I consider myself a crafty person, but have never made my daughter’s Halloween costume. She is 12 now, and I feel that this could be her last “kid” Halloween. I wanted to make her a costume that would make her feel beautiful, to where she would stand out from the rest and “make an entrance” … Read more
I’m not a professional costume maker. I’m a self-taught artist/sculptor that uses my craft to bring my favorite director, Tim Burton’s characters to life. Beetlejuice was the perfect choice for this year because I had a lot of materials lying around the house that would work perfect for building it. I want people to feel … Read more
After Pharrell Williams appearance at the Grammys this past year, I used Photoshop to put his famous “hat” on my head and other friends and even a large rubber duck, to make people laugh and be “happy” at the sight. What a great reaction from friends and followers – so I thought I’d bring back … Read more
I saw the new TMNT movie and said I wanted to bring ninja rap back. I stared with my gloves. Took half inch green foam from Jo Anne fabrics and traced my hands out. I cut and sown them together. After I made sure it was a sure tight fit I stared to reinforce the … Read more
Hi! My name is Deanna Meehan and here is my story about my son Hayden’s 2014 Halloween costume, The Mad Hatter. My 8 year old son Hayden borrowed the movie Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp version) from a friend last month. Our family had never seen the movie. He loved the Mad Hatter character, everything … Read more
Kristoff’s costume was made with clearance remnants of upholstery fabric, along with fur trim. Elsa’s was made with the deconstruction of my prom dress that I’d designed and had made 11 years ago, as well as some sparkly sheer fabric, lace, and silver trim. The wig was crocheted. Anna was made with remnants from an … Read more
This has been the hardest but the most funnest costume I have ever made. I started it 4 months before Halloween, most of which was done at work (which I shall call jo’s car rental). I had watched video after video of how to do this with so many different mediums. But money rendered me … Read more
First of all – Be prepared for this to take several months of weekends, so start in advance. Once created, this minion will be a two person job to dress into. You will want to know someone who can sew and someone who can weld. List of requirements is listed at the bottom of the … Read more
I’ve been wanting to make a Michael Jackson costume for a while now, mainly because of the Thriller jacket (Who didn’t want to own one back in the day?!), so I finally tackled it this year! I started off with a quick sketch of Michael to get his proportions correct. Started the sculpting process until … Read more
This is my favorite costume to date. I created it for our annual Halloween costume party at work. It took me over four hours to apply makeup and hair. Every client who comes in votes for their favorite costume and you win $100. I have won the past four years being Dr. Seuss from the … Read more
I loved watching Scooby Doo as a young kid and was terrified by the scariest known Villain – the Spooky Space Kook. This guy glowed in the dark and had the scariest evil laugh known. So my decision was made and my project was started. The basic costume uses white work gloves, white sweat pants, … Read more
My girls have known what they wanted to be for Halloween for almost a year. After 3 weeks of sleepless nights their costumes are finally done! I knew I had make them look legit after the Despicable Me costumes I made two years ago. Seeing how excited they were to wear them made all the … Read more