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
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
I love creating an original Halloween costume for our school Halloween Parade every year. As a teacher, I’ve received dozens of scarves as gifts throughout the years and I wanted to use them in some fun way as a costume. I came up with “The Scarves of Christmas Past” for a costume based on The … Read more
Halloween is my favorite holiday and I love competing in contests! I try to make costumes that make people smile and they can relate to. Usually I choose a weather theme but this year I decided it would be more for fun and not competition (well, that’s how it started at least.) My husband is … Read more
This year I set out with the goal of outdoing my last year’s Halloween costume, which was quite the undertaking! Last year I wanted a costume I would be able to wear to the premier of the final Hobbit movie, so I decided to try my hand at building Thranduil’s costume from “The Desolation of … Read more
These are my children Trinity (2) and Jordan (5)! Jacks head is made out of paper mâché and Sally’s dress and wig is hand stitched. I used hotglue, acrylic paints, puffy paint, yarn! The most difficult part had to be the Paper mâché because that head itself took 2 weeks! Originally got the idea off … Read more
I worked on both Halloween costume for about 6 months. I usually have an idea of what I want but somehow end up changing it as I go. Ice Queen Top: I used wood laminate lining, corset boning and led lights. Skirt: I used a regular white pencil skirt, tulle at the bottom and lace to … Read more
Every year we dress up in some sort of them! Since we are a family of 6 it can get difficult to think of something where we can each dress up. This year we chose Nightmare Before Christmas because I bought an inflatable last year that was perfect for the theme! I have four kids, … Read more
The Nightmare Before Christmas! It’s such a crazy, fun, theme isn’t it? We dressed up as a family, but here I am showcasing my daughter’s fabulous look that night! This costume took about 3-4 hours to make in total time, but it was worth every minute! Here is how I made it: I bought a … Read more
I got my idea of my costume from the of fair I seen the Oogie Boogie costume dare and I thought about it that would be a fun costume and I can make it better so you not. Every Halloween everybody want to be Jack skeleton or Sally for Halloween and Oogie is left out … Read more
I have been a huge fan of The Grinch ever since I was young. I am very creative by nature so naturally I love hair and makeup. I have been obsessed with the costume design and makeup in the movie “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”. I remember wondering how long it took them to do … Read more
This costume is going to be the easiest thing you can make for Halloween and may wear years to come. Items: Tons of burlap (you can buy it at home depo) Measuring tape Scissors Black marker Black Yarn Light Brown thread Yarn Needle Black Material Pipe cleaner or wire Glue gun You want to start … Read more