My boyfriend and I fell in love with the HBO show Game of Thrones based off the A Song of Ice and Fire books, so once Halloween rolled around we wanted to take our love to the next level and BE the characters. Although he is not wearing a wig, he is supposed to be … Read more
I found the zombie baby belly at a costume shop and went from there. The belly was battery operated, I would press a little button that was under my shirt and the baby’s head would come out of a rotten belly and start screaming like a demon, his eyes would flash red too! The belly was … Read more
It started with ideas for a group costume idea for Halloween. It was my niece who was hugging her Scooby Doo doll that sparked the interest! but how??!! I figured that it would be easy to make the people. Several trips to Goodwill and a photo of the ‘Mystery’ solvers. I am a stickler for … Read more
I love anything Disney! So I had gone through most of the princesses while in college, and as a mom, I thought it would be fun to let my little ones be the princesses and I could be the evil villain. I had enough materials left over from other projects that I was able to … Read more
I built the head out of scrap wire as I worked for an electrician and masking tape, which I then covered with bondo and sanded. I then painted it to match the pictures of Minnie that I had. I then covered the open holes for the mouth and the eyes with sheer black fabric so that … Read more
My boyfriend and I always take turn picking our Halloween costumes! This year (2012) was his turn to pick. Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from Batman and Robin movie. My mom always helps us make our costumes; she’s been helping me with mine since I was born. Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year … Read more
I can only write up about wolverine, storm and myself as mystique. wolverine, the challenge was his claws. He welded and shaped them and then smoothed them down with sandpaper. for the most part they stayed in his grip, though drinking was interesting. Storm bought a leather jacket and used a white pen to draw … Read more
My oldest wanted to be a crow and after searching everywhere I realized I would have to make it. Then I got punny and decided to make crows for all three sons, a murder of crows. I got cheap fleece at Walmart. I used newspaper for my pattern pieces. I measured each boy from mid … Read more
The eyes really moved! (though not very well). Just used camping mats rolled up and painted Styrofoam cap covered with standard drywall spackle and sanded and painted. Eyes are made from HomeDepot Plumbing PVC Pipe connectors. Eyeballs were from Styrofoam balls from Jo-Anne’s fabrics, with threaded rods stuck into them for movement! Eye lenses were … Read more
We made these costumes over a matter of weeks (we always get really excited for Halloween). We got a lot of interesting reactions! We especially stood out because we managed to only go to the places that no one dressed up at (i.e., the bar with all of the young professionals in their suits, drinking … Read more
OMG! This was a time consuming beast of a challenge without a sewing machine but SO happy with the outcome! 1) Bought black and purple fabric, quilt batting, thread, needles, chicken wire, stick glue, a black corset, white hair spray, Ursula necklace from Etsy, and earring loops and purple/bakable clay from Michaels. Wore with existing … Read more
1) Started with a strong, supportive black corset. Purchased a TON of feathers online (long and short), black dance shorts, nude dance tights, and some black heels. 2) Using a glue gun, glued long feathers first onto corset for the top (bust area) then covered the rest with shorter feathers until all was covered. 3) … Read more