My brother is a huge computer game fan and what more fitting way to celebrate his 30th birthday with a computer game character themed fancy dress party!!! I was on a budget so had to think of a good character, but I wanted to put a lot of effort in considering it was for his … Read more
This Elton John costume is my favorite costume and it has a story attached to it. I decided to make an Elton John costume, it has 3 LED light packs in it, 2 in the jacket and one in the hat. I made everything myself from scratch, even the hat. I also enhanced a pair of boots … Read more
When my daughter-in-law asked if I could make my “Princess” granddaughter a mermaid costume, I was both excited and apprehensive. I was excited because this would be a chance to be creative again after a long illness which had resulted in my recent retirement from my very stressful, strenuous, and very time-consuming teaching job. I was apprehensive because … Read more
For Halloween two years ago I was Bob Ross! I bought an afro wig, mustache, beard, pallet and paints (which I applied as you would see on a real pallet). Then I simply went to the Goodwill, bought the outfit I saw him most commonly wearing and then put it all together. The best part … Read more
I recently watched “Sleeper” with Woody Allen and it became an instant favorite. Found a police helmet from the Halloween store and cut off the brim and spray painted it silver. Cut toilet paper rolls in half for the ear pieces and affixed them with a hot glue gun. Filled them with tin foil and made a … Read more
Last year I was Pinnochio for Halloween! I bought the outfit from the local Goodwill and bought wood and yarn from Michaels to build the handle from (just crossed the sticks and looped the yarn all around and then glued it all together and stuck it down my shorts- also had to wear a girdle … Read more
I’ve wanted to make the black diamond costume from Moulin rouge for a long time so I finally did it! It took forever! I started it a few months ago and have been working on it every waking moment to get it done in time. I worked really hard to replicate it to the best … Read more
I decided to be “Ursula” from “The Little Mermaid” because I wanted to be a character not many people would think to dress up as. I’m a college student, and most of the girls my age tend to go for the more “sexy” character for Halloween. I told my friends about my idea and they didn’t think … Read more
I love Barbies. So this year we decided to make the life size Barbie in the Box. My youngest daughter Liberty, insisted on being her favorite one, Princess Barbie. So it was my pleasure to try and make it happen. The best part about this adventure was the help from my whole family. It was so awesome … Read more
My name is Asia, the joy of my life is Janice Caye. She is 5. She asked to be Hello kitty for treat day ( that is what she calls Halloween). After looking at the many stores being Hello Kitty was going to be more than .50.$ . so I decided to try and make the costume for … Read more
I wanted to be a gumball machine and didn’t like the options for anything homemade. I didn’t want to spend a whole lot of money so obviously wasn’t going to buy something from a Halloween store. 1. I went ahead and bought a bra from Forever 21 because its cheap. I spend about eight dollars on that. … Read more
I am never the girl who goes for the “sexy” costume, I go for clever. The one that makes people go “I wish I thought of that”. I recently moved to a new house and was unpacking my original Nintendo system when the idea of dressing as a different, but still recognizable, Nintendo costume was … Read more