Someone-Special
My little girl is 16 months and everytime I put her hair in pigtails, everyone was mention how she looked like the little girl, Boo, from Monsters Inc. So when it came time for Halloween, I knew exactly what I wanted out little family to be! This was my very first sewing project so the … Read more
Inspired by different sources online, I managed to make a convincing Residents Eyeball. First I took a beachball, around 14-15 inches and used it as a base for paper mache. I applied 3 or 4 layers of newspaper, and then two layers of computer paper. (Also make sure to coat the beachball in vassaline so … Read more
For me, Halloween is a time to let loose and have some fun and what better way then to become a bath toy! I was a self made loofah for Halloween and the reactions I got were PRICELESS! I had numerous people asking if they could take pictures with me, rub up against me, even … Read more
I was Foxxy Cleopatra (Beyonce’s character from Austin Powers), mostly because my friends wanted to be Austin Powers and Vanessa Kensington. It ended up being a lot of fun though. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get my hair to do this, so I used an Afro wig and luckily I just borrowed one my friend had from … Read more
My mom has always made me costumes since I was a little girl and now she helps me with couple’s costumes. With two heads we always come up with the easiest way to get it done. I’m the dreamer and my husband is a great sport! He will do just about anything, from face paint, … Read more
My fiance and I are always looking to get a good laugh with our Halloween costume. We found everything we needed for this costume at GoodWill, except for my wig and the fake cigarette which was purchased at Party City. This was a super easy costume; finding the wheelchair was probably the most difficult part, … Read more
Saw this Blue Hawaiian Cupcake costume on Pinterest..and had to figure out a way to make it into a costume! Used rubber hose, stuffing and lots and lots of tulle. Made sure to make it large enough to put around my chair so I could work during the day. I love my hot glue gun!!
I started these the Maitlands’ from Beetlejuice homemade costume with a 2 inch thick sheet of Styrofoam insulation (8ft x 4ft). I was able to convince the guy at the home improvement store to cut the sheet into 8 square pieces. I then used liquid nails to glue 4 of the pieces together for each … Read more
This armor was made from crafting foam and fabric tac. The most difficult part was the collar and shoulders. The shoulders are made from a party hat that was cut in half for left and right. The spikes and scales are also made of craft foam..the codpiece is a leather like material and the studs … Read more
Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum from 3 Little Ninjas. We spray painted white robes and wore white scrubs. We also wore white tshirts under our robes. We bought white masks and paint from the craft store and painted the masks ourselves. Painting the masks was not easy and it took a little time. People went … Read more
I actually bought the Lady Gaga wig at Cards & Parties. The costume was $50 there so I went to the Goodwill and bought the pants, shirt & jacket for $15. The make-up took me about an hour & a half to do (I thought my arms were going to fall off, lol). We all went out … Read more
This Victoria’s Secret Bag was the cutest costume I’ve ever worn and everyone seemed to love it! I just took a regular box and cut the front and the back to be the same size. I measured the lines so they were equal and alternated pinks for the stripes. I just used cursive stencils that I found at … Read more