My kids wanted to be KISS band members last year! So I took lots of black clothes, added some face paint and there you go. Little did I know what they would get so many looks, but all was good! Everyone loved them! My daughter was the only one who won 2nd place, but together … Read more
I got the idea for making the Zoltar costume from the movie Big, then it just happened from there. I made my costume out of a refrigerator box that I got from Lowe’s, and the rest of the items in the fortune telling machine are just some things that I found laying around the house. … Read more
First off my boyfriend and I weren’t sure what we wanted to dress as, I was at Party Sty and a costume for Chong caught my eye, it had the wig, bandanna, sideburns, mustache, beard, goatee and glasses in it already and only cost $14.99. Went to the local thrift store and purchased a jean … Read more
I asked my son what he wanted to be for Halloween. His response was Tow Mater from Cars the Movie. I had went out and looked at costumes for him. Everything in the stores looked nothing like Tow Mater or even a vehicle. I had my mind set on making his costume for him. I grabbed his … Read more
My son wanted to be a ghost for Halloween. My husband was excited since he thought, hey, super easy-just take a sheet and cut two eye holes. But I did not want to go old-school and risk our son not being able to see clearly while trick or treating, and I knew that he would … Read more
My son is obsessed with Star Wars right now. So when I asked him what he waned to be for Halloween, there was no hesitation to pick Boba Fett. He says Boba Fett is way cooler than any Jedi because he has a blaster gun and a jett pack. When I was thinking about how … Read more
Baron Samedi is one of the folkloric spirits (Loa) from Hatiain Voodoo. While Baron Samedi is associated with cemeteries, death, magic, and resurrection. According to Voodoo folklore, Baron Samedi serves as the Grim Reaper – the spirit responsible for accepting a spirit into the dead. He is also known as being extremely charming and witty, … Read more
Last year Halloween was VERY wet and VERY cold. I almost didn’t take my son trick-or-treating because it was so miserable outside. However, the munchkin was dying to go and I had to find something quick that would keep me warm. I dug around in my closet (I LOVE clothes and have a ton of … Read more
I came up with the idea to be the Headless Horseman, because the story was so frightening when I was growing up in Alaska. We have plenty of lonely trails to get from here to there, so the story always entered my mind as I was walking home alone. I bought the old blue button-up … Read more
We love the movie Rio… Usually when I make a costume I start out by sketching my idea(s). In the case of this Rio costume I made sketches off of the movie. It took a lot of rewinding to get a good look at what Linda (Blue’s owner) was wearing. The costume had to be … Read more
I had purchased my son a store bought dragon costume and was hoping to wear something that would go with it as we had done that the previous year when he went as a lion and I was the Lion Tamer. The first thing that came to my mind was the Robert Munsch book The … Read more
I saw a Tetris costume online which started me thinking about cube type costumes. Thus my Rubik’s Cube costume was born. This was a huge hit at work as coworkers tried to ‘solve’ me. To create this costume, you’ll need two large square cardboard boxes, a few different colors of construction paper, black duct tape … Read more