Beautifully Crafted Sexy Medusa Costume

Beautifully Crafted Sexy Medusa Costume

So this is my golden sexy Medusa costume, I hope you like it :) Skirt: I made the skirt out of a crunched strapless dress, tulle and spray paint. I just added lots and lots of tulle at the bottom and spray painted the skirt using stockings to create a scale look. Top: I used … Read more

Amazing DIY Lego Man Costume

Amazing DIY Lego Man Costume

This year my seven year old son wanted to be Emmet from the Lego Movie! Finding that costume was going to be totally impossible. I went on total research mode and started getting my materials together. I decided to use as many materials around the house that I could find. I started with the head. … Read more

Lady Couple Lydia and Beetlejuice Homemade Costumes

Lady Couple Lydia and Beetlejuice Homemade Costumes

This was one epic Halloween for my girlfriend Jacquie and I. Yes, Beetlejuice is a girl under there; a very pretty one actually. See, my very festive and enthusiastic coworker throws a HUGE Halloween party every year. And basically if you don’t show up in a fully committed costume, you may as well go home. … Read more

Amazing DIY Three Amigos Family Costume

Amazing DIY Three Amigos Family Costume

We decided to be the Three Amigos this year for Halloween for the following reasons: 1.  We’ve developed a sort of tradition to have a family theme (last year’s costume here…) 2.  Our 4-year old daughter wanted to be “Jessie the Cowgirl” from Toy Story (that’s what she thought she was last year as well, … Read more

Homemade Head in the Freezer (Running Fridge!) Costume

Homemade Head in the Freezer (Running Fridge!) Costume

This costume was inspired by other head-in-the-freezer costumes! I love illusion costumes and thought this would be hilarious for an upcoming 10K race. I put together the costume using foam core instead of a large cardboard box as the former  would be sturdier; I needed this costume to stay together during the race. It was … Read more

Great Red Queen and Mad Hatter Couple Costume

Great Red Queen and Mad Hatter Couple Costume

Halloween is our favorite holiday. For us it’s about having fun, and being creative. What’s not to love? This year we decided to go as the Red Queen and Mad Hatter. We started early – late summer, searching out all the pieces we would need for our costumes at local thrift stores. We found everything … Read more

Cool Carol from “Where the Wild Things Are” Costume

Cool Carol from  "Where the Wild Things Are" Costume

My name is Steve, and I am an industrial designer in NJ who has a passion for bringing iconic characters to life at Halloween. Carol from “Where the wild Things Are” was one of my favorite characters growing up, who I felt would be perfect for this years costume. Carol took me 3 days (72 … Read more

Coolest Homemade Sharknado Costume

Coolest Homemade Sharknado Costume

This year, I was determined to actually put forth an effort on my Halloween Sharknado costume.  Now, obviously, my costume was based on the terribly SciFi movies Sharknado and Sharknado 2.  And surprisingly enough, the costume came out pretty much exactly like I had pictured it.  Here’s what I used for the tornado: Metal Flower … Read more

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Homemade Daedric Armor Costume

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Homemade Daedric Armor Costume

I’ve always enjoyed DIY projects, but my endeavors have mainly been restrained to the realm of simple items like crocheted scarves or sewing a table runner. In recent years, I started making small home-made costumes for my children for Halloween. Along came the idea of making costumes for my husband and myself. My husband is … Read more

Special Little Miss Mad Hatter Costume

Special Little Miss Mad Hatter Costume

The concept Miss Mad Hatter, portrayed by my daughter Nadia, all started with with a hat. Nadia saw the hat she is wearing at a party store. Our next stop was the craft store. She picked out colors and fabrics she wanted. I got a pattern, which really just ended out being inspiration, because I … Read more