Women’s Homemade Nutcracker Costume

Women's Homemade Nutcracker Costume

I should start off by saying that my boyfriend did not like the idea of me being a nutcracker when I pitched it to him at first, he is always very supportive of the crazy costumes I come up with but just thought this one was weird… BUT once he saw me all put together … Read more

Coolest Harvey Dent Wo(Man) Costume

Coolest Harvey Dent Wo(Man) Costume

Two words…Theatre Bizarre.  If you haven’t heard of it, get to google quickly or better yet, come experience it for yourself.  This infamous Detroit Halloween party is one that inspires greatness.  The party is now hosted in the historic Masonic temple and draws over 3,000 party-goers who spare no expense in bringing their imaginations or … Read more

Coolest Homemade Doctor Octopus Costume

Coolest Homemade Doctor Octopus Costume

This year I decided to go as Doctor Octopus (the version played by Alfred Molina in the 2004 movie Spider Man 2). I started by selecting the clothes I would need: a long brown trench coat ($10 at a thrift store) and a long green trench coat (which I happened to own). Underneath I wore … Read more

Scariest Three Blind Mice Costumes Ever!

Scariest Three Blind Mice Costumes Ever!

Okay, so we (oh, by ‘we’ i mean 3 best friends from the North East of England) we found out about a really cool Halloween party which would be held in one of Newcastle’s art galleries. After not a lot of persuasion at all we bought tickets and began to get our brains ticking to … Read more

Amazing Handmade Red Queen Costume

Amazing Handmade Red Queen Costume

I was getting ready to take a little vacation from work and my department decided we were going to all dress up as Super Heroes and Villans- So I chose a Beautiful Villian!  The Red Queen from the Johnny Depp version of Alice in Wonderland.  I had a vision and it was going to be … Read more

Coolest Homemade Minion Carrying a Box Illusion Costume

Coolest Homemade Minion Carrying a Box Illusion Costume

This year for Halloween I really wanted to make a minion from Despicable Me. But when I thought more deeply into making this costume, many questions popped into my head if I were to go outside dressed as a giant minion. How would I see? How would I eat? How would I drink? Would I … Read more

Cute Homemade Sesame Street Crew Group Costume

Cute Homemade Sesame Street Crew Group Costume

After a month of trying to figure out a group costume, this year me and my friends decided to go as sesame street characters! Elmo just found a cute red tutu & tank top, made her headband with marabou hot glued to a headband ,  also glued some to her shirt and skirt. The eyes … Read more

Cool Pilot and Airplane Cardboard Box Airplane Costume

Cool Pilot and Airplane Cardboard Box Airplane Costume

We came across an airplane as we were thinking and browsing for Halloween Costumes.  Of course the 5 year old thought it was ‘cool’ and I thought, ‘I can make that’… famous last words. It actually was not nearly as difficult as I thought it might be.  I found one big box for the body … Read more

Women’s Vintage Bi-Plane Costume

Women's Vintage Bi-Plane Costume

I made this costume for a Jazz age themed party and it got a lot of attention. It’s a combination of an early pin up girl and show girl costume. My wife found the dress online. It looks like a vintage dress from the 1930s and shows some leg and it has the silver sparkle … Read more

Best-Ever Headless Trick-or-Treater

Best-Ever Headless Trick-or-Treater

My daughter is 8 years old and she thinks about halloween all year round.  She knew last year that she wanted to be a headless person. Now how we were going to do it was the trick. We bought a couple long trench coats from a local thrift store. For only $2.00 each we didn’t … Read more

Optical Illusion Electric Chair Death Sentence Costume

Optical Illusion Electric Chair Death Sentence Costume

I got the idea about 15 years ago when I saw a guy wearing something similar. I’ve wanted to do this ever since, so I decided this would be the year. I started the costume in mid-September and finished October 20, 2013. The chair is made from cardboard which I measured, cut, folded and constructed … Read more