This was actually a last minute costume. It all started with a failed attempt at making a costume using stilts apperently I do not have balance. So two days before Halloween I searched the house to see what I could come up with. I used an outdoor skeleton and started to tear it apart. I … Read more
I wanted to be something creepy, but also have a costume that nobody would know who I was unless I wanted them to. I’ve always wanted to do a more complex face paint than the norm, but I like the effect of the paint itself with added appliances/prosthetics. The face paint took about 2 hours to … Read more
After being together for almost five months my boyfriend and I decided we wanted to dress up for Halloween. We knew we wanted our costumes to match and go together but we weren’t sure what we wanted to do. I had always liked making my own costumes and was excited to come up with two costumes … Read more
This skeleton costume is really easy and economic. You only need black and white face paint, black dress, tights or long socks and mittens. First I made the legs; I took an old pair of black socks and painted the bones. For the arm gloves you do the same. I was making them when my … Read more
My skeleton costume is very easy and cheap to create. My sister and I went as sister skeletons for Halloween this year. Our costume consisted of a t-shirt, under shirt, leggings and make up/ paint. You can either pick a white t-shirt to cut with black under cloths or the opposite. The way we made … Read more
Halloween was approaching, I was pregnant with my 3rd child and I wanted to dress up like I have the years before with my other 2 children; plus there was a costume contest at my work, so I just had to dress up. I did some research online looking for costumes that would just fit … Read more
This Skeleton Costume has been my favorite outfit so far. I had black pants and a blue dark top, borrowed the tie and lots of makeup. The makeup took me only an hour and a half, that’s plus the hands. I had seen skeleton makeup and didn’t think it was detailed and scary enough (I … Read more
My sister and I were making costumes for a Halloween party and I wanted to make a full skull mask. I only had a day to make my Homemade Skeleton Costume and built almost entirely out of cardboard, paper and duct tape, this was an inexpensive and fairly easy project to do. I was happy … Read more
Meet “THE KREEPER”! What you are looking at is a home built STILT costume which I built based on several characters from movies and TV with a twist of medieval flair. I’ve always wondered if I could build a stilt costume that would not look like I was walking on stilts, yet be practical and … Read more
My 5yr old has quite the imagination. She wanted to be a headless skeleton but also wanted to be sure everyone would know she’s a girl, so we added a tutu. Her head is also her candy bucket. This Homemade Headless Girl Skeleton Costume was so much fun to make and not too much work. … Read more
The year my daughter wanted a Skeleton Costume, I was not impressed at all with the store costumes as it involved more cheesey glow in the dark stuff instead of anything even coming close to real. Instead I purchased black sweats, 1/2 a yard of white material, some stitchery witch, a white knit hat, black … Read more
I wanted to create a costume that embodied the true spirit of Halloween. Jack o’ Lanterns and skeletons fit the bill, so I combined the two. I started with a black turtleneck shirt and slacks. Bought these at the Salvation Army for a few bucks and picked up some naugahyde (pleather) at the yard goods … Read more