I decided this year that I would be Lilith, the Bride of Dracula and my boyfriend would be Dr. Acula. I started out with just a simple black dress that I bought from an online store on clearance. I then went to a fabric store and bought a pattern in taffeta that would match the 18th … Read more
I think selecting the right costume should have some guidelines to follow. First it has to be something I enjoy and it should have some similarities to your HWP stats to make it more believable. For this year I choose to do Captain Jack Sparrow from the scene where he was on the island and … Read more
Halloween is about ghost and goblins, and this gave me the idea to go to a classic movie for inspiration. I watched the original Wizard of Oz and decided that the costume I would make would be the blue flying monkey who scares everyone to this day. Finding my creative original costume idea: I started … Read more
We raided the Goodwill and Buffalo exchange. We needed up buying a black suit, a white blouse and black tight leggings for the Mia character. The tie was hand-made in Santa Fe, NM by Santa Fe Stoneworks. We bought our wigs from Spirit Halloween shop. We love the movie and thought that Mia Wallace and Vince … Read more
I really love creating my own costumes because there’s something about the store bought ones that really turns me off. I’m fond of makeup and hiding my face so my first real creation was an attempt at creating something that resembled the Cats Musical play characters. I started by spending many days visiting our local … Read more
Every year our friends throw an over-the-top Halloween party and we wanted to step up our game in the costume department. So my boyfriend, Sam, and I decided to go as Adam and Barbara Maitland couple Halloween costume. The masks took about a month to make as we worked on them a little after work … Read more
This year I wanted to put my creativeness to work and make a custom costume. Edward Scissorhands is one of my favorite movies! The scissors were created using foam, brats, spray paint and red paint. The costume was made with many belts around my body. Some of the belts I had already owned and the … Read more
I’ve always been a huge Halloween buff, and I’ve especially always loved Sweeney Todd. I wanted to be Mrs. Lovett for Halloween for years now, but I could never get anyone to agree to be my Sweeney Todd. Then I met my amazing boyfriend. He loved the costume idea as much as I did and … Read more
Halloween was rolling round again and I was struggling to come up with an idea for my homemade Halloween costume this year. I had already done the standard costumes like vampire, dead nurse, corpse bride and last year I was a Steam punk pirate captain (which I will also make a lens about as she … Read more
I bought 2 Viking wigs from eBay and cut one up and glued it to a black long sleeved top and black tights with clear silicone. I also glues some of the hair to the inside of the shorts so it would hang down a bit as well. I bought the beavers kit off eBay … Read more
This creative Steam punk Pirate Captain halloween costume I made for Halloween last year and also for use in a Steam punk costume contest. I wanted to create a Steam punk airship pirate captain in a similar style to pirates of the Caribbean. This is what I came up with. First I made the bloomers … Read more
Our 4 year old daughter chose this costume. I think she did so just for the blue eyeshadow and the red lipstick. The first thing we made was the crown. We cut, covered, shaped and glued stripes of cardboard to make the crown. We then decorated it and glued it to a headband! Next we bought a … Read more