Wayne-ordered hat online, already had concert t shirt. The jeans were something I already had as well. The knee holes were cut into it. Already had the sneakers. Bought a long black wig and cut it to length. Garth-Went to Good will to find baggy men’s jeans and flannel shirt. Already had concert t shirt … Read more
For years I have wanted to be an Egyptian queen. I searched online but nothing caught my eye. I couldn’t find anything unique enough. Only thing that kept popping up was the picture of Anaksunamun from the movie The Mummy. I finally decided to make it on my own. Obviously, in the movie her whole outfit … Read more
I made a great Edward Scissorhands costume.The wig was made from a Gothic/EMO style black wig. I added some longer hair with hair extensions black bond. (Edward’s hair is not very even). The inner leather jacket, was made with a black leather purse. It was cut in pieces that I sewed on a long sleeves … Read more
For the top of this Alice in Wonderland’s Red Queen adult costume, I bought a cheap white shirt to put under the black fabric. I used a sewing machine for the bodice of the shirt, and hand sewed the black fabric on top of the white shirt (on the sleeves). For the red ribbon on … Read more
Thank you Max, for that marvelous introduction. This cool Winifred Sanderson Hocus Pocus homemade costume combines everything awesome: half scary, half ginger and 100 percent ‘buck-toothed, mop riding, firefly from HELL!’ For all those nostalgic 90’s babies that ever wanted to light the Black Flame candle, sing ‘I Put a Spell on You’ by heart–choreography … Read more
I had a lot of fun making this beautiful Dead Girl Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice costume. I was inspired by the receptionist Miss Argentina from the 1988 movie Beetlejucie. I bought the dress at Goodwill for only a $1.00 (Thursdays are dollar days). I made the cape with tulle from Michael’s $7.19 and floral wire … Read more
Much time was spent to find the right pieces to recreate the timeless characters, Heat Miser and Snow Miser couple Halloween costume from The Year Without A Santa Clause. We settled on shinny spandex pants at the base and found red and blue thermal shirts for tops. The tops were appropriately cut and embellishes, then … Read more
We love to craft our Halloween costumes and did these girls R2D2 and C3PO homemade Halloween costumes a couple years ago but didn’t get many great photos. We decided to revamp our costumes and do it again. We walked along the streets and made friends with many Star Wars fans. It was pretty funny walking … Read more
For Halloween 2012, I was the Headless Bride of Frankenstein and my husband was Frankenstein. My costume was made from a thrift store wedding dress, a rolling back pack, LOTS of zip ties and hot glue and stuffing. First, I extended the handle of the backpack, attached a hanger to the top with zip ties … Read more
This year I wanted to pick a costume for my family of four. One of our favorite movies is The Addams Family, and it was a perfect fit for us, and very easy and inexpensive. This is how I made our Addams Family Halloween costume. Morticia- that’s me. I bought a cheap, long black witch’s … Read more
I bought the wig, I made almost everything else for this Effie Trinket from the Hunger Games costume. The jacket is a pair of pajamas. I took the pants and sewed them onto my sleeves and stuffed them with cotton batton. I had the dress already. I made the hat and bought the eyelashes. The … Read more
I have been wanting to be Beetlejuice for years now but could never find a suit that was similar enough to his! So this year,I decided to make my own Beetlejuice Halloween Costume! It was a lot easier than I thought, I found a black blazer from the thrift store for $1.99 and used duck … Read more