For Halloween two years ago I was Bob Ross! I bought an afro wig, mustache, beard, pallet and paints (which I applied as you would see on a real pallet). Then I simply went to the Goodwill, bought the outfit I saw him most commonly wearing and then put it all together. The best part … Read more
I recently watched “Sleeper” with Woody Allen and it became an instant favorite. Found a police helmet from the Halloween store and cut off the brim and spray painted it silver. Cut toilet paper rolls in half for the ear pieces and affixed them with a hot glue gun. Filled them with tin foil and made a … Read more
Last year I was Pinnochio for Halloween! I bought the outfit from the local Goodwill and bought wood and yarn from Michaels to build the handle from (just crossed the sticks and looped the yarn all around and then glued it all together and stuck it down my shorts- also had to wear a girdle … Read more
I’ve wanted to make the black diamond costume from Moulin rouge for a long time so I finally did it! It took forever! I started it a few months ago and have been working on it every waking moment to get it done in time. I worked really hard to replicate it to the best … Read more
I decided to be “Ursula” from “The Little Mermaid” because I wanted to be a character not many people would think to dress up as. I’m a college student, and most of the girls my age tend to go for the more “sexy” character for Halloween. I told my friends about my idea and they didn’t think … Read more
My best friend and I decided this year that we wanted something original and creative for Halloween so we decided to make costumes and be Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story. We found a lot of inspiration from this website and some from just looking at pictures of the characters. Woody For Woody, I … Read more
I was going to an 80’s themed Halloween party and had to come up with a last minute costume idea. I played my share of video games at the arcades back then and one of my favorites was Pac Man. But making a Pac Man costume would be awkward (to move around in) and, frankly, it’s been done. So, … Read more
I used cardboard for the entire costume. Took a piece of string to get a proper sized circle, then cut out the pie. Then I used a roller to form a long strip which I adhered to the discs with tape. I had a cardboard roll from something which worked well. Large piece of PVC or something … Read more
I love Barbies. So this year we decided to make the life size Barbie in the Box. My youngest daughter Liberty, insisted on being her favorite one, Princess Barbie. So it was my pleasure to try and make it happen. The best part about this adventure was the help from my whole family. It was so awesome … Read more
My name is Asia, the joy of my life is Janice Caye. She is 5. She asked to be Hello kitty for treat day ( that is what she calls Halloween). After looking at the many stores being Hello Kitty was going to be more than .50.$ . so I decided to try and make the costume for … Read more
I got the idea of this Edward Scissorhands costume about 3 years ago from watching the movie. I’m a big fan of Tim Burton and found the costume to be very unique. Bought a whole bunch of belts which I glued to leather pants and the jacket from the thrift store. I just looked online at the pictures … Read more
I wanted to be a gumball machine and didn’t like the options for anything homemade. I didn’t want to spend a whole lot of money so obviously wasn’t going to buy something from a Halloween store. 1. I went ahead and bought a bra from Forever 21 because its cheap. I spend about eight dollars on that. … Read more