Last year, my boys were 4 and 1 1/2. The baby was finally old enough to walk well on his own and we were so excited to go trick or treating. I wanted a costume that my 4 year old would understand and I also wanted them to be able to dress up together. We … Read more
I got the idea for this Jagberbomb Couple Costume from this website but created them differently. For the redbull I used felt. I got a very large piece of black felt for the body and then glue gunned the blue, grey, red and yellow felt on top of the black felt while looking at a red … Read more
I wanted to make a Popeye and Olive Oyl couples costume. I wanted to make a fun, sexy version of Olive oyl. All of the materials for this costume (except the shoes) were from the thrift store. The skirt was a skirt bought from the thrift store. The yellow band around the skirt was from … Read more
Halloween is our favorite holiday and we enjoy the creative process as much as the party and night itself. We are not the type of people that start our costume planning the NIGHT of Halloween. We have ideas years in advance and plan for months each year to have our costumes ready. Our Nightmare Before Christmas costumes … Read more
On New Years eve me and a friend of mine went to a Hollywood celebrity party as members of the A-team! I was Hannibal Smith (with kaki shirt, grey hear and a big cigar) and a friend of mine was B.A. Baracus (with the gold necklaces, dark skin and the hair).
The Sweeney Todd movie just came out so my boyfriend and I knew exactly who we wanted to be for Halloween. Everything that you see was bought at a thrift store and altered. Sweeney Todd: basic white shirt, black cloth tied like an old fashion tie, a red vest that we found and turned inside … Read more
My friend and I randomly decided to do this Great Muppets Honeydew Bunsen and Beaker Couple Costume one year for Halloween. We wanted something funny, unique, and a little complicated. Professor Bunsen and Beaker both used lab coats from a medical supply store. Bunsen’s head was made out of paper mache wrapped around a beach ball. … Read more
I wanted a feminine scarecrow so I came up with this Feminine Scarecrow Costume! I started with a jean dress I found at Forever 21. I bought a bunch of fall colored leaves and crafts from Michael’s and glued them to the dress using a hot glue gun. Use buttons up the middle of the … Read more
My boyfriend is the Absinthe bottle. We used an old carboard box and painted it with green tempra paint. You can get this pretty cheap at any crafts and/or school supply store. We cut holes on the sides for the arms, as well as cut out the entire bottom portion of the box for his … Read more
I have always tried to get my husband to do a “couples costume”. He never would because he likes to make his own and actually win’s a lot of costume contests. I came up with this idea of a Cheech and Chong couple costume for the two of us and he totally went for it … Read more
Walter and Donny from Big Lebowski Couple costume. Donny is obviously in cremated form in the Folder’s can. Took two wooden hoops and attached red felt. Puff painted red felt with Folder’s logo and VIOLA, Donny! Walter is a little easier, with whatever cargo gear, bandana, and aviator sunglasses one might have lying around. Just … Read more
My wife and I made these Woody and Buzz Lightyear costumes from Toy Story with some help from a friend. It was a blast getting recognized while we were out in the city. Buzz got so much attention when she was “flying” around the streets. We really brought people back to their childhoods! First, for … Read more