RU-FI-OOOOoo! This year I went as the iconic leader of the Lost Boys from the movie Hook. Who DIDN’T want to be Rufio as a kid? The majority of the costume was a large leather trench-coat from the thrift store that I cut up to make the jacket, leather strips, belt, and wristbands. Red leggings … Read more
This costume is part of a couples costume I made for my BF & I (and our dog who was Stinkerbell!). I’d wanted to be Rufio for 2 years now and actually started both of these costumes in July and worked on them simultaneously! It actually took a decent amount of work and lots of … Read more
For several years my husband has been wanting our youngest daughter, Elizabeth, to dress as Sam from the movie Trick r Treat. So, this year we made it happen. The head was made by paper mâché, once dry I covered it with burlap. I then sewed on button eyes and used string hot glued for … Read more
This costume was made using black vinyl (machine stitched). Head: First wash your face with soap and water. Then put latex bald (trimmed sideburns) applying several layers of liquid latex on face. Let dry 10 minutes between coats. Cut lines with scissors being careful. Stick nails at intersections with contact cement. This type of glue needs … Read more
The walking dead skeleton king, THE DEAD All hand painted makeup – no air brushing. The head piece/wig is teased and sprayed with spray glue and then covered in decoration spiderweb and then sprayed again with the spray glue to give the old and worn look with spiders hot glued to it. The robe/ cloak … Read more
I love, love, love Halloween and I enjoy making costumes for my husband and I. We attend a few parties each year and we try not to wear the same costume twice. After many years, this is becoming a challenge. This year we were Carl and Russell from the Disney movie UP, the Day of … 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
I wanted to recreate Tippi Hedron’s character from Alford Hitchcock’s movie The Birds. I found an old skirt suite at a thrift store for about $10 and wore a white t-shirt with it. I wanted the suite to look like the birds had ripped holes in it, so I added some tears and blood and … Read more
The scariest movie of recent times, The Conjuring, based on a true story, features a creepy doll, a sinister monkey, and a bone-chilling music box. Then comes the prequel- highlighting the demonic doll, Annabelle. She writes on walls, turns on the sewing machine and plays records. Annabelle is portrayed as a beautiful porcelain doll turned … Read more
I couldn’t wait to have my twin girls. I couldn’t wait to dress them alike. UNTIL the day a stranger stopped us and said *with fear all over his face* “OH my GOSH! It’s the twins from The Shining!” I never dressed them exactly alike after that. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I have … Read more
I originally planned on dressing up as a zombie clown for Halloween when American Horror Story started. I saw the Twisty character and thought it was the scariest clown I had seen and thought it would be a great costume. The problem was I only had a little over two weeks to accomplish it and … Read more
Now that the best holiday of the year is over, and I have a whole year to think of a new costume project for next year, here is my submission. My son is 10 and for the last several years, I have been making his costumes for him. Store-bought costumes are often way too expensive … Read more