Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Costume

So for once I wanted to make a totally different costume. I usually get into creepy costumes with contacts. BUT unfortunatly my contacts ripped *and

So for once I wanted to make a totally different costume. I usually get into creepy costumes with contacts. BUT unfortunately my contacts ripped *and they are prescribed*. I had to come up with some new. Well I got this idea for a Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween costume one day searching online for make … Read more

Homemade Glowing Oogie Boogie Costume

Homemade Glowing Oogie Boogie Costume

I have been wanting to make an Oogie Boogie costume since I one, fell in love with the Nightmare Before Christmas, and two, realized that the only commercially available costume was hideous!  I finally set my mind to doing a glowing Oogie Boogie costume this year and I think it came out alright.  I used … Read more

Coolest Homemade Jack the Pumpkin King Halloween Costume

He is four, and his favorite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas…. It's Halloween time, so he wants to be Jack the Pumpkin King, of cours

He is four, and his favorite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s Halloween time, so he wants to be Jack the Pumpkin King, of course! How can we say no to that? Well, we couldn’t, and we nearly ran out of time figuring this one out! But, we did it, and here’s how we … Read more

Scariest Disney Costume Welcome Jack Skellington

Started out with the head. Clasic paper mache with a mix of DIY products to harden the mould (Plaster, cornice cement and aquadere) (Also had to be s

Started out with the head. Classic paper mache with a mix of DIY products to harden the mold (plaster, cornice cement and aquadere) (also had to be scary to have the effect with the young kiddies at the party.. Ha ha ha…). Bought a suit from second hand shop and then pin striped with a … Read more

Coolest Sally Rag Doll Costume

I have always loved Nightmare Before Christmas, so I decided to make a Sally costume out of scraps of material and a few of my old clothing laying ar

I have always loved Nightmare Before Christmas, so I decided to make a Sally Rag doll costume out of scraps of material and a few of my old clothing laying around. The first time I did the makeup I used LOTS of blue liquid eyeshadow and powder eyeshadow. I finally found an awesome makeup at … Read more

Coolest Nightmare Before Christmas Couple Costume

Halloween is our favorite holiday and we enjoy the creative process as much as the party and night itself.  We are not the type of people that s

Halloween is our favorite holiday and we enjoy the creative process as much as the party and night itself.  We are not the type of people that start our costume planning the NIGHT of Halloween.  We have ideas years in advance and plan for months each year to have our costumes ready. Our Nightmare Before Christmas costumes … Read more

Awesome Homemade Oogie Boogie Costume

You Will Need:• Lots of burlap• Velcro• Scissors• A Stapler• A Hot-Glue Gun• A Sharpie• Plaster gauz

To make this Oogie Boogie costume you will need: • lots of burlap • Velcro • Scissors • A Stapler • A Hot-Glue Gun • A Sharpie • Plaster gauze, (or paper maché) • Aluminum foil • Pins • Garbage Bag How to make the mask: • We covered my face in plaster gauze. We … Read more

Coolest Homemade Pumpkin King Costume

Homemade Pumpkin King Costume

The Homemade Pumpkin King Costume idea isn’t original but I decided to host a Nightmare before Christmas Halloween party at my house this year. There were several ways I wanted to approach this costume idea. The easiest way was to buy one, but where’s the fun in that? So I got the sewing pattern at … Read more

Cool Homemade Jack Skellington Halloween Costume

Homemade Jack Skellington Halloween Costume

This is my 6yr old son Tyler. He wanted to be Jack Skellington for Halloween this year. I did not like any of the Jack Skellington costumes I found so I decided to make my own Homemade Jack Skellington Halloween Costume. I started out with a tux he wore to a wedding. I painted the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Jack Skellington and Sally Costumes

Homemade Jack Skellington and Sally Costumes

My husband and I love making homemade Halloween costumes. We usually try to come up with something that is unique and works as a couples costume. This year we decided to be Jack Skellington and Sally from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. We were so excited about this idea and started trying to figure out the … Read more

Coolest Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Costume

Homemade Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Costume

My daughter in her Homemade Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Costume. We started with a plain dark gray dress from Goodwill. I bought different fabric pieces for the patches like Sally’s dress. I couldn’t find the exact fabric so I improvised. The large spots on the teal fabric were done by me with a sharpie. … Read more