Awesome Homemade Living Hand Sally Costume!

Living Hand Sally Costume!

I have always wanted to create a costume that makes people do a double take. And this year was hands down my year! I absolutely love The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Sally has always been my favorite character. I wanted to create a Sally costume that could bring some of that Tim Burton magic to … Read more

Grandma on Her Recliner Illusion Costume

Grandma on her recliner

One day my husband and I were at the furniture store looking at couches. He sat on a recliner chair and I looked at him and said “that’s what I’m being for Halloween!” The idea took off from there. A bit of fabrics some for glue and stuffing (and prob 15 hours later) WAHLA!

Scary Amputated Legs Illusion Costume

Scary Amputated Legs Illusion Costume

Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I really wanted to turn heads this year. This costume does include my full body… no amputations necessary. Really! Take a second look! I made this costume from second-hand clothes, an old comforter, a styrofoam manikin head, and (of course) fake blood! I spent weeks adjusting the stuffing from the comforter … Read more

Funny Illusion Couple Costume: Jay-Z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy

Funny Illusion Couple Costume: Jay-Z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy

Jay-Z and Beyonce took Blue Ivy out…Jay-Z was a bit of a challenge. I laminated a high megapixel picture of his face and glued it to a long high quality posterboard. Securely fastened the image with a slight slant to my torso with duct tape. Added padding to my shoulders and placed collar around his … Read more

Most Adorable Homemade Bowl of Spaghetti Ever!

Most Adorable Homemade Bowl of Spaghetti Ever!

I hand made my 3 month old son’s Halloween bowl of spaghetti costume.  I made the noodles out of yarn and glued them on a onesie.  The meatballs and the sauce is made from felt.  He is sitting in a bimbo seat under the plywood.  We cut a hole and attached a bowl that’s where my son … Read more

Original Girl in a Tree Illusion Costume

Original Girl in a Tree Illusion Costume: My ten year old daughter came up with this idea and built just about all of this costume by herself. She won the grand prize at her school's trunk-a-t

My ten year old daughter came up with this idea and built just about all of this costume by herself. She won the grand prize at her school’s trunk-a-treat costume contest and most creative at her school’s Halloween parade. It was hilarious seeing her walk around the neighborhood at night as a girl in a … Read more

Original Wolf Captures Little Red Riding Hood Illusion Costume

This is my Little red ridinghood and big bad wolf illusion costume.

This is my Little red ridinghood and big bad wolf illusion costume. Wolfs Upper Body and Head I made this out of a foam block I had for flower arrangements, a stuft shirt, a long nightgown, a regular backpack and a hiking pack frame. I used 2 cut PVC poles, inserted them into the bottom … Read more

Original Optical Illusion Costume Idea: “You’re Fired!”

This Halloween was and amazing one for me. I love creating unique costumes that are realistic as possible. With so many ideas in mind, I finally deci

This Halloween was and amazing one for me. I love creating unique costumes that are realistic as possible. With so many ideas in mind, I finally decided to do a costume that could represent some individuals in today’s world. I am talking about those people that are always late, absent many times in the month, … Read more

Coolest Mummy Carrying Cleopatra Homemade Illusion Costume

Coolest Mummy Carrying Cleopatra Homemade Illusion Costume

Here’s our homemade illusion costume. It’s the best time to let your creation shine! I LOVE Halloween so when my preteen asked to be an M&M wearing a tutu I was mortified! She is about to age out and the last to leave the nest. I took it as a personal challenge to make her … Read more

Homemade Jet Pack Optical Illusion Halloween Costume

This costume took a couple of days of planning and a lot of thought. But the results are great. people think that I\'m doing some kind of magic tri

This Jet Pack Optical Illusion Halloween costume took a couple of days of planning and a lot of thought. But the results are great. People think that I’m doing some kind of magic trick at first and then they laugh when they figure out the costume. I took one old motorcycle helmet one old Bee Gees … Read more