Getting ready for Halloween 2011 I was trying to think up a good costume. I was Boba Fett the year before and that went over pretty well so I needed to up the ante. Black Swan had come out under a year before and I’m constantly told that I look like Natalie Portman so I … Read more
My mother made all costumes for the family. We just added the extras. I made my daughter’s dress of the good witch Glenda by buying from the second hand store a puffy dress. I added a special thing that went under the dress to make it even puffier. Then I got some lace and added … Read more
I glued three pieces of toilet paper to my face using spirit gum and then ripped them starting at where my mouth ended. The glue kind of made the toilet paper stiff so it was easy to paint with face makeup. I painted side of my cheek where I had ripped the toilet paper off … Read more
This Dia de los Muertas (Mexican Day of the Dead) costume was a blast to make. I already had the Mexican-looking long skirt. I bought a cheap black corset from Walmart and hot-glued black and red roses and black feathers on to it. Then I glued fake black and red flowers onto a plain back … Read more
My kids are 11, and 7, and wanted to be something together, so I came up with Frankensein and his bride. We went to Salvation Army to buy a wedding dress but because my daughter is so little I had to completely alter the wedding dress to fit her, then we started with the blood … Read more
From an image from the “BraveHeart ” movie, I looked at his attire and then went to a fabric store and ordered 6 yards of green and brown plaid material but really only needed a couple of yards. It’s basically wrapped around me and held up with a brown leather belt I had. From a surplus … Read more
We are Halloween NUTS! We go all out including a haunted barn and parties for the kids as well as ones for the adults. To us, Halloween is about being crazy and creative and most importantly having fun! The Joker and his tag line – Why so serious? ! was a perfect fit. We had … Read more
Originally we promoted our large group of friends to attend a local Halloween party as the whole entourage of characters from the classic 1987 ‘s vampire flick, The Lost Boys. Although our friends declined, my husband and I decided to go as the two main characters, Michael and David. We sourced the outfits from goodwill … Read more
My daughter won best costume at her Anime Club with this Sally costume. My aunt sewed the dress, but I did the rest. The tights were dyed blued with Koolaid, and the arms are the tops of men’s long socks, also dyed with Koolaid. I used a black sharpie marker to draw on the stitches. … Read more
I love Halloween. But I also love money. So when Halloween rolled around my friend and I wanted to see how far we could go with just twenty bucks. Which lead me to the idea. Bucks. Or rather deer. I wanted a costume that also allowed me to paint my face which I had not … Read more
This makeup was a last minute job. I received an invite to a Jagermeister Halloween event that was free, had food, kegs and unlimited Jager in September, lol. It was a bit odd, but since I LOVE Halloween, dressing up and free things (especially booze! lol), I decided I HAD to go! So I pulled … Read more
This was a last minute costume. I had wanted to be Medusa for a while, but could never afford to pull it all together in time. Until last year! All on the day I was set to help my friends do their makeup and go out for the night. I bought some cyber dread falls … Read more