I have always wanted to do an elegant costume for Beauty and the Beast. I wanted them to look a little more historical, however, so I did some research on French court fashion from around 1800 and based the designs off of that. For the baby, we wanted to do Chip originally, but couldn’t agree … Read more
I always thought I could make this idea for a man with a tiny head work and I finally gave it a try this Halloween. I have never gotten such a fantastic response to a costume I have made. I made a small false eyes and nose from Sculpy and baked it in my oven. … Read more
Forget the “ghost with the most!” Civil servants are the REAL spooks in town, and none so popular as former 1939 beauty queen and Netherworld receptionist supreme, the MISS ARGENTINA Halloween costume! Oh you don’t know what I’m talking about? *sigh* You probably haven’t even read through the manual completely yet…. Attention K-Mart shoppers! Without … Read more
Shrek and Fiona costume was a fun, cute couple costume that was created from scratch from items found around the house! Fairy tale creatures keep out – An ogre lives here! Specifically, Shrek and Fiona! The advantage of this couple costume is that it is so huggable that you’ll have to fend off the advances of … Read more
I made this gory homemade Zipper Head in freezer costume at home with my kids and my husband. We all pitched in. The memories are the most memorable and that’s why I enjoyed making this refrigerator with my family. From a card board box from u-Haul storage I painted it with black spray paint and did everything … Read more
My wife and I were thrilled at the chance for our first true family group costume. We were going to be all the “bouncy” characters from Winnie the Pooh stories! My wife and infant son would be Kanga and Roo, and I would be Tigger. We were lucky enough to find a commercial jumpsuit pattern … Read more
This year’s Halloween costume was so last minute but turned out better than I could have even imagined. I was trying to decide what to be for a friend’s Halloween party and decided I would be a Troll. While walking through the Halloween store I came across fake tattoo arm sleeves. I then thought, oh … Read more
This Avatar costume was many weeks in preparation. I bought the Avatar costume at the Halloween store but only used it for the tail and the mask. I cut the ears off the mask so I could strap them under the wig. The wig, fangs, jewelry and the makeup were all purchased at a local … Read more
When I proposed the Sanderson Sisters to my best friend we knew we wanted to piece it together from scratch and not just buy the full dresses. We also knew that we would need to add as much detail as we could to create a true to the movie costume. I bought the crushed velvet, … Read more
My Poison Ivy costume cost me £0 to make! It’s made up of a nude vest top and a part of tights! I wasn’t keen on many Poison Ivy costumes I had seen, also most of them were leotards and I felt they looked to revealing! So, I had an idea to make something similar to … Read more
Since I love the movie and still scares me up to this day I decided to dress like IT because not a lot of people do it. WIG: I used a balloon, newspaper, flour, water, red spray paint and fabric and fiberfill for pillows. First I made a glue with the flour and the water … Read more
This inner Tigress coming out face painting was a last-minute costume that required very little effort. I wanted something quick but high-impact. I used face paint from CVS and it worked fine for me), and followed the picture as best i could. I am an artist, so if you are entirely inexperienced, have a friend come over … Read more