I always check sales after the holidays for next years ideas. Last year I bought 2 skeleton tuxedo t-shirts for a couple bucks! Had a couple skeleton masks in my supply box, had a yard sale wedding veil that I added spider earrings and also pinned on a few plastic ones! I had 3 black … Read more
I fell in love with the stuffed leapord I found at a flea market and thought it would be a fun costume to put together! I went to good will and yard sales and found a scarf, leapord hat, blouse, purse, slippers and a little baby leapord (it’s in the little leopard purse inside the … Read more
I had the most fun putting this outfit together. I bought the hat and looked for pieces to go with it at yard sales and goodwill. I found the matching purple (night) gown at good will and wore a simple black blouse under it with long black gloves I had. Wore some colored beads and … Read more
I googled unique costume ideas and after seeing images of paper doll costumes that were made with poster board and then painted. I really liked the idea but felt it was a bit bland. I was determined it could be some much more wonderful if the details were expanded and tweaked. My initial vision was … Read more
Each year my husband and I help our youngest get dressed up for his VHS Band Halloween Party. We try to go as elaborate as we can without buying too much and using as much stuff as we have gathered or can pull together from home. This year he wanted to use stilts and thought … Read more
I made this costume out of recycled materials . I started off with thin styrofoam sheets, and corrugated cardboard I got from a carton of furniture I ordered online. I heard of white trash before, but that’s when I got the idea to make a garbage can, and so it began. I glued the corrugated … Read more
It was going to be a VERY cold Halloween, and my husband and I were headed to an outdoor adult costume party. Therefore, I figured I had to come up with some very warm, last-minute, EXTREMELY creative costumes. Easy task, right? The inspiration for this costume kinda hit me out of nowhere. I decided my … Read more
I was watching Zoolander earlier this year, and I thought to myself, “I must costume this!” Laughing at the prospects of utilizing my own dog to be a part of my Mugatu costume, I got to work pretty rapidly. For the sweater, I utilized a sweater and corset purchased from the local Salvation Army, and bought … Read more
This costume was made in 2 hours. Using cardboard, wooden sticks an old mask, dollar store hands, a back pack, duct tape, pillow stuffing, a little bit of makeup and some mens xxxL clothing. At first I had no idea ghow I was going to complete this, finding a way to attach his head was … Read more
My furnace died a week before Halloween and all my costume fund $ had to be diverted into “fix the furnace so you don’t freeze fund.” So I found stuff I had around home, stole a box from work, bought a $2 light fixture from the Habitat for Humanity Resale store , and grabbed a couple rolls … Read more
My oldest son dressed as Carl Grimes and wanted his brother to dress up as Daryl Dixon. We did a bit of studying & found most of the items around the house. The hardest part is the Crossbow, but still isnt a terrible amount of work. I made the wings by sewing them on the vest & … Read more
This whole thing was thrown together and it worked perfectly. My 2 yr son with his awesome mullet, my step daughter with her cowgirl glamour and the dog had to match! We got lots of laughs through out the night, which made it so much fun! The kids had a blast!! All of our costume … Read more