Two-Face was once Harvey Dent, the clean-cut district attorney ofGotham City and an ally of Batman. However, Dent goes insane after mob boss Sal Maroni throws acid at him during a trial, hideously scarring one side of his face. Dent adopts the “Two-Face” persona and becomes a criminal, choosing to bring about good or evil … Read more
These costumes gave my wife and I an epic 2013 Halloween. We placed first place at a Halloween costume contest winning $500 at Solona Beach, California. The first thing I do when making a costume is conceptulize an idea from pictures off the web or from a movie. Making Digitigrade Stilts I have aways wanted … Read more
This was the first year that I had no clue what to be for Halloween, i wanted to spook the pants off people so I got to thinking what was the scariest movie that really messed with people…..the exorcist. I found the basic cosume at a local Halloween shop (the only one on this small … Read more
I’m a nut for Halloween. My kids say I go over the top but I’ll let you be the judge. I started with the idea for the hair. I decided that a bright red wigs found at a thrift store would work. Next I bought 36 rubber snakes. Attaching them was more difficult. I cut … Read more
Every year our daughter, now 5, selects a theme for us to follow each Halloween. This year it was Day of the Dead! We began by searching images of face makeup that we liked and I, being the art teacher, combined them in to one-of-a-kind designs. Now, part of the challenge that I look forward … Read more
For my Joker costume, all I wanted was accurate, without destroying my bank account. So I found a place right in the middle. Nearly every piece was picked up at thrift stores, and it cost me very little in total. So here goes: Trench Coat: $12 I looked at many costume trench coats and they … Read more
The mask started out as a Dollar Tree plastic mask and a balloon for support. I put the mask on the balloon then covered it with four layer of paper mache, going all the way around to the back of the head and covering the ears; each layer adding to the details of making it … Read more
I recently fell in love with the movie The Black Swan (a little late I know) and was dying to recreate my own twist on it for this year’s Halloween! I love making my own costumes especially when you have plans to go to a big halloween party, because although someone may have the same idea- nobody … Read more
We wanted something different than the usual chucky and the bride so we decided to dress my twin boys up as Chucky and his seed. Off to the thrift shops we went! That is where we bought most of the boys costumes. We actually got all of the clothing for the seed there.we made a … Read more
This costume was a lot of fun to create! I made the shorts myself and then glued peppermints on to that. I had the red top and used red fabric to sew on it and then glued peppermints onto the red fabric. The hardest part was creating the shorts. Using a sequin fabric is tough … Read more
First off this costume was a ton of fun to make and watch it slowly come together. I have been wanting to make this costume for years since I loved it as a kid when the movie first was released. The hardest part of the costume was actually finding all the materials to make it … Read more
This year I challenged myself to do a different and interesting DIY Halloween costume every day of the month. Everything had been going really wonderfully! I was making the coolest stuff on a very little budget and I was rocking this challenge. Given that I had to keep topping myself and finish off with the … Read more