We both put these day of the dead outfits together for the Hard Day of the Dead festival. We decided to be a dead bride and groom, wearing matching colors (red and black). I also put an A initial (for Alain) over my heart and he put a D initial (for Debbie) on his hat. … Read more
My husband and I host a Halloween party every year with a couple of our good friends. We have been many characters/costumes over the years and the only rule we have is… we can’t be something we have already been. Over the time we have been dressing up, we have made a contest with ourselves … Read more
I decided that I would go as the Bride of Frankenstein for Halloween this year. I am getting married in a few weeks, so it seemed fitting. I started by buying 3 yards of muslin fabric and 3 yards of the mesh fabric. I folded these in half and sewed a seam along the edges, … Read more
I was tired of the same old costumes, so i decided to make mine, I had a costume party coming up and it happend to fall on Día de Muertos, The band that was going to be playing was a classic rock / grateful dead tribute band! I figured everyone would be a sugar skull or … Read more
After Seeing Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” in the theater, I knew I had to make a Mad Hatter costume. I didn’t want to do it right after it came out because I didn’t want to be one of twenty Mad Hatters everywhere I went. Also I knew it would take a lot of work … Read more
Every year my friends and I do a group costume. We’re all in-shape, have creative spirits, and all commit to a theme even when it leaves some of us looking a little silly or hidden (as with last year when I ended up the Orko in our Masters of the Universe group because I one … Read more
This Halloween I created my first couples costumes! When my boyfriend and I first met this year we bonded over our love of video games. Together, we would play the villains and superheroes fighting game “Injustice.” After playing for a while we realized that he looked like the Joker! So, we came up with the … Read more
My son has always been mature for his age. On his 3rd Halloween he kept asking to watch Edward Scissorhands. Finally agreed. Two years later (this Halloween) he asked if I could dress him as Edward. I agreed and here we are. We did a simple black pant and black shirt, added a few studded … Read more
Saw a voodoo doll costume online and figure I should just make it. Cost: Under $40 Simple dress pattern: $2 Black Yarn: $2 Needle/Thread: $6 Fabric: $7 Petticoat: $12 Black tights: $5 Red felt for heart: $1 I did the whole thing in about 8 hours. Basic understanding of a dress pattern would have helped. … Read more
So I decided about a month ago to dress up as Edward Scissorhands for our company costume contest. I began with asking for donations on belts that I could cut up or just borrow. I used black duct tape, Velcro strips, a black jacket, black pants, black boots, white costume make-up, black and brown eye … Read more
I have three daughters; the oldest a redhead, the middle a brunette and the youngest is a blonde. This makes for the perfect set up for Sanderson sisters’ costumes from the movie Hocus Pocus. My husband was Billy Butcherson and I played the part of Binx the cat. I started the costumes by searching Good … Read more
Halloween is me and my fiancé’s favorite holiday! This year, we decided to go as a couple. Luckily, Eric (my fiancé) doesn’t have any hesitations when it comes to wearing makeup! We hit up a local costume rental shop and picked out the makeup we would need to create the Grinch’s face. We bought one … Read more