Awesome Marionette and Wind-Up Doll Couples Costumes for Halloween

couples costumes for halloween

These couples costumes for Halloween were inspired by a vintage wind-up doll I saw in the window of an antique store. I initially thought to complement my wife as a Ventriloquist Dummy, but decided that they are too creepy and that a marionette had a sweeter appearance. Our costumes were a big hit at the … Read more

Coolest Kids Frankenstein’s Monster Homemade Costume

Coolest Kids Frankenstein's Monster Homemade Costume

This is a costume I made over a couple of days for my son. My goal was to make a home-made boxy head shape for the monster. I started with a one gallon plastic water jug and cut the base off.  The idea was to use the square bottom as the base/mold. I then covered … Read more

Cool Homemade Giant Eye Costume from The Residents

Cool Homemade Giant Eye Costume from The Residents: This Eye Costume from The Residents was a fairly simply paper mache project.  I took a large beach ball and covered it with 5 layers of paper mache.

This Eye Costume from The Residents was a fairly simply paper mache project.  I took a large beach ball and covered it with 5 layers of paper mache.  After painting it a light cream color, I cut out a bottom whole just big enough to get over my head and another whole to serve as … Read more

Coolest Headless Man Costume

Coolest Headless Man Costume 79

I got the idea for this Headless Man Costume from this website, but I wanted to add my own unique twist. Although you cannot tell from the photo, the ‘neck’ is actually a tube that leads to a hidden backpack. That way, when my son went trick or treating, people would drop candy down his … Read more