decided that I wanted to try to dress up as Jack … Read more
This year my girlfriend wanted us to wear a couple costume for Halloween. At our local Halloween store she bought a Sally costume from the movie “Nightmare before Christmas” but could not find the Jack costume to match. We searched for a Jack Skellington costume online but none really matched the Sally costume my girlfriend … Read more
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