Last year, my girlfriend Libby convinced me to do our first couples costume and she chose The Maitlands from Beetlejuice with their stretched faces. We won and placed in several contests, found ourselves as a win on Failblog.com, and got to lead the local Halloween parade. This was a tough act to follow, and this … Read more
I love glitter and bright colors so my friend suggested I should be a magical unicorn, which was the perfect costume for me. I got a sheer rainbow and sequin tank top as well as the white leggings on sale at Charlotte Russe. The white fur vest was from Forever21. I also got rainbow glitter … Read more
I always thought it’d be a cool idea to do a Disney villain, and when I thought of doing an original Captain Hook, I wanted to stand out from all the other Hooks. So I thought it was a really good idea to go as Captain Hook, Post-Crocodile Battle. You know the one. The crocodile … Read more
I wanted a quick and easy Poison Ivy costume. I was going to buy one, but they all seemed very simple and cheap. Since I’ve made some costumes other years I decided to do it myself. I bought a corset at Party City which cost me around $35.00. At the end I realized I could’ve … Read more
Horn Stumps – Permatex red RTV silicone from the local auto parts store. I emptied the whole tube into a plastic cups and let sit for 2 months to harden up. When cured I used a electric hand grinder to carefully grind some grooves across the tops to give it the right look and the … Read more
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. For as long as I can remember I’ve always been intrigued by the spooky and the strange, which is probably why Tim Burton has always been a huge inspiration for me. This past year I decided to create my own version of one of Burton’s most likeable and … Read more
I am a huge Halloween aficionado and I could not let my audience down because they expect nothing but the BEST from me. My creative Lady Kali the Eternal Goddess of Death Halloween costume was a 3 year in the making idea that I was so afraid to start because I knew how much time … Read more
When my friend bought me an awesome white blond wig from The Five Wits for my birthday, I knew that I had to incorporate it into a rockin’ Khaleesi Daenerys Targaryen costume for this year! I premiered it at New York Comic Con a few weeks ago and everyone told me I was the most authentic … Read more
Last year, my boyfriend and I went in a Barbie and Ken in a box couple costume. I wanted to do something unique, and although we saw another Barbie and Ken at a party we went to, they quickly took their boxes off after seeing ours. Ken and I went to a few bars, and … Read more
I’m totally obsessed with Disney, so naturally I felt it was time to do a Disney inspired homemade couple costume! So I chose Buzz Lightyear and my boyfriend opted to be Woody (he hand made his costume as well, complete with a fully functioning pull cord). So the first steps I took to make this … Read more
I was heading to “create” a costume for one of the biggest events in Germany: Carnival in Cologne. As a none-fan of bought costumes everyone else could buy/wear, this funny Halloween costume idea was just perfect to create. I started gathering the required parts: Fake teeth: Lucky find, cause they looks exactly like the teeth … Read more
I love to create costumes, to me it’s just fun to be something else for a day. I also have been a mascot for my high school and college where I get all the fans pumped up. So for Halloween last year I could not think of anything better to be than a Despicable Me Minion … Read more