My last minute costume hunt was on, October 31st, lunchtime. Nothing in mind, but looking for inspiration at Goodwill for my teen. They had the usual cheap costume capes, but I wanted something special. I found a vintage wedding gown and immediately decided on the costume, Bride of Frankenstein Costume. Add a $2.99 dust ruffle … Read more
Cat Woman was on the prowl this year and I only spent about $7 on the whole costume!! I am a typical college student who was trying to be creative this Halloween without spending a fortune on a costume! So I put Anne Hathaways version of Catwoman together by using some stuff I already had … Read more
I run for the University of Mississippi and we had to dress up for practice this year! Winner with the best costume received a gift card. I happened to win the contest with my easy last-minute Thug Life Costume so that was pretty sweet considering I spent $0 on it! I just borrowed some boxers, … Read more
This Eye Costume from The Residents was a fairly simply paper mache project. I took a large beach ball and covered it with 5 layers of paper mache. After painting it a light cream color, I cut out a bottom whole just big enough to get over my head and another whole to serve as … Read more
Earlier this year I went to a “Nerd” themed costume party where we were encouraged to dress as things that nerds like or have a cult following. I decided to go as Daenerys Targaryen from the Game of Thrones book and TV series. I started by finding a long bleach blonde wig which I styled. … Read more
To become Alice in Zombieland, it took about a month and a half to prepare and about four hours of making. Almost all the accessories I bought online, I needed to think through what I would need and how I would use it. The dress I bought on eBay for about 20£ as a whole … Read more
Ever since I saw the Katy Perry movie, I knew I wanted to be a peacock for Halloween! So I headed to my nearest SAS and Joann’s and got to work! 95% of my Peacock costume is homemade. The only part I didnt sew myself was the dark blue base I used for the top. … Read more
I just went to the mall, bought different pieces of clothing and jewelry from Forever21, and some stuff I already had. I put it together, and taaadaaa, you’ve got an 80’s Madonna. The funnest part was getting all dressed up, and doing my hair and makeup like her. Then of course going to a Halloween … Read more
I work in advertising and get to dress up for work. So my Halloween costume this year needed to be cool enough to wear out for Halloween and appropriate enough for the office. After much thought and consideration, I decided to do LMFAO, specifically from the “Sexy and I Know It” video. A costume everyone … Read more
I knew I’d undoubtedly be a fire hazard and the idea of having to frequently inflate myself throughout the night wasn’t overly appealing, but I was going to just go ahead and fulfill my lifelong dream of being one of those fat sumo wrestlers already. However, that didn’t happen. What happened instead required 20 balloons, … Read more
I’m a Starbucks ADDICT so this Starbucks Coffee Cup Costume was perfect for me! I started by picking up a lightweight (cheap) trashcan from the hardware store, along with bungee cords (for straps) and white spray paint. Once home, I went to town spray painting the can and the lid with the white spray paint. It … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the American Girl Doll Julie for Halloween. I thought it would be cute to have her inside the box. The first thing I did was go to FedEx to find a box (I was thrilled I found one proportionate to the original AG Doll Box). I painted the base color … Read more