My boss and I dressed up as Saturday Night Live characters for Halloween one year. I was Mary Kathern Gallagher and he was the Coffee Talk lady. My costume was the easy part (went to Goodwill and got a short plaid skirt, white knee socks, blue sweater vest and white collared shirt). I also managed … Read more
We started with the cheap Zombie Prom King and Queen Couple Costumes, which we knew we were going to destroy, so we didn’t have to spend money on. He bought his suit at the local Good will and I got my dress on clearance at a dress store and we both spent under $20 a … Read more
For Halloween last year my best friend and I wanted to get creative and take a humorous stance with our costumes, so after much thinking we decided to make our own superhero costumes. At first we didn’t know what to call ourselves, but that quickly changed after running into a couple friends. Now on campus, … Read more
The thrift store played a major role in our Mary Poppins and Chimney Sweep Couple Costume. Almost everything on Mary Poppins besides her umbrella and hat came from the thrift store. The Chimney Sweep’s, chimney sweep was put together using a broom stick, cardboard, hot clue and pipe cleaners. This costume was a lot of … Read more
2010 was one of Katy Parry’s best years, so I decided why not have a little fun with it on Halloween. I decided to use an outfit from her California Girls video, the candy dots. Making the dress was the hardest part. I initially took a XL white pillow case, but it was very thin … Read more
Here’s my giant LEGO costume. It was super fun and super easy to make! I took apart three card board boxes, duct tape, red spray paint and solo cups. My LEGO costume was such a big hit and everyone wanted a pic with me! I also won first place in the contest!!
What can we say? We love ourselves some Taco Bell. So what better way to tribute than to dazzle us up as some sauce packets. Super easy, just wrapped fabric around, safety pinned, and glued the letter that we cut from felt. Hardest part? Choosing what to write as your slogan!
Why buy a premade costume when you can make a more authentic one? I created this authentic Zombie nurse costume by first getting my hands on an authentic nurse’s dress and cap. You can find one easily online for about $30. The next step is to completely destroy your dress and cap. I dirtified mine … Read more
Well, what gave us the idea is the hair. What we did was went to the store, bought him the shirt and bow tie, put that on him with some regular pants. Then it gave us the idea that his hair is already long enough, so we just got some white hair paint and sprayed … Read more
We made the heads out of poster board. We pretty much cut up the board until we made it look like a mailbox (which we were told it looks like without the face made). We used superglue, regular paper for the eyes and teeth, and small wooden sticks for the eyebrows. It took a lot … Read more
When I was pregnant, I wanted something cute and original. I worked at a company that takes Halloween very seriously, so I knew it had to be good! I bought a plain white shirt, white cotton batting from Walmart, and pink dye and threw them all in the washer. The darker color pink worked the … Read more
I finally won the coveted annual costume contest with my Black Swan costume! It was also accepted into a gallery art show, my very first exhibition! I started with a black satin corset. I sewed lace around the top and bottom edges, then shredded it with scissors. I added feathers and sequins and a few … Read more