The birth of this idea of these Batman and Robin Optical Illusion costumes came after hearing my 7 yr old twins arguing for two days about whether or not they were going to dress as heroes or villains. One wanted to go as Batman and Robin. The other Penguin and Cat woman. Picking one hero and … Read more
I wanted to dress up with my Boston terrier for Halloween. Her name is Lola and she pretty much goes wherever I go so I knew we had to do a couple costume. I just couldn’t figure out what I wanted us to be. Then one night out I was drinking a crown and sprite … Read more
This Homer and Marge Simpson couples Halloween costume is quite a detailed homemade costume, but easy none-the-less!! We used yellow swim caps for both of our heads to cover all of our hair (2 bucks on amazon.com). Yellow paint for our faces and necks. Our eyes were made out of yellow dollar store toy “nerd” … Read more
I sewed white cotton material to the inside of a red shirt and flapped it outside the neck and sleeves. I turned a pencil black skirt inside out and sewed the red stripe to it. I wore brown uggs with white athletic socks. I wore my hair in a tight bun and sprayed it into … Read more
After seeing Avatar I knew right away that that was our next Halloween costume! We had custom made Zaneti suits with the blue tiger stripes made up. Wigs attached. We painted our faces like the characters and used yellow contacts and fangs as well. It was a blast! People were amazed! We had a blast … Read more
I used an old velvet black gown I wore to a wedding. It had a low-cut back so I wore it backwards. I bought lacy black material and sewed it on as sleeves. My husband had a gray pinstripe suit and I added the gold chain watch and mustache. I wore a long black wig, … Read more
The key to this Beetlejuice and Lydia – The Wedding Scene costume is to plan ahead. For the better part of a year before Halloween, I would check the wedding dresses section of my local thrift stores (where I am a regular shopper) for just the right dress. This one included a hoop skirt, the … Read more
Every year Halloween just sneaks up on me. I plan and plan and plan, and somehow I am always scrambling to finish my costume..”just in time”. Three years ago, I was dating someone who I felt would make the perfect Edward Scissorhands, he agreed to the costume and the planning began. I wanted to make … Read more
In our house we love the Nightmare before Christmas. This inspired me to create new characters for Halloween last year. I looked up pictures of Sally and let my imagination go. First I created my husband’s costume. I took an old suit and hat and my bag of bits and I went to work making … Read more
The taco costume you can find at any Halloween Store. For the hot sauce packet I bought a simple red dress from Forever 21. I went to Joann’s and bought this amazing stuff called “Heat Bond”, pretty much make your own iron on. I also bought printer paper to make my own iron on. I … Read more
For the boy’s shirt I got a plain white t shirt and duct taped stripes and got red fabric paint in a spray bottle, added a little water and sprayed the t shirt. For mine I got red and white striped fabric from Joann’s and just made a tube top and I already had a … Read more
My friend Hilary (Ronald) and I (the Hamburglar) were brainstorming on Halloween costume ideas one year for a group of four of us. We had the idea to do the McDonald’s crew but were arguing over who would be who. In the end our other two friends dropped out and it brought it down to … Read more