This was my first time attempting to make a costume. And because I have 2 kids..I wanted the costumes to complement each other. I was surprised when both my kids told me they wanted to be none other than Jack Skellington..Now they’d been watching the movie almost every day a month before Halloween. I just … Read more
My mom made this Sally costume using hand-dyed colored burlap from Fabric on a Whim. She hand-cut the patches, sewed them on and used black thread to stitch it to an old dress I had that was kind of stretchy. She used dark purple and brown Sharpie brush tip markers to draw patterns on the … Read more
My son wanted to be Jack Skellington this year and wanted to make his own costume. My son is four so I knew I was in for a treat with doing most of the work. But I didn’t mind at all we are very crafty people. I started looking up on how to make Jacks … Read more
We thought this would a fun witty costume plus it was merely a party and not a competition, so we froliced, danced and had fun, and the people around us had loads of fun too we had many pics taken of us with several people, After all everyone likes a little drama, so why not … Read more
I bought a ladies velour shirt for 2 bucks at local flea market, added white fur and gold trim. Wig was a lil wild, but all we could find.the shoe covers were made out of foam. I bought the thick white cotten tights and used rit dye to get the the bright yellow. The belt … Read more
This year, I must say halloween was a big success. We decided just after last halloween we wanted to do A Christmas Story theme and had to wait a whole year to pull it off. We were a little disappointed that many people at our annual church party did not get our costume theme (to … Read more
Halloween is me and my fiancé’s favorite holiday! This year, we decided to go as a couple. Luckily, Eric (my fiancé) doesn’t have any hesitations when it comes to wearing makeup! We hit up a local costume rental shop and picked out the makeup we would need to create the Grinch’s face. We bought one … Read more
I have made a few homemade costumes before, it just takes imagination. My one son has bleach blonde hair, so he has gone as Billy Idol (when he was just two) and it fit him perfectly. Then the following year was his little brother’s first Halloween, and they went as Mighty Mouse and Underdog, again … Read more
Suprisingly one of the easiest costumes I’ve done and such a HIT with people of all ages. Done individually these costumes would be a little hard to pull off but together the costumes were recognized left and right; I mean come on who hasnt seen Home Alone. Id be the one dressed as Marv along … Read more
My daughter wanted to be Sally from Nightmare before Christmas this year for Halloween. Not wanting to spend $50 on an outfit that honestly was going to fall apart before the end of the night, we set out to make our own. We went to JoAnn’s and picked out 14 fat quarters at $1 a … Read more
My boyfriend and I were trying to think of an idea to do for a couples costume this year. He wasn’t helping out at all, so I called him The Grinch of Halloween. And that is how we came up with being The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who. We bought green fuzzy fabric at JoAnn’s, … Read more
In our household Halloween is the time that sparks our imagination most. It’s been a long time coming , but this year we were able to pull it off!What you may ask? The Grinch and a version of Martha May Whovier. My husband has watched “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” by Ron Howard, several obnoxious … Read more