My son wanted something different for Halloween so since I’m always up for a challenge I asked for suggestions. “What about Animal from the Muppets? But it has to be cool, not lame” Gulp. So starting with a batting helmet as a base I layered foam to shape the head and went from there. Lots … Read more
My boyfriend and I wanted to do something fun and original for this Halloween so we decided to dress up as our favorite show’s characters Ders and Jillian from Comedy Central’s Workaholics (a show about a group of friends that work at a telemarketing company, they live together and raise hell together as well). This … Read more
Bunsen: First I paper mache’d around a beach ball. It took about 3 layers to make sure it was going to be strong enough to not break if it was accidentally dropped. Once it all dried it was easy enough to simply deflate the ball. Then I placed the paper mache ball on my head … Read more
When my friend bought me an awesome white blond wig from The Five Wits for my birthday, I knew that I had to incorporate it into a rockin’ Khaleesi Daenerys Targaryen costume for this year! I premiered it at New York Comic Con a few weeks ago and everyone told me I was the most authentic … Read more
This cheap and easy to make Dexter couple costume is probably the best one I have come up with to date. It has been almost one year since we did this and friends and neighbors are still talking about it. For the Dexter victim you can see from the pictures you only really need a … Read more
Our favorite show is Dexter so we loved the idea of creating an easy, inexpensive, yet memorable Dexter and his Victim Couples Costume. Dexter costume: Green long-sleeved Henley purchased from H&M or amazon.com Black apron purchased at craft store Face shield purchased at hardware store Syringe purchased at Party City Dexter’s … Read more
Last year, I wanted to be a clown, and I was going to make my boyfriend Krusty, but he wanted to be Kermit the Frog! I was still in love with being a clown, and thought “why not do both?” Then the idea of “Kermit the Clown”, and “Miss Piggy the Diva Clown” couple costume … Read more
Inspired from the SNL Skit! Homemade Sloppy Joe Costume: We found 2 circular cushions at Joann fabrics. We were also lucky enough to find that yellow fabric with brown splotches, which looks like a toasted bun (we initially planned to just use yellow and lightly spray paint it with brown but the fabric we can across … Read more
Get 4 girls for each of the Teletubbies. Each girl buys at least one roll of colored ducktape and a roll of cling wrap. Someone also needs to buy silver ducktape for the squares and pipe cleaners for the head pieces. First, wrap the cling wrap around you but make sure you will be comfortable. … Read more
I decided to be Alice for Halloween several years ago. That is Alice from the Brady Bunch! I did it the day before Halloween. I borrowed the blue dress from someone and already had the apron from a previous costume. Then I used a big piece of cardboard to be the TV. The hardest part … Read more
Oscar the Grouch: In order to create Oscar, I had to recruit a friend who was able to cut the bottom off of a metal trash can. He cut off the bottom, I drilled holes in each side and used a thick ribbon rope to create straps. I then coated the rough edges with duct … Read more
This was an awesome couples contest that won us $200! We bought furry fabric and folded it in half longways. We sewed the bottom parts on each side but left room for our arms. We cut out the hole for the mouth and sewed black mesh there. We sewed a small tube type thing on … Read more