The best thing is I had to buy very little for the Annabelle costume since I had most of it already! I only had to buy ribbon and a few regular makeup products just to make sure it didn’t have any sparkle to it. I used a white old stained shirt and glued ribbon to … Read more
It started with an idea basically because I love the movie Resident Evil. I love every single one of them and trying to come up with a concept for a 19-month-old was a little bit hard, but it actually was pretty simple once I threw the idea dawned upon me. All I needed was black … Read more
This is my own rendition of Smiley from the 2012 film. I made quite a few adjustments as I figured the character could be much scarier than the film portrayed. I created a couple sketches before actually diving into the creation of the costume. In my youtube video I go over the entire process of … Read more
I’m Shawna’s mom and she wanted my help with this homemade costume. I didn’t find this site until we had already finished her costume last year but I like to try and describe how we made it. I had purchased the yellow dollar a yard fabric at Wal-Mart years ago, I believe it was about … Read more
For my sons first Halloween we made his costume Chucky. Some say that dressing him up as Chucky was a little twisted but everyone has their opinions. But I’ve never seen such a big reaction when people saw him We bought him some over hauls and and striped shirt like Chucky wore then we had … Read more
Every year I attend a local Pub Crawl and go all out with my costume! Last year I created a decomposing Cheshire cat costume; this year, I knew I needed to go bigger and better. I decided to make my own bobble head nurse costume from Silent Hill. I made the mask out of plaster; … Read more
Last year on Halloween day I made my costume. How stressful, right? Well I wasn’t originally planning on dressing up, let alone even go out. Well after hours and hours of searching for even the littlest costume, I ended up just trying to create my own. Granted I’m sure many people have done this, but … Read more
Everything I used for this costume came from a thrift store. I used a white graduation gown, white gloves, tights, and spray painted a pair of shoes white. For the headpiece I used a white headband and a long white scarf to fashion as a Nuns hat. For my face I used a light foundation … Read more
Every year, people I work with eagerly await my Halloween costume, or should I say creation. I do not like buying my costume, and take a lot of pride in creating as much as I can from scratch. My 2013 costume idea arose from an innocent comment made by one of my friends. I am … Read more
I took weeks to get these two costumes done – the cape alone took weeks to do and 15-20 yards of material. The pigs outfit was a brand new pair of overalls that was soaked in bleach and shot with a shotgun. For the shoes, I had to buy two pair of shoes that have … Read more
I’m always looking for unique costume ideas for my kids because the thought of the same old plastic, cheaply made store bought ones give me the willies. So when my daughter wanted to be something scary but not too terrifying I went for one of the characters for the movie “The Birds”. This costume cost … Read more
This Glam Meets Gore costume took me about an hour and a half to create. I am an aspiring Special FX Makeup Artist, trying to build my portfolio, so I usually just sit at home and practice on myself. Products Needed to Recreate This Look Liquid Latex Tissue Paper Ben Nye Nose and Scar Wax Ben … Read more