Last year my son decided to be a Thanksgiving table. This creative Turkey Head on Thanksgiving Table costume idea was super easy to create! I just cut two squares out of cardboard and hot glued them together. I also taped them together, for added security! I cut a hole in the middle, large enough to fit … Read more
I was looking for something unique but yet would help keep my daughter warm on a cold Halloween night ! I wanted something easy for her to get in and out of too. With out a ton of makeup and accessories. So I saw a devil egg somewhere and I knew I had to make … Read more
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The computer game “Oregon Trail” [circa ’85] always ended with me getting dysentery in grade school (in the game, not on the playground.) This Oregon Trail costume was an easy costume to put together, the key parts are: 1. Custom Oregon Trail sign (which is a foam picture frame found at craft stores painted in … Read more
I have been experimenting with different Halloween makeup ideas for a while now, and when it came time to chose a Halloween costume, I was torn between going as a Zombie or the Corpse Bride… enter Zombie Bride costume! The makeup is done by using white cream makeup as the base, and then the rest … Read more
I love Halloween, my husband hates it! I make him dress up every year. And every year he tells me my ideas for his costume are stupid! This year was no exception. When I told him I wanted him to be the devil, he told me that was stupid. I purchased red contacts, black and … Read more
My husband was in a beard contest nearing Halloween, so we came up with this Tom Hanks on Castaway and his best friend Wilson the volleyball. Tom Hanks as Castaway costume is really easy, raggy clothes, long beard and hair (he used a wig for the hair, but the beard, all natural). Cut the toes … Read more
I went to high school with Uma Thurman, so I always felt a little personal sting (along with a thrill for her) when she got to do such cool things on film as play Baron Munchausen’s Venus, dance with John Travolta (I mean- WOW!) and to also to be a super villainess in a Batman movie. Alas, … Read more
I started this Spooky Dia de los Muertos couple costume with a men’s plain brown jacket and added gold spider material to the lapel and pockets and the jacket and the entire front of the vest underneath. The black hat has a brown and gold spider ribbon on it and brown flowers added to the side. … Read more
For his love of Arizona Iced Tea, my 12-year old son decides he’d like to be just that for Halloween! So, my creative wheels started turning and I dived into this project of make an Arizona iced tea costume: using a hula hoop and a shower curtain as my main parts! I wasn’t sure how … Read more
Royal Tenenbaums is one of my favorite movies, so when I had to make a last minute costume for a party I immediately wanted to try creating this Royal Tenenbaums couple costume. My boyfriend and I threw these costumes together in 1 day by visiting thrift shops and getting together some simple things! The few … Read more
I got the idea for this easy homemade Frida Kahlo Halloween costume visiting a museum, and it actually turned out to be quite easy to put together. I already had a Mexican/Sante Fe print skirt that I had purchased from Urban Outfitters and a peasant blouse. The beads came from travels to Brazil, but I’m … Read more
To come up with an original costume is becoming more and more challenging every year. I have been everything from Peggy Bundy to a lady bug. I have always been very sexy, but this year I decided, let’s step out of the box and go for gold. I chose to be “Lady Gaga’s alter ego … Read more