We made these costumes (for Gene Simmons) by using a plain black shirt and putting studs on and sewing the belt. We rolled up cardboard to make the spikes. We spray painted a kid’s toy guitar. I also did the makeup by outline the black then filling it in, then the white. The boots were … Read more
I made this costume to go to a cos-play meeting, and used it again at an 80’s-themed costume party. An idea for a costume based on a character like Ursula may sound complicated, and some parts of it were definitely hard for me to do myself, but the costume itself isn’t too complicated. A good … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to be Scotland for a beer Olympics party in light of the current Scottish independence vote. We both love Braveheart and saw it as a perfect opportunity to make a super easy hand made costume and still look bad-ass. All I did was buy a blue and white face-paint pencil, … Read more
I made this Edward Scissorhands costume 100% from scratch! This is How the Edwards Scissorhands Costume was Built: I sculpted the gloves out of plexiglass, Apoxsee Clay, leather, and hardware. For the costume I bought three leather jackets, cut them up and Hand-stitched every piece together with leather lace. I brought about 15 belts and … Read more
This Edward Scissorhands costume was made for a Cadiz (Spain) carnival in February 2012. I always loved this movie and, of course, Johnny Depp!) By the time my son was 12 years old, I thought this costume was going to fit him perfectly. I bought cheap faux leather pants and jacket at a Chinese store. … Read more
I’m the type of person that gets more excited about Halloween costumes than Christmas. I’m the type of person that wishes it could be Halloween everyday. I’m definitely the girl who plans next year’s costume a week after Halloween ended. This year was totally different. October 1st came around and I still had no clue. … Read more
My best friend and I have done a few wrestling couple costumes in the past few years. Yes, we are girls! But it’s so much fun dressing up as male wrestlers. It’s also very funny! We were Macho Man (me) and Hulk Hogan (my friend Teresa) last Halloween (2013), and for Wrestlemania 30 in New … Read more
I kind of backed myself into a corner with this costume, since I will forever have trouble topping it! Being a heavy gal, when I watched The Little Mermaid (one of my favorites) with my kids (one 8 year old, and 6 year old triplets) when they were younger, they would identify me with Ursula, … Read more
Every year I surprise my family and friends with a costume they don’t expect from me. No one is allowed to know till I reveal it at our annual Family Halloween party. This year, I wanted to pay tribute to the most popular horror movie of all time, and everyone’s biggest fear… ‘The Exorcist’. I … Read more
For my Alien costume, I bought a bunch of sports padding, guards and a pair of matching bike helmets at thrift stores. I painted them all to match blue and black. Then I bought six cheap LED necklaces, speaker wire, fish tank air hose and lots of hot glue. I filled a fish tank air hose … Read more
Hi guys! I’m Paola from Monterrey, México, FIRST OF ALL I need to apologize if my english is not well, but my first language is Spanish so I’ll do my best. This year I decided to make myself a costume of MYSTIQUE!! Since 2009 I always wanted to be her because is my favorite character … Read more
How I made the costume: I live for Halloween. So for me the process of finding a costume starts as early as November 1. This year I actually did three different costumes. I only decided to be E.T. at the last possible moment. Which adds a element of panic, but oddly enough I thrive on … Read more