Neurotic? No, no, no! I don’t like that word. I’d say, thorough. Yeah, let’s go with that. When I decided that I wanted to be Alice it was not even a question that there’d be extensive underpinnings. I’m nothing if not, well, thorough. First, a lady needs a corset. I make them professionally so it … Read more
Part 1 – Spoon Hat and Ice Cream: To begin making my Chunky Monkey costume, I found a hoodie hat at the thrift store and covered it with silver fabric that I had on hand. I created the spoon handle with silver fabric, foam, and a wire hanger. I made the ice cream poncho from … Read more
Giant Skull Heads with Poncho El Chihuahua We are five grown-ups and our costumes had to show it. So we made them big. As big as we could. Giant. Drawing inspiration from a culture we don’t know much about, visions of pinata makers, kids’ drawings, our long-forgotten arts and crafts education and a skull whiskey … Read more
I put my all into Halloween every year and am addicted to illusion costumes. I started working on this costume in July (I had to pace myself as I suffer from a long-term illness). I am no longer able to work, so I was determined to make some big money using my creativity. My hard … Read more
I think we are all fascinated with the harrowing tale of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. Personally, I think it is a cool story outside of the usually sexual connotation. FYI- Not everything about Halloween has to be overly sexy, or does it? Hmm, the debate is still in the air … Read more
For the past 10+ years, Beechland Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky has been hosting a Trunk or Treat event for the community. Church members don their costumes and decorate their vehicles for Halloween and then give out candy to children of all ages. In the beginning years of the event, several of the members of … Read more
My sister, mom, and I decided to be the Sanderson sisters this year. We didn’t want to spend a lot of money so we gathered up things that we had around the house. We went and got a few things from a thrift store, but that was about it. We didn’t have a lot of … Read more
We always dress-up at my job. I work as a cook in a school cafeteria where we serve kids from kindergarten to high school. I enjoy seeing the smiles on the kids faces when they come to lunch to see the unexpected,such as a bunch of cafeteria ladies dressed in cool costumes. Since I always … Read more
Our radio station crew dresses up every year and volunteers to give out candy at our annual Trunk or Treat on Mainstreet Event in Levelland, TX. We bring our sound system, dress up with a theme and hand out candy and do photo ops with the community kids (and adults)! :-) This year our theme … Read more
For those people who know me, I am known as the king of Halloween. I suppose the reason for that is because of my Halloween costumes. For the past nine years, I have been into making homemade costumes, getting bigger and better every year. Over the past nine years I have honed my skills as … Read more
I love to make my costumes. I would hate to show up with the same costume as someone else. I was talking to my friend about what I could be this year. She told me I should go as a loofah. She saw it on Pinterest. I was hesitant, but in the end I decided … Read more
My daughters are absolutely in love with the LEGO Movie. They are constantly quoting the movie and singing the ‘Everything is Awesome’ theme song, so when it came to coming up with an idea for this year’s family costume, it was a no brainer – a Lego Family Costume it was! My 3-year-old already thinks … Read more