Dalaine Nolan as a Vending Machine. This Vending Machine costume is definitely one of a kind. Our family had a lot of fun making the costume but we also had a lot of trouble with the costume. The box was a refrigerator box. It was cut down to the height of Dalaine. Brian, Dalaine, and … Read more
The goal was to be a scary Fembot from Bionic Woman/Six Million Dollar Man. The mask is from a dollar store, I painted it green, added eyes with white duct tape, cut holes in the nose so I could breathe easier then added plaster and painted that in a flesh tone. I glued gadgets and … Read more
This Kraft Macaroni and Cheese costume idea came from the grocery store. I’ve eaten Kraft Macaroni and Cheese since I was a kid, and I figured being the box for Halloween would be so cool. The costume itself is made out of felt with felt lettering and fun foam noodles. The silver spoon is made from plastic … Read more
I had this idea in my head for years, but didn’t have the ambition to put it together until this year. I had a plan in my head and just envisioned a bag of balloons, a red skirt and hat and viola-a bubble gum machine. I got the skirt at a second hand store and pinned it … Read more
This Smurfette costume was pretty easy. The blue turtleneck and white dress she already had in her closet. The only difficult part was searching for a pair of blue tights and blue gloves that matched her turtleneck… so I just went with the closest shades. I took a little trip to Joann Fabrics for half … Read more
It wasn’t horribly difficult for my stepdaughter and I to make this walking tree costume. The hardest part was finding the box that was big enough. We found a thin piece of metal that was sturdy enough to keep the round shape and used that at the top and stapled it to the box. Then took a … Read more
Every year work has a costume contest and I have discovered it is becomming harder and harder to find appropriate coverage in costumes for work. I decided to create my own. Creating the costume was simple enough once I had the idea. I wanted it to be something funny (a little tongue in cheek) and … Read more
For several months we had friends telling us our daughter looks just like Boo from Monsters Inc. Then, I decided she would be Boo this Halloween and me and my husband would be her friends Sully and Mike. The first time she saw the costume she was terrified and she couldn’t even try it. Suddenly … Read more
As a kid I had a Barbie makeup head that I loved to play with and my daughter just loves Barbie’s so I thought it would be fun to bring the Barbie makeup head to life. To make the tray for the makeup I took a large cardboard box and cut it to the size … Read more
Ever since the Spice Girls came out, I’ve been called Scary Spice (probably because I was obsessed with them!). I knew ALL of their songs, birthdays, and every other detail that was published about them (I know what you’re thinking, Ridiculous! . . . I am with you on that haha!). I didn’t even make an attempt at looking … Read more
We all love Shaun the Sheep, the British claymation character and it makes for a super easy costume! I just got a black long-sleeved onesie and black pants and socks and hand-tacked (with needle and thread) some white felt to the front and back of the shirt at the shoulders. I attached a tail of white … Read more
Hey! Look, it’s Frankenstein! This DIY costume was fun to make and will keep you to a small budget! While watching the news one night for one of my University courses, I was really hit with a “wave” of creativity. As the weather reporter spoke about the drastic events occuring in New York it hit … Read more