I wanted to create a different kind of costume and what’s better than homemade? I chose cardboard because it was readily available and I’m better with a hot glue gun than a sewing machine. The outer shell is cardboard boxes from my husbands past job at lazyboy, the “guts* were purchased from my local Dollar … Read more
My daughter was inspired by both The Walking Dead and Carrie when she came up with this costume. We used an old Bridesmaid dress that my sister in law was going to donate, a couple of tubes of store bought fake blood, and some cheap costumes makeup. to create the appearance of torn flesh, we … Read more
I found the zombie baby belly at a costume shop and went from there. The belly was battery operated, I would press a little button that was under my shirt and the baby’s head would come out of a rotten belly and start screaming like a demon, his eyes would flash red too! The belly was … Read more
I’m an English guy living in a small town in Slovakia, every June the town hosts the biggest carnival in Slovakia, I think over 2000 costumes normally (mostly kids as its held on the last day of the school year in the afternoon). Last year I managed to pickup 4th prize with the “man in … Read more
This was my first time I’ve ever dressed up so dramatically! I really enjoyed this costume, it was simple, inexpensive, and spooky! I used make up from Walmart (any brand will work). I purchased light colored foundation (a lot lighter than my skin to give it that pale look) & then I applied baby powder … Read more
So, I had been away for 4 years serving in the United States Marine Corps. Every year, I always managed to miss my favorite holiday: Halloween! Once I came home for good, I had just enough time to prepare my Halloween costume. I figured a mummy would be easy enough to make and I can … Read more
This costume was made to enter a costume contest at our summer camp. We used the idea of a headless person but added a twist. Using a large box as the main prop in this costume we were worried about how heavy it would be, luckily our daughter is a trooper and didn’t mind. We … Read more
I give Halloween my all every year, but this Horror Movie Victim Halloween costume has got to be my all-time favorite. It was simple, sexy, and scary, an homage to the early 80’s but also timeless. One of my favorite things about it was that at a glance, it was just shorts, a t-shirt, and tube … Read more
My creepy button-eyed doll Halloween costume went through various stages before the final addition of the button eyes. I first started out making the dress (which turned out was the easiest part). I added a purchased corset over top. The first time I used the costume I made it a steampunk doll and painted myself silver. … Read more
As a Cub leader, I’m a massive fan of dressing up. When we had a Medieval themed night in the program, my head spun with ideas! I decided that I would go as someone with the black plague. Educational, interactive, disgusting! The priority was to create realistic boils. I did this using large sized bubble … Read more
This last-minute Headless child costume was made the night before we were to go trick or treating. My son had a Halloween party at school and the shop bought costume got all ripped up and he didn’t tell me until the night before Halloween so it was a bit of a panic and I have never … Read more
This Halloween I really wanted to try something cute but a little different than the generic costumes you see girls wearing every year so I settled on a ghost; I haven’t seen too many girls dress up as this and it seemed like it would fit my price range as well. For this costume I … Read more