I was inspired by a friend who makes things like backpacks and teddy bears out of duct tape. I wanted to make my own costume out of the same material and I couldn’t imagine dressing up as anyone other than my favorite super hero, Captain America. I made this costume out of duct tape and … Read more
My costume consists of many different elements I found myself and put together. My Halloween costume was originally made and designed by me for a performance about broken toys I did two years ago but I brought it back to life this year with a few changes. The dress I found in an op shop … Read more
I liked the sad broken doll makeup tutorials I was seeing online everywhere. I decided to try one out. I free handed my own make up using the cheap makeup I could find. Everything came from our local .99 cent store. I started by completely covering my face and chest with a light colored base … Read more
This Medusa snake costume took a little time to make, but was pretty easy! First, I purchased several small snakes, green and silver spray paint, glitter, a plain black jumpsuit, and fishnet tights. I placed the fishnets over the black jumpsuit and sprayed it with green and silver spray paint to get the reptile look. I … Read more
This year, my boyfriend and I embarked on a couple costume adventure. The most entertaining one was the bride of Frankenstein and Frankenstein. Using the cut off bottom of a soda bottle, I was able to bring my blonde hair up to a ridiculous height. A lot of Bobby pins, spray color and patience went … Read more
This year, I really wanted to go all out and come up with a super original costume that no one else would have. The only way to do that was to make something myself. I was struggling all month and could not think of any ideas worthy for me to attempt. I turned to my … Read more
This year, I was determined to actually put forth an effort on my Halloween Sharknado costume. Now, obviously, my costume was based on the terribly SciFi movies Sharknado and Sharknado 2. And surprisingly enough, the costume came out pretty much exactly like I had pictured it. Here’s what I used for the tornado: Metal Flower … Read more
I love going hunting with my dad and being our family is very involved with hunting I decided to make a costume out of it. Instead of going as the hunter I thought I would put my makeup skills to use and some of the branches you can buy at Walmart. I bought some flower … Read more
My nephew told me one day that I should be Blue from the Disney movie Rio. I’m a dancer so I got the inspiration from Rio Carnival – love the colors and they themes. I use yarn because I crochet. I also used Christmas ornaments, dollar store products, rhinestones and feathers plus glitter. I started … Read more
This was my second year making my costume and I think it went really well. My friend Tara decided we should do a league of their own. I was all for it, I mean it’s such an awesome movie. With about three weeks left before halloween Tara decided to buy her costume because it was getting … Read more
I enjoyed creating this homemade Winged Maleficent costume so much. Ever since I was a child I wished that I could have wings. One day I was watching TV and then I got the idea of wings from the Black Swan movie especially the transformation scene. I then started to think how to make the … Read more
This Clown costume was the first in a long time as I usually don’t go out and dress up. My sister did this for me and it was definitely a lot of work. We started making the wig a few weeks ago , we used gelatin and glycerine to make the bloody wig and proceeded … Read more