My partner searched around many places; thrift stores, party stores and through old clothes. With a few dollars and a good idea we were able to win at the 2014 nova-ween celebration. A lot of cutting and sewing hot glue,and some realistic fake money. We were pressed for time and always busy but all the … Read more
I was given a week to come up with an award winning costume for my kids to be at their very first “fright night” in The Colony, TX. I searched online and came up with the idea of my kids being the iCloud. I had seen people dressed as an iPod or an iPhone but … Read more
My sister and I were out on a ride and brainstorming ideas for Halloween. We knew that we wanted to do something with our horses and top last year’s costume as Ring Seekers from “Lord of the Rings”. We got to talking about our favorite movie as kids, Planet of the Apes (1968) and that’s … Read more
Before he adopted a more casual look, Elton John had an affinity for jeweled jumpsuits, flamboyant feathered frocks and outrageous costumes. My 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Lena, likes to watch the Muppet Show on DVD. Her favorite episode features Elton John as the Muppets special guest (1978). She sings along with the songs he performs on the … Read more
Every year I force my husband to dress in a couple’s costume that I make. This year he came up with the idea to be one of his favorite childhood characters, the Hamburglar. I saw a picture of a crocheted hamburger dress on line and decided I would be a hamburger. I can’t crochet, but … Read more
Conception of the Millennium Flyer Halloween Costume “Yes, it’s definitely twins,” said Dr. Anderson, expertly dialing in the ultrasound to zoom in on the two well defined, perfect egg sacks. My wife, Amber, and I were in a bit of shock. We knew that putting two embryos in could lead to getting two babies out, … Read more
This was the absolute best costume ever!! My husband and I are both hunters and thought it would be very fitting to dress up as a deer in headlights! Deer: For the brown/tan we used Red Head long johns from Bass Pro Shop! Rather reasonably priced and extra bonus is that you can reuse them. … Read more
So we wanted a really cool, over the top, prize winning costume. We made lego people! Here’s the complete DIY instruction list: Cardboard Collection time We collected a lot of cardboard, we practically hoarded it. We weren’t sure how much we would need so we grabbed a ton. We ended up using two large boxes for the … Read more
I’ve been told by friends before that I would make a perfect Jessica Rabbit, so this year I decided to go with it, but who is Jessica without her Roger Rabbit! Halloween is by far my favorite day of the year, and I always go all out on my costumes, although this year my husband … Read more
I wanted to be something different this year so after going through a lot of ideas I finally came up with one I had never seen anyone do. The Riddler and Two Face. I love Batman (and Jim Carrey hence the Batman Forever look I was going for) and knew Two Face would be the … Read more
Being pregnant and finding a creative Halloween costume is not a simple task. My husband and I decided we wanted to do something with Robin Williams since we both loved his acting. Then it dawned on me, let’s do Jumanji costumes and be the Jumanji board and “Alan Parish” from the movie JUMANJI! My growing … Read more
I never liked “happily ever afters” from a very young age. I remember growing up thinking to myself after every Disney movie,” This could’ve went wrong very easily” So one Halloween I decided to show people what that “wrong” alternative could have been. My first successful costume showing this was Little Miss Muffet wrapped in … Read more