I wanted a witch costume that was only black and white, and since I couldn’t find one, I decided to make it. The major issues were: I didn’t have a lot of money to spend on it, and I can’t sew. So it would have to be created where ever possible from recycled items, hot … Read more
My main reason behind my costumes this year is my love for Disney…. I have always had a love for Mary Poppins and I’ve been told I look like her. Well it just so happens that my boyfriend kind of looks like Bert! With the new Mary Poppins movie coming out in December (called “Saving … Read more
I made the head from paper mache, felt, cardboard, mountains of yarn, plastic, foam a hard hat, and lots of hot glue! I fashioned his outfit from thrifted and recycled materials. We used foam tubing to cut each link in his chain then used silver spray paint to make them look like a real chain. … Read more
Be a creature with character. Reread Bunnicula to pick up clever clues for your vampire-bunny costume. Warning: Costume description contains spoilers for your 4th grade reading list! Step 1: Match Bunnicula’s hairstyle to look the part Bunnicula is a white bunny with a large black spot down his back. Chester, the cat who positions himself … Read more
I decided to make a creepy creature on stilts to win my second costume contest in a row at a local pub in Charlotte. It’s a tradition for my girlfriend and I to create costumes together, have fun and win BIG. First, I had to make several trips to the fabric and hardware store. I … Read more
I had an absolute blast this year making my son’s costumes. At first when my oldest son asked me to make him a Lego ninjago I was like” I’m so in trouble”. I didn’t even know where to start! So I started with YouTube videos, Pintrest and Google. You pretty much don’t go wrong with any … Read more
For the past two years my son has won our local costume parade making this year exceptionally hard to outdo the previous two. I spent hours searching online for an original idea coming across a “mousetrap” costume that involved a wagon, some plywood and a toddler sitting in a hole cut in the plywood. I … Read more
This year I decided to create my very own mermaid costume. It was totally worth it and super fun to work on. The hardest and funniest part was walking in the fin! I pinned a sparkly green sheet of fabric tight around me and made my fin out of painted green cardboard (the floppy fin also … Read more
We actually built most of this costume for Halloween 2012, but after Hurricane Sandy hit NYC (where we live) there weren’t many Halloween celebrations going on. So, we put it all away and pulled it out for 2013. Dad is the one with all of the technical and creative skills, but Mom and King Kong … Read more
As I created my Quorra costume, I discovered many things. One such discovery was the fact that when working with electric light tape you can shock yourself rather easily. I began by searching every store in my town for pleather. I found out that pleather is apparently scarce in Texas. Eventually I ordered some pleather … Read more
I have been making my own costumes since the age of twelve. Some have them have been cute, some have been not so complicated, some of them had been really good, but halloween 2013 was a special year. I have always loved the circus, loved the lights, the glamor, and the excitement. I knew for … Read more
My husband and I host a Halloween party every year with a couple of our good friends. We have been many characters/costumes over the years and the only rule we have is… we can’t be something we have already been. Over the time we have been dressing up, we have made a contest with ourselves … Read more