My 2010 costume is a Homemade Jack Skellington Costume. I knew from the start I would need more height because I am only 5’7″ so I purchased some sports stilts. From there, I used pipe insulation (similar to pool noodles) to build the basic structure of the arms and legs. The arms and legs were … Read more
The round heads started as a very round balloon, were paper mached and then covered in felt. Lock and Shock are simply taped cardboard with nose and ears masking taped on and then covered in felt. The round heads are particularly hard to cover in felt so I pinned down the felt before I hot … Read more
I always loved that movie “A Christmas Story”. The scene that everyone remembers is when Flick got his tongue stuck to the pole in the school yard. I decided to go as a Homemade Christmas Story’s Toungue Stuck to Pole Costume. I made a pole out of PVC pipe but needed to stabilize it so … 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
About two months ago I was hanging out with my friends at lunch and I jokingly put o water bottle on the top of my head and put all of my hair around it to make it stand straight up in a cone. I then wondered how I could incorporate this into my Halloween costume, … Read more
I don’t know about the rest of you, but one of my all time favorite shows at Christmas Time is the 1970’s classic “The Year Without a Santa Claus”. We always watch this special as a family and I have passed down a special childhood memory of mine to our 3 kids. My 11 year … Read more
I must say, this Jack Skellington Halloween costume was definitely a nightmare! Basically, I started this costume by learning how to walk again. I used 24” drywall stilts that I borrowed from a local contractor. I must have fallen 5-6 times in about 5-6 minutes. Luckily, nobody picked me up off the pavement on Halloween. … Read more
Jack and Sally from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas! When I decided to make these Homemade Jack Skellington and Sally Halloween Costumes I wanted to make sure they were authentic and as close to the characters as possible, right down to the very last detail. Everything you see was hand-made all except for Jack’s mask … Read more
Jack’s head was created by using a plastic bounce ball covered in paper mache, then when it was dry I popped the ball and pulled it out. His bow tie was made with wire to make the long wings; which I covered in fabric. The Styrofoam was molded into a bats head. I also used … Read more
Hi! I’ve always found the movie, Nightmare Before Christmas to be a Fascination! I’m not sure what it is about it, but it’s mesmerizing. So, I decided this year to create my own Sally Stitches Costume. I’ve tried to make it as close to authentic as possible. It’s a LOT of work, but the end … Read more
I was watching a movie and seen a preview for the new cartoon movie “A Chrismas Carol”, and it gave me the idea of a Homemade Ghost of Christmas Past Costume. My idea was to have a ghost outfit, with ornaments representing the different Christmas’s throughout the years, and somehow show each different year. I … Read more