I decided to go as Scarlett Johansson from the film Under the Skin by Jonathan Glazer. A very obscure reference that I knew would not be recognised by most, I knew that at least the costume would be creepy if nothing else. And what else is Halloween for if not for scares? I chose this … Read more
Our 4- year old daughter loves princesses so we decided to give her a new spin on that idea and introduced her to Star Wars. She wanted to be Darth Vader for Halloween but decided that idea wasn’t “pretty” enough and asked to be Pink Darth Vader. In her mind, it was 1/2 bride (another … Read more
My son asked for a Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder version) costume this year and I wasn’t happy with anything I found, so I started brainstorming. I scoured Goodwill for pieces and searched the fabric store for suitable materials. Here’s how I put it all together. Coat – I found this at Goodwill, in women’s size … Read more
Having grown up in the 80’s, I was thrilled to share my love of Back to the Future with my kids. They love the movies even more than I do now, so much so that they asked to go out as Marty and Doc Brown for Halloween this year. The fact that this year, 2015, … Read more
I came up with this idea because I love doctor who and I thought a Dalek would look awesome on halloween. For this costume I used a lot of ply wood for the interior and card board for the exterior. First I used a scooter for the base and built around it with wood. Then … Read more
For the weeping angel I spray painted a dress and wings using a stone textured paint. I used gray gloves, stockings, shoes, face paint and hair paint. I put her hair into a bun before painting it and gave her fake pointy teeth. For Doctor Who I just dressed him the way the Doctor dresses, painted his … Read more
My son’s robot costume was so much fun to make. First I had to find a box that would fit. I have to confess that I used a beer box for the body – it was the perfect size and it was what we had on hand – yay Sam Adams. I did a search … Read more
Halloween is our absolute favorite! My husband and I are always trying to come up with fun costume ideas and we love to use movies, especially ones that we grew up watching, as our inspiration. This year, we thought it would be fun to pay tribute to Ghostbusters; and, since our son just has started … Read more
I took on a large Halloween project and this was my first time using L200 foam, creating latex masks/molds, electronics with voice changers/speakers, making a vacu-form mold and custom painting. I grew up loving Halloween and each year expand my knowledge building unique costumes. I went to the extreme this year to see what I … Read more
My 9 year old daughter wanted to be Medusa for Halloween, but after learning that Medusa turns people to stone she changed her mind to wanting to be a creepy statue. She has the personality that truly loves acting like a creepy character. She chose an angel after seeing them in cemeteries. The main part … Read more
My grandson wanted to be R2D2 this year. How hard can that be, I asked. I started with paper mache for the head, boy was that a mistake! It was messy and way too heavy! Luckily, that was the end to my hard, messy attempt. The rest was pretty simple and quick! Using a yoga … Read more
How did you come up with the idea for this costume? Since the age of three my son has been obsessed with Star Wars. For the past several years my son and I have been recreating costumes from the movies. This year we decided to go outside the norm and recreate a lovable creature from … Read more