I used body paint of course and my husband’s help. This Smurfette costume was for my company Halloween Party 2010. I took a simple white dress, a few cotton balls (hot glued them to my butt) and voila. The only things that I bought were the hat and shoes, but you can however find some around … Read more
I came up with this idea for a creepy doll costume for my company party last year. It’s kind of a mixture of creepy doll/puppet on a string (with stiff movements, and silence). Start out trying to find a dress with a lot of ruffling- or tulle. I could not find what I wanted anywhere … Read more
It was mid-October of last year when I had finally decided not to dress up for the upcoming Halloween. I had no plans, so why bother? Then I received an invitation to a Halloween party complete with a costume contest. I’m not usually one to let competition go to waste, so I had to come … Read more
I decided on a original little white lie costume. I chose the route of thinking a “Little White Lie” is whimsical and something that spares the feelings of others. I decided to resemble a white, sparkly fairy. I had recently been dumped for another woman, so I took great pleasure in cutting up a wedding dress! I cut it … Read more
My friends have a long lasting joke that I remind them of the crazy old drunk lady from “There’s Something About Mary” so I decided on an original Magda costume from There’s Something About Mary for Halloween. The first step I took in creating my “Magda” costume was her nightgown. I purchased a 1970’s style … Read more
This DIY Sexy Buzz Lightyear costume took me an hour to make and less than $10!! Materials (wings): -foam -felt (white (4), purple (2), green, red) -glue (cement or super) -yard or ribbon Materials (body): -white tank top felt (green (2), red, purple, white, teal) Wings: 1. Using foam, I cut out 3 pieces … Read more
My 2yr old wanted to be Foofa for Halloween so I went out and bought an oversized pair of sweats, top and bottom. I used the top to make the long torso, adding elastic to the bottom so it would poof out, and the sleeves were for the hat and shoe covers. I used felt for … Read more
My dad and I are a team when it comes to Halloween. Since I was a young girl, I would tell him what I wanted to be and he would paint, cut, hot glue, and/or build whatever I needed to create the most authentic costume possible. For this female Zoltar costume from the movie BIG … Read more
I decided that my husband and I were going to be Katy Perry and Russell Brand for Halloween. His costume was fairly easy, we threw together some rocker clothes, a wig and some eyeliner, but mine was a little more involved! First I made the tutu. I Googled the directions and they seemed pretty easy. … Read more
The Cuppy Cake costume was easy to make. The bottom is flannel material, pink with small colored dots and I pleated the material to make it look like a cupcake paper. I also made a pair of pants to match for under the cupcake for her little legs. I made a blouse type top out … Read more
Half Good witch half Bad witch costume from The Wizard of Oz, or some people also referred to me as the Broadway Show Wicked. It was easier than I had thought. I had purchased a witch costume and also Glinda, the good witch costume on an after Halloween clearance sale for about $10.00 each. I cut the bad witch … Read more
My sister and I love to dress up for Halloween. Every year when my kids would go trick or treating my sister and I would dress up. We would get some stares but we had so much fun with it. Once my kids got older we still wanted to dress up. Luckily we were invited … Read more