My son wanted to create his own costume this year and be a headless man. We initially discouraged his idea as it seemed too scarey and dangerous to walk around not being able to see well out of the costume. That’s were the idea to have him hold his own head came from Then after … Read more
This costume is resurrected from one I first put together nearly 30 years ago, shortly after I had moved to Seattle. I was as poor as a church mouse at the time, and didn’t have a lot of money to spend. I had so many hopes, dreams and struggles; I wished I could make a list … Read more
I love all things sideshow/freakshow and got inspired after recently watching American Horror Story Freakshow. I bought the wig, beard, mustache, and headband at a costume shop. I already had the corset, skirt, and kimono. I used spirit gum to attach the beard and mustache. The trick is to keep touching the spirit gum with … Read more
Malcolm told me after seeing the minion movie that he wanted to be Bob for Halloween. He didn’t just want to dress up like a minion but to become Bob. I put my thinking cap on and came up with an idea. I searched all over online, Pinterest…everywhere to try to get an idea, nothing … Read more
Creating Adam and Barbara Maitland from the infamous 1988 cult-classic film “Beetlejuice” was not an easy task, but a challenge worth taking on. My boyfriend (Brae) and I agreed to wear a couple’s costume for the first time (usually, we dress up independently), and were up to the challenge of trying to recreate the classic … Read more
Bought all the costume elements at the local thrift store. After several cans of spray paint and many days of drying out masterpiece was completed. We built the platforms to split in half so we could walk. The boots were glued down with liquid nails. We wore green leotard over our faces so we do … Read more
Simply wrap yourself in toilet paper, melt some chocolate and smear it all over, and grab yourself a poo pillow! Be careful though, the toilet paper may rip and cause chocoalte to smear on your actual clothes, this was one issue for me, but it was worth the trouble! This was my fiance’s and I … Read more
My son wanted to be an astronaut but that seemed a bit moring, so I wanted to give it a twist. We decided to make it look like he was floating while attached to a rocket booster. His legs were the flames & we made him fake legs from PVC pipes and some sweatpants. The … Read more
I love the 80’s so as a big fan of The Never ending Story I thought this would make the perfect costume for my husband and I to create for a party we were attending. It got such a great reaction from everyone except the young 20 year olds who were clueless. My kids loved … Read more
My DIY Dimebag Darrell costume was made up of 1 purchased item! The beard! The clothing pieces (mens camo shorts, a ripped off sleeveless band shirt and ball cap) were loaned to me by my husband and the signature Dimebag guitar was loaned to me by a friend! Dimebag Darrell was an American guitarist and … Read more
My name is Katie Eastman and this year I transformed myself into Mystique from X-Men First class for Halloween! I have always been inspired by special effects makeup and love to watch shows like FaceOff on Syfy that show how makeup artists bring characters to life. I also quite enjoy watching movies and figured I’d … Read more
I made this costume using 100 percent recycled parts. We are talking foam pillows. Sport shields knee pads shower hose, game console parts took 3 months to glue paint air brush and tape all made by hand. Many sleepless nights started with a base of black fabric then cut and shaped forty pieces of foam … Read more