I made this Towelie costume for my boyfriend the night we were going out dressed up, about 2 hours before we were going out. I was so excited to make it, but it ended up being a lot harder than I expected because of little things I hadn’t thought of, like how to keep the … Read more
I always like to go all out for my costumes and get creative as possible. I was having trouble thinking of one. I was in Austin, TX visiting my brother when he took me to a Halloween store that he worked at, “Lucy is Disguise with Diamonds”. Nothing was coming to mind. Then, I saw … Read more
We used cardboard boxes for the body and head and feet of this robot costume. Dryer vent tubing for the arms and legs. The body, head and feet were covered with silver tape. The antennae was made with a coat hanger and 2 styrofoam balls covered with tape. We decorated the costume with furniture tacks … Read more
I was looking around Goodwill (my favorite place to come up with a Halloween costumes) and as soon as I walked in I saw this awesome purple vest. I immediately came up with the idea to be Aladdin. I then found the perfect pair of pants. I went home and started to put the creative … Read more
It was the first Halloween that my head was going to be shaved. I wanted to incorporate that into the Mahatma Zombie costume. I went to South Africa and since Ghandi did a lot of his movements over there, I thought that would be great. I was getting the costume together, which is pretty easy … Read more
I got the idea to make this working Slot Machine costume while on a bus-trip to a nearby casino. The costume is made, excluding lighting and electronics, of mostly thick cardboard and hot-glue (glue sticks). The wheels, the important part of the “Working” slot machine are styrofoam discs with CD’s glued to the side, mounted … Read more
My son loves space but do to budget constraints (we are moving) I had no money to buy a costume, then I remember the rocket outfit Gru wears as a child in Despicable Me and I started wondering how hard that would be to make. I looked and looked and couldn’t find that image so … Read more
Even though, Halloween is in fact today, my 2012 Halloween get together has been and gone, I’m still recovering. Even though Halloween is full of scary, bloody covered costumes, I decided that wasn’t me and decided that wasn’t for me. After recently watching the popular and comical Pixar film ‘Wall-E’, I had to give it … Read more
This costume was designed and worn by me. The costume was handmade as well. About 3 hours of makeup was done to create the final result. The makeup involved prosthetic scars and a half bald cap. I used spirit gum to attached the prosthetic scars. A base coat of black makeup was used and textured … Read more
Swamp King Troy Landry Costume We are grandparents who are lucky enough to live close to our grandchildren. In our never-ending quest to be the greatest grandparents ever, Halloween is our opportunity to shine. We have a lot of fun getting ready for Halloween. We make spooky cookies, go to pumpkin patches, hayrides, parades, and … Read more
It seems like each year my oldest son chooses a food related costume, which is always a fun project. This Theater Popcorn costume was my first one, and I loved seeing him in it just as much as he enjoyed wearing it! You’ll need: cardboard box (big enough to fit around child wearing it)wrapping paper(you … Read more
My dilemma this year: how to out-do last year’s costume (a wee baby Viking), plus make it warm (we live in Washington), and comfy (or my son will try to rip it off), and last but not least durable (for a very active one year old). Luckily, I didn’t have to search quite as long … Read more