Halloween is a big deal for us :) Each year we have a few parties to attend and we like to have a different costume for each one and no repeats! This year we were the Exorcist, Pixar/Disney’s UP and the Day of the Dead. This is our version of the movie UP characters. Russell … Read more
Halloween is the best time of the year! When else can you play dress up and go all out? This year my husband and I had three Halloween parties to attend and I was determined to wear a different costume to each party. This year we went as Running with the Bulls, the characters from … Read more
Both of us absolutely love dressing up and wearing creative costumes that we make ourselves. The ones from the store just don’t do it for us. We wanted to be something that “fit” together, so this box of candy took care of that. We were sharing a box of Mike and Ikes at recess, and the … Read more
Making these Mary Poppins and Bert costumes was really fun! The skirt was made out of discount material and sheer curtain panels. The shirt was found at a second hand store. It was then fitted and had ribbon and lace sewn onto it. The red corset was made out of some material I had on hand. … Read more
This year my partner and I made Popeye and Olive Oyl costumes for Halloween. To create the disguise of Olive, we bought a red turtleneck sweater from a second hand store (EstrieAide located in the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec) and removed the turtleneck. I already had the skirt. To create the Popeye costume, we bought … Read more
We had such fun this year making this e-bowl-la and hazmat costume! Everyone loved this idea. We thought since sad stories were all over the news, why not lighten the mood and give others a laugh at a bad situation, right? Well we did just that! The set of costumes were about $85.00 but you could … Read more
To make these Finding Nemo costumes, we bought simple tank tops and decorated them with paint, glitter glue and lots of sparkles. The headbands were a last minute addition, to create the fish eyes. Super easy just gluing foam balls and painting on the eye balls. The fins were the hardest part but we ended … Read more
My daughters, Emma (12) and Olivia (14), saw the movie ‘Psycho’ last summer and loved it! So, this Halloween they went as Marion (in the shower) and Norman/Mother. The Norman/Mother was very easy – I lucked out with a great find at Goodwill for the dress, added an old lady wig, some pearl jewelry, and a … Read more
We have been a couple for many years but this was our first time doing a couple’s costume. I am extremely into Halloween and he is pretty ambivalent so we needed a clever and easy to execute costume that was also unique. I came up with the American Gothic couple costume idea when I was … Read more
This was our first Halloween together as a couple. We thought long and hard because we wanted something unique, fun and creative. We came upon a The Tooth and Tooth Fairy couple costume that we thought would cover the fun part. As we were discussing this idea, my boyfriend said that he should be the … Read more
We wanted to celebrate the Simpsons 25 year anniversary and since my family loves them so much, making Marge and Homer Simpson costumes would be fun. The biggest issue was that you could buy the men’s Homer in latex along with other characters, but not of any of the girls. Not a problem for me … Read more
When I started thinking about what I would like to be for Halloween, I wasn’t sure where to start, but I knew I wanted to put together a costume on my own, instead of paying the ridiculous price for a crappy store bought costume. One night, I went out to a bar wearing my hair … Read more