It all started with the tornado. On a sunny day in August my darling 9 year old son came to me with his Halloween requests. He had decided on a costume, and much to my surprise it had absolutely nothing to do with a super hero or a video game! He wanted to be a … Read more
This was the first Day of the Dead Celebration we attended. Such a busy time of the year for costumes and dressing up, I LOVE it! We attended a few parties this year and we wore something different to each one. This is our version of Dias de los Muerta. My favorite part was creating … Read more
I love, love, love Halloween and I enjoy making costumes for my husband and I. We attend a few parties each year and we try not to wear the same costume twice. After many years, this is becoming a challenge. This year we were Carl and Russell from the Disney movie UP, the Day of … Read more
Halloween is the best time of the year! When else can you play dress up and go all out? This year my husband and I had three Halloween parties to attend and I was determined to wear a different costume to each party. This year we went as Running with the Bulls, the characters from … Read more
I saw a picture floating around on Pinterest of a woman who had done a masquerade mask that looked like flesh, and when you move it from your face you are bloody flesh underneath. I fell in love with it and knew I HAD to do it this year. I made the mask from a … Read more
I’ve wanted to create this Mystique costume for a few years and finally researched it enough to take the time to do it! I ordered a custom made Marine Blue Lycra Spandex Catsuit from milanoo.com complete with hands and feet, which came to about $30 with delivery to me in Newfoundland, Canada. I looked at a … Read more
My boyfriend and I are big soccer/football fans and couldn’t believe this year when Uruguay’s Louis Suarez BIT Italy’s George Chiellini. It was a famous bite seen around the world and was turned into memes, YouTube videos and dubbed Suarez as a vampire! It wasn’t his first bite (and I am sure it won’t be … Read more
Like most of us out here, Halloween is my favorite holiday! I started manifesting this Mystique costume in my mind during Halloween 2013. The end result was better than I imagined and it only took time, creativity, and some fun. Supplies: Plain blue spandex bodysuit Tulip Soft Velveteen Blue fabric paint from Michael’s (almost the … Read more
The components of my costume include: Curled Black Hair, Skull Headband, Creepy Broken Doll Makeup, long sleeved black shirt, purple tutu, white tights, black boots, and white gloves. For anyone who wants to also try to be the same character for Halloween, some substitutions that can be made if desired for certain costume parts including: … Read more
My family and I enjoy watching and reading the Hunger Games. As an adult I have never dressed up for Halloween. I was going to attend a Halloween Party for Exchange Students and wanted to make sure it was something International that teenagers would appreciate. I also wanted to theme it with my husband and … Read more
When Maleficent came out in theaters this year, I promptly went to see it. Having grown up watching Sleeping Beauty, she became the most trancing Disney character I’d had ever watched. Maleficent was so inspiring visually. I was very taken from beginning to end by the graphics in the movie, but Maleficent’s look and wardrobe … Read more
When I started thinking about what I would like to be for Halloween, I wasn’t sure where to start, but I knew I wanted to put together a costume on my own, instead of paying the ridiculous price for a crappy store bought costume. One night, I went out to a bar wearing my hair … Read more