I love Scrabble, so I decided to be the game for Halloween! I bought a bag of 1000 tiles online and got to work. I made a belt, headband, bracelets, earrings, and rings out of the tiles. For the headband, I bought a plain plastic headband and glued the tiles in a way that created … Read more
With the exception of the coat and dead dog purse all the pieces of this costume were purchased individually and then put together. The coat is really just two pieces of fabric (furry and red lining) sewn together much like a blanket and then I stitched the corners together to create an overcoat look. The … Read more
This was a last minute costume. I had wanted to be Medusa for a while, but could never afford to pull it all together in time. Until last year! All on the day I was set to help my friends do their makeup and go out for the night. I bought some cyber dread falls … Read more
I have a sweet 1 year old and a BIG (9 yr old) brother. She was a shoo-in for Boo. She looks a lot like her anyways. But when he decided to go along with her costume the madness began. Buying them wasn’t an option so here ya go: Boo: First, I measured the length … Read more
This costume was super easy to make! Supplies needed: *10 adult size natural color hula skirts *full or queen size flat sheet in a cream or light tan color *safety pins (medium to large size) *bowling hat *sunglasses I began with putting the flat sheet over my body to cover me (as if I were … Read more
For our Ginger and Gilligan costume – This was a really easy costume to put together. For my husband I got a simple long sleeve red shirt with a white collar and blue pants. And of course, don’t forget the Gilligan hat. For Ginger, I bought a red wig and a long fancy gown. Ginger … Read more
Growing up my mom always helped me make my Halloween costume which was always a scary and gruesome character. For Halloween 2008 I was 21 years old and wanted to create a fun and unique costume. I have always been a huge Christina Aguilera fan and I thought what better costume then the dramatic version … Read more
I LOVE Lady Gaga, I have had the privilege of seeing her in concert twice and loved every moment. Once I saw the Lady Gaga bow-tie hair, I knew it had to be my next Halloween costume. Lady Gaga is all about design, shock, costumes, and anything out of the ordinary. I wasn’t sure where to start … Read more
When my kids were little I made them pretty elaborate Halloween costumes every year. This year when I said I needed them for my husband and me they said “you used to make the coolest costumes ever, but you’ve lost that touch.” Feeling this was a challenge, I told them to pick two costumes and I … Read more
My husband used the small dolls as his inspiration. You can see both boys are holding up the dolls up. Characters are Chop Chop and VooDoo from video game Little Big Planet. Heads were made by paper mache and inside lined w/ foam to fit like helmet w/ boys. The outside of heads were covered … Read more
I always shoot for authenticity when it comes to costumes, it is the small details that make the difference. So the overalls, boots, and red under armor (to cover up a store bought “muscle shirt”) were the easy parts. I shaved my head, so the Mohawk was attached with double face tape, and the makeup … Read more
Crimson red highest quality sequins fabric, deep slit in front and deep scooped open back gown. I should mention that the fabric used has Lycra so it also does a job of hugging curves and also aids in support, but only when cut with the special pattern I use. I use 3/4″ invisible elastic in a … Read more