My youngest daughter Sarah was obsessed with SpongeBob Squarepants. Since I always made the costumes, she begged me to turn her into SpongeBob. This was when he was pretty new and the store bought costumes just weren’t there. I worked in a restaurant, so I never had a bunch of money. I did, however have … Read more
October of last year (2012), I had been very busy. My best friend’s wedding was the weekend before Halloween, and on top of that, I was very busy with a 2 week long Halloween event at my place of employment. Needless to say, I did not have the time, energy, or disposable income for a … Read more
We decided to go as the Addams Family for Halloween. I talked my 10 year old daughter into being Cousin Itt. A Cousin Itt costume is REALLY hard to find, so I decided to whip one up on my own. I had a black bowler hat already, so I just needed everything else. I spray … Read more
My daughter was inspired by both The Walking Dead and Carrie when she came up with this costume. We used an old Bridesmaid dress that my sister in law was going to donate, a couple of tubes of store bought fake blood, and some cheap costumes makeup. to create the appearance of torn flesh, we … Read more
Every year my daughter comes up with some creative idea for a costume. Her idea to be Medusa has been my favorite! It was so cheap and easy, and she got so many compliments! For the dress, I just wrapped a plain white sheet around her. We embellished with some cheap gold ribbon and … Read more
As a teacher, Staples is among my favorite places to shop. When I realized I’d be quite pregnant come Halloween the Easy Button seemed too funny to pass up. I teach at a high school, and the students were especially entertained by the many interpretations of a pregnant woman labeled Easy- perhaps lacking in class, … Read more
My Rocketeer costume was tons of fun to make. I made my rocket pack from scratch. Everything I used, I could find in my household soda bottles, scope bottle etc… The helmet was the worst, it took the longest. Having to cut, sand and place the lenses in was by far the hardest part. I … Read more
I decided I was going to do this because I was texting my friend, and we we’re running out of things to talk about, so I randomly asked her, “what should I be for Halloween?”. She responded with “hold on”, and I didn’t expect her to reply, but about 10-15 minutes later, she sent me … Read more
This was for a movie costume party. But it goes well for Halloween since it is verry scarry! I also did a sign saying “Why so serious”. There is no pictures of my entire body, but I was wearing sexy shorts and heals, so the costume can also be sexy and you can look gorg! … Read more
Last year I broke my ankle 2 weeks before Halloween. I had just resigned myself not to dress up cause I had a big cast and crutches. The day before Halloween I remembered I had an old hockey jersey so I threw that on with some shorts and an old hockey glove. I used some … Read more
My friend and I had no clue what we were going to be for Halloween until she watched the movie Wayne’s World and was in need of a Wayne! We went out to our local thrift shop and our own closets until we collaborated the coolest Wayne and Garth costumes! My costume consisted of a … Read more
Jack and Jill went up with hill to fetch a pail of water…We all know the nursery rhyme, but what happened to them after? This is our interpretation of it! Seriously, last minute thrown together costumes can be the best, especially when doing a couple’s costume. We dug through our closet for our best looking … Read more