I knew I wanted to be Poison Ivy for Halloween. Since my boyfriend and I always dress up together, he agreed to be Bane to complete the look! At first I thought I was just going to do this costume as fast and easy as possible. I originally had planned to just buy a green … Read more
This woodland witch costume came about because of the question: Why is a witch traditionally depicted with green skin? The answer was that she was becoming part of the forest. So from there I set out to create a character that looked like she had just uprooted from the woods and came out for Halloween. … Read more
This Little Dark Riding Hood costume idea began with a Gothic robe I bought in store. I had many other ideas for this costume like a Gothic witch, and vampire. When I saw the Little Red Riding Hood costume, I wanted to be it, but I didn’t have a red cape. Then I thought “what … Read more
For my Ursula costume, first I made the tentacles. I bought material purple and black and some cotton. I cut them into triangles and sewed the sides, then added the cotton along with copper wire to make sure I could curl them to my liking. I left some space for a belt at the top … Read more
I was inspired to create an Amelia Earhart costume for my three year-old daughter after seeing a DIY aviator costume on Oh Happy Day, a design website. Not wanting to produce a complete replicate, I decided to add an additional creative dimension by making a costume that was a newspaper clipping of Amelia Earhart. After … Read more
Ada (8 yrs old) knew she wanted to be a vampire for Halloween since August. Levi (6 yrs old) on the other hand went from Bat Man, to Ninja, to Darth Vader until just before Halloween and finally decided to join the other dark side with Ada. Being that Levi’s birthday is Halloween Momma was … Read more
I started out by buying two pieces of thick red paper to cut my parrot wings out of. I bought a pack of blue, green, red, and yellow feathers to put on my skirt. I bought the same colors of felt. I bought ten pieces of each. Also I bought a pack of stretchy red … Read more
This is Mia, who came up with the idea of being “Annabelle” for Halloween this year. We purchased an old dress and basically reconstructed it to look like Annabelle’s dress in “Annebelle” and “The Conjuring”. We decided to put a lot of emphasis on her makeup, to make sure she had the definition of a … Read more
We emulated the Two-Face from “Batman: The Animated Series.” THE SUIT: I ordered a little boy’s five piece suit from blacknbianco.com in white. It came pretty quickly, but I ordered it over a month in advance to assure we got it in time. I didn’t know what the best fabric paint was to use and … Read more
When I decided that I wanted a shocking and disgusting Halloween costume, I ordered a latex mask from amazon. The first one ordered was sold out so I went with a back up one. I bought liquid latex, black and red makeup, black out eyes, spirit gum and remover. The gown and gloves I bought … Read more
To make this unicorn costume, you’ll need: 1. White unitard. 2. Two pairs of white tights – convert one of the pairs into sleeves by cutting off the feet and the center that passes between the legs. This will be where you head comes through (arms where legs usually go). 3. Two white or silver … Read more
This is the 2 dollar costume. Took a pic of my eyes. Printed it on a colour photocopier. Cut out the eyes and pasted them on my face on either side of my nose. Pulled my hat down and could still see 5 feet in front of me. I went to a party at a … Read more