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

The Grinch that Stole Halloween Costume Idea for a Child

The Grinch that Stole Halloween Costume Idea for a Child

My son has always been creative in his choice for Halloween costumes…thinking if he can think it mommy can buy it/make it for him. As well from the age of 1.5 years his most favourite movie ever was The Grinch that Stole Christmas (the Jim Carrey version) so not surprisingly he wanted to be the Grinch when … Read more

Homemade Jack and Sally Halloween Couple Costume

Homemade Jack and Sally Halloween Couple Costume

This is what my boyfriend and me wore for Halloween last year. We got loads of compliments and my boyfriend even won first prize for his. Sally Costume: The Sally costume started out as a long floral patterned top. I then watched The Nightmare Before Christmas a few times and then worked out the general … Read more

Coolest DIY Nightmare Before Christmas Costumes for a Group

Life's No Fun Without A Good Scare!

I started these Nightmare Before Christmas costumes for a group in August 2021. We had a group of eight. My son and his girlfriend would be the Mayor and Sally. My significant other would be Jack. Halloween Towns famous trio Lock Shock and Barrel would be my nephew, daughter and her boyfriend. My Cousin was … Read more

Cool Cindy Lou Who Homemade Girls Halloween Costume

My Amelia takes her precious time every year trying to pick just the PERFECT costume... some how every year she picks a costume that TOTALLY fits her

My Amelia takes her precious time every year trying to pick just the PERFECT costume. Some how every year she picks a costume that TOTALLY fits her original look. This year she FELL IN LOVE with the idea of a Cindy Lou Who hair do! Our first step was to find a black and white … Read more

Glorious Female DIY Oogie Boogie Costume

Glorious Female Oogie Boogie

In 2019, I saw a viral Oogie Boogie gown and completely fell in love with the idea as Oogie Boogie is my favorite Nightmare Before Christmas character! I decided that for my 2020 costume, I would do the dress with my own design and spin on it. Towards the end of August, I gathered all … Read more

Best Homemade Jack Skellington Costume Ever Made

homemade jack skellington costume

My 6 year old son Braylon loves Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas. I looked at all the costume stores but not only was it unfairly priced, everything looked so cheap and the masks were terrible. I thought, “There is no reason I cant make this..and better!” My mom always made costumes for my brother … Read more

Insanely Awesome Homemade Yukon Cornelius Costume

yukon cornelius costume

Hello, my name is Stephen Simantiras and I am an Industrial designer from Morristown, NJ. I love designing and building a new Halloween costume every year that challenges my skills and knowledge of materials and different processes. Consequently, here is how I came to make this Yukon Cornelius costume. Growing up during the Christmas season meant … Read more

Cool Jack Skellington Costume

Coolest Jack Skellington Costume

My company had a Halloween themed party this year and I was so excited about it. My husband and I debated what we would be this year as he normally doesn’t like to dress up, but he saw my excitement and got into the spirit. Making the Jack Skellington costume After we came up with the idea for the … Read more

Oogie Boogie and Mayor Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Costumes

Oogie Boogie and Mayor Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Costumes

We didn’t start off with the intention of making Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween costumes. Originally the plan was to make Star Wars AT-ST two legged robot costumes out of cardboard, but then one thing led to another and we decided to recreate the infamous Oogie Boogie and the Mayor from the Nightmare Before Christmas. In … Read more

Cool Jack the Pumpkin King Costume

Cool Jack the Pumpkin King Costume

After I spent my first Halloween with my now husband, I knew I had hit the jackpot. I had found someone that loves Halloween as much as I do. Each year we try to out-do the year before. While we usually do something that is recognizable, we love doing costumes that remind us of our … Read more