Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I love getting the chance to create a unique costume (I try to pick something very involved, crafty, and something hopefully no one else will think of). For this nurse costume, I chose the Blink 182 Enema of the State CD Nurse! Blink 182 is one of my … Read more
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I love getting the chance to create a unique costume (I try to pick something very involved, crafty, and something hopefully no one else will think of). I chose a glittering Ke$ha Popstar costume! Though she is very popular, she isn’t a common costume like Gaga! And who … Read more
I always think of original ideas for Halloween, instead of buying a store costume. With this Tiaras costume, I was hoping to save money, but ended up spending over $50 for everything because of poor planning and rushing to get everything done on time! I found a YouTube tutorial on how to make the TuTu using only … Read more
Let’s be honest, I took a lot of tips from this website so thanks other peacocks! For the tail I hot glued about 60 peacock feathers (which I bought 5 for $2 at a store in Chinatown) to a fan (also Chinatown). Then I sewed the fan to the belt. I chose to sew instead … Read more
Love the show, and thought the dress was gorgeous. I wanted to replicate it…So, for the Game of Thrones Daenerys Targaryen Blue Dress Costume, I bought: 3 yards of sheer blue fabric with gold flower pattern 2 yards solid blue silk fabric for dress lining (so everything wasn’t see through!) 1 yard gold mesh like fabric … Read more
Quite some time ago, I stole my boyfriend’s pink button down because it looked oh so good with a belt and heels. Who knew it’d be a great Halloween costume as well? Risky Business is an iconic movie in our culture and the scene in which Tom Cruise dances around to Bob Seger’s “Old Time … Read more
Here is how the last-minute Ice Coffee Cup costume: I am what I Drink came together. We are having a Halloween party at my job, private preschool with a Dunkin Donut shop across the street. Several co-workers frequent the shop on a daily basis. So, I was drinking my ice coffee, when it hit me. … Read more
This women’s Egyptian Statue costume is inspired by the 1930’s Cleopatra movie. The dress was made by a co-worker’s wife. I actually had a store-bought costume, and three days before my event, decided I HATED it. She made this in less than 48 hours. It is a gathered dress of a gold lame, and the … Read more
Any chance I get to use 50lbs of glitter I take. Unicorn screams glitter so I decided to be one this year! The hooded horn and paws were ordered from yandy.com I found the purple and gold shiny dress from Forever21 for $12. The leg warmers are from a local Halloween store, as well as … Read more
I always want to stand out in a crowd and wear something that no other person has, which is why I always make my own clothes and costumes. I designed and created my own Ninja costume by myself from scratch. I draped the patterns on a dress form and used a stretch satin for the … Read more
I made this scary Exorcist Costume by taking an old night gown and mixing up a nice green pea soup color and painting it on the front of the gown to make it look like she threw up on herself, like in the movie The Exorcist. I also got some old house shoes for her to wear. She … Read more
I hand made this Peacock costume for my first weekend in Winnipeg. My roommate and I road tripped up for the weekend before Halloween for a rave and a weekend full of bar hopping and costume contests. I wanted something original in hopes of winning some prizes and ended up creating my own peacock costume… it was a hit! This was … Read more