I made the dress myself for Fiona and Shrek’s vest was specially made for him. Shrek’s vest is made out of fake alligator skin leather. Fiona’s ears are made from crayola clay and glued to the wig that I wore. We love dressing up and make kids days. We travel around to different Halloween parties … Read more
Halloween 2011 I wanted to be someone that would make people laugh which I definitely did. I decided to make my costume and become Princess Peach. You occasionally see the Mario and Luigi costumes at parties and I thought it would be funny if I showed up as Princess Peach. To make this costume was … Read more
I decided for Halloween 2010 I wanted to be something/someone who is icon and really known, which is Betty Boop. I thought this costume idea was brilliant because it just embraces my femininity. To make this costume I visited my local thrift store and got a skirt and a tank top that was red. All … Read more
Halloween is always a challenge for myself. Every year I want something new, something better, something no one else has. This year one of my outfits included this Middleamerican Sacrifice Priestess. Once I have an idea stuck in my head I roll with it! I love being creative and seeing what I can do with … Read more
I am a big fan of Spaceballs and it just seemed a no brainer to attempt a Barf costume. With a lot of help from my wife, my mother, and a dvr (to rewatch it a few times), we pulled off this costume. We had to fabricate the feet, tail, arms, and ears using faux fur, … Read more
I noticed there were no costumes from Wreck-It Ralph posted on here, so I thought I’d be the first to submit my costume. I dressed up as Vanellope VonSchweetz aka The Glitch. It started out with a wig and Vanellope tights I found on eBay. They had cost a fortune, but they were worth it. … Read more
This creepy,yet easy homemade SlenderGirl costume was inspired by the ever famous Slenderman scary story (creepypasta). I have always wanted to go as something creepy or scary for Halloween rather then just the traditional “vampire” or “creepy rag doll”. I wanted something that would scare the living day lights out of everyone. After about a few … Read more
This roller coaster costume was one of my best yet! First, I went to a local theme park to take pictures of an actual child’s roller coaster so that I could have inspiration in approaching this costume. Then, I enlisted the help of an amazing friend, someone that I didn’t mind being side to side … Read more
I have always made my own costumes. When I was growing up we never bought costumes we always made them. I was inspired when walking through a craft store looking at Halloween decorations. I was immediately struck by this cute boy and girl set of Scarecrows. This was the first year that I was with … 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
What I went through is I sewed the dress out of a simple pattern by Simplicity, then I had gone through with fabric paint to add the green. Same with the arm warmers but they were made from nylon. The wig I styled myself, I sewed all the wefts into the cap and made the … Read more
I wanted to create a different kind of costume and what’s better than homemade? I chose cardboard because it was readily available and I’m better with a hot glue gun than a sewing machine. The outer shell is cardboard boxes from my husbands past job at lazyboy, the “guts* were purchased from my local Dollar … Read more