To create this Cave-Woman and Cave-Man Couple Costume: You need to hit up a few thrift stores. The skin tight leopard dress was found at a thrift store as a ladies long leopard print dress. Cut garment to look torn and wild. I used leather strips to “sew” my dress to myself. It should be tight and … Read more
This Black Swan costume was so easy to create! The hardest thing was the red colored contacts! If you do not normally wear contacts a few hours in them SUCK! I started with the basics…. a black halter dress that I cut. I created the black tu-tu with tulle. 4 yards that I stripped, folded … Read more
For the Red Bull Can I used an old Tin Man dress and cut off the heart. Then I went to Hobby Lobby where I bought 1 yd of royal blue fabric, two sheets of red 8 by 10 felt and one sheet of yellow, and red cut out stickers. I hand painted the bulls myself and … Read more
My name is Emily and I live in Austin, Texas. Each year at Halloween I make it my mission to create a costume that is not only eye-catching, but also from something I personally like. For years I have been jealous of the elaborate politically correct Princess Peach gowns, but I don’t have the funds or the … Read more
For the bird- pieces of fabric tied around an elastic band and, tights, a colorful shirt, a mask and a feather. For the Doug- any brown clothes with ears and a tail. For the Old Man- button up shirt, suspenders, tennis balls, and balloons. For Russel- Cargo shorts and a yellow tank top with a … Read more
Little Red In my hunt for materials for our Little Dead Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf Couple Costume, I had called my mom a half a dozen time frantically asking if she had found a knee length cape. Her response was, “oh Sarah, I don’t know anyone who loves Halloween as much as you do”. … Read more
This costume cost was less than $40 a person. The first step is to figure out which person is going to be which turtle. The shorts were a quick and cheap find at sports authority. We found multiple green shirt/tank top options at Old Navy (also cheap). Here comes the crafty part! Picked up the … Read more
My friend Lauren and I decided that we needed a great costume for our first year in college, and what better a costume for college than something alcohol related? So we went to Wal-Mart, and honestly, we had the toughest time finding a proper tub that would look like a cup and would fit around … Read more
My two best friends and I decided it would be clever/fun to dress up as the three blind mice! We bought over sized grey t-shirts from the t-shirt factory, cut them, tied the sides, and made them into dresses. We were able to find a “blind as a bat” kit at a Halloween store which included and blind stick … Read more
The Golden Snitch, sometimes called simply the Snitch, is the third ball used in Quidditch. It is a small gold-colored sphere with silver wings and is about the size of a walnut. It flies around the Quidditch field at high speeds, sometimes pausing and hovering in place. The Seeker’s goal is to catch the Snitch before the other team’s seeker, … Read more
I wanted to do something fun but sexy. I just had a baby a year ago and never really stepped out of my comfort zone. I didn’t have a boyfriend to go as Adam, so I was a single Eve. I guess he was still mad at me for picking the fruit! I liked it … Read more
Every year I have a big Halloween costume party at my house. I always go over-the-top and decorate every room in the house. I also love to go all out and make my costumes! This year, I got a group of friends together to go as Disney characters, with a twist…ZOMBIES! Being a redhead, I … Read more