The theme in our house last year was Batman Villains! I settled on Poison Ivy, my brother on The Scarecrow and my other bro and his friend couldn’t decide who would go as Bane, so they went as Double-Bane. So here’s how the costumes went: Poison Ivy: I bought 10ft of fake ivy on eBay … Read more
My original idea fell through and it was two days to Halloween. I scoured the internet for ideas and Pacman and Pinky seemed like a great choice with the supplies I had. Thankfully, they worked out well and the kiddos at our trunk-or-treat loved the costumes. I kept hearing, “How can they see me?” Supplies: … Read more
This year, my 10 year old daughter informed me only a week in advance that the local carnival was taking place the following weekend. The big deal being that our local carnival has a different theme to it every year, and so this year, it was “delicacies”… With such a short notice and very small … Read more
After finding out about a Halloween costume party at the last minute, my boyfriend and I knew we had to make awesome costumes. We decided on the married couple, Barbara and Adam Maitland from the movie Beetlejuice. 1. We started with making rough shapes of the masks with cardboard. His was easier than mine, but … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided we needed to top our previous year’s effort when we donned Jessica and Roger Rabbit costumes in New Orleans for Voodoo Fest, and knew we had our work cut out for us. We wanted to keep with the theme of awesome retro movies from our childhood, so we decided to … Read more
My 3-legged Isabelle survived Hurricane Katrina and 2 cancers, including one resulting in the amputation of her leg, was always well dressed and I wanted her costume to reflect her sweet, extraordinary personality and life!. She was the perfect, brave Lioness! I have no craft skills, so I used an elastic waist, net ballerina skirt … Read more
Hey there! I started off this awesome Corpse Bride Costume by heading to a thrift shop where I purchased a long-sleeve wedding gown for $10. It was (in my opinion!) a perfect dress for this look. The dress already had a sweetheart neckline, so all I had to do was cut off the sleeves, and a … Read more
Our son’s name is Hank. He’s 100% boy. Any other name in the world simply would not have suited him. So when it came time to celebrate his first Halloween, we knew we needed to pick a suitably “manly” costume. After getting a coonskin cap from his Aunt J—-, the answer was obvious: mountain man. But … Read more
My name is Emily and I live in Austin, Texas. Halloween is a huge holiday event in Austin and each year I try to be something unique, but at the same time something I personally like. I grew up on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series but have such a petite figure the store-made … Read more
This Genie of the Lamp costume was tedious but the outcome was perfect. I started with a simple tee shirt, cut it across the middle, cut off the sleeves and split it down the middle to make a vest. I adorned it with rhinestones, cheap chain, upholstery trim, felt and chrome poster board to cover up any logos. … Read more
I really love to crochet, and I also love to wear costumes, so for Halloween 2012 I decided I wanted to crochet my entire costume. Since I’m a big Disney fan, and Rapunzel is my favorite princess, (and also because the wig sounded fun!) I decided she would be my character this year. I had … Read more
This Little Green Alien couple Toy Story costume was a crowd favorite. Toy Story is done a lot, but most people stick with the main characters. My boyfriend and I decided to go a different way. We like to joke and have fun, so little green Alien was the best way to do that. The only … Read more