We started with the cheap Zombie Prom King and Queen Couple Costumes, which we knew we were going to destroy, so we didn’t have to spend money on. He bought his suit at the local Good will and I got my dress on clearance at a dress store and we both spent under $20 a … Read more
Last year my boyfriend finally agreed to do a couple’s costume. He went as the house from Up. The house was made from a large cardboard box, which was cut and painted with arcrylics on every side in order to resemble the movie. Hot glue and wide elastic were used to create straps to hold up … Read more
I love making my costumes every year. I decided to go as Steven Kings Carrie. So much fun to make. I was so lucky to find a pink long dress at the thift store for under $10.00. Bought a white wig. I went to Michael’s craft store and purchased BRIGHT red fabric paint (can use craft paint too, don’t … Read more
Have you ever dreamed of marrying your best friend? Well, I did and he is fabulous. Each year he subjects himself to these ridiculous creations that I imaginatively concoct for couples. We have a friend from church that always throws these fabulous Halloween parties and it has become quite a tradition. Most recently it has … Read more
For Halloween last year my best friend and I wanted to get creative and take a humorous stance with our costumes, so after much thinking we decided to make our own superhero costumes. At first we didn’t know what to call ourselves, but that quickly changed after running into a couple friends. Now on campus, … Read more
All of my friends call me “red” for Red Fraggle, so for Halloween a few years ago I decided to surprise them and show up. I didn’t like the store bought costume, so I set on a mission to match the costume myself. It was a challenge but ultimately accomplished. I found the orange shorts … Read more
I purchased spandex material, one muscle suit (for female), two mustache’s, tall boots, one bald/nude wig, two wooden dowels and four foam balls to make the matching Strong Men costumes for my husband and I. I started by fitting the spandex into personal one shoulder singlets, then we spray painted “weights” using the dowels and foam balls. My husband shaved … Read more
Are you going to a 70’s or disco themed Halloween party? Well here is a perfect costume. Everyone will want to dance and party with you and you’ll be the center of the party all night. The costume was easy but time consuming because you have to let each layer dry thoroughly. Once I got through the … Read more
The thrift store played a major role in our Mary Poppins and Chimney Sweep Couple Costume. Almost everything on Mary Poppins besides her umbrella and hat came from the thrift store. The Chimney Sweep’s, chimney sweep was put together using a broom stick, cardboard, hot clue and pipe cleaners. This costume was a lot of … Read more
I started this Snooki Halloween costume by buying a poof wing 10$. A friend of mine had the sneaker shoe slippers so didn’t have to spend any money on those, went and got a spray tan a the salon for 35$ , made myself an appt for fake nails, 45$, bought some hop earrings 5$ at the … Read more
These X- Men Costumes: Wolverine and Mystique took months to plan. My husband and I used these costumes for two Halloweens, because of the time we had put into them. We started by making the full spandex body suit for Mystique costume, I then used fabric paints to add all of the scales to the … Read more
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip….(haha!). We took a trip to an island and sadly didn’t get deserted !! These were the easiest costumes made from pieces we already had and mixing some thrift store items with a couple wigs and ta-da! We put fake money … Read more