Cool and Simple Day of the Dead Skeleton Costume

Cool and Simple Day of the Dead Skeleton Costume

Items needed for this simple day of the dead skeleton costume: (1) Black long sleeve shirt (1) Pair of Black Leggings (1) Bottle of White Acrylic Paint (1) Bottle of Glow-in-the-Dark Paint (1) Makeup (I only used white Halloween make-up, the rest of the make-up was cosmetic make-up) First, locate some black leggings and a … Read more

Awesome Giant Skull Heads with Poncho El Chihuahua Group Costume

Awesome Giant Skull Heads with Poncho El Chihuahua Group Costume

Giant Skull Heads with Poncho El Chihuahua We are five grown-ups and our costumes had to show it. So we made them big. As big as we could. Giant. Drawing inspiration from a culture we don’t know much about, visions of pinata makers, kids’ drawings, our long-forgotten arts and crafts education and a skull whiskey … Read more

Coolest Homemade Dia de los Muertos Family Costume

Coolest Homemade Dia de los Muertos Family Costume

Our family decided to pay tribute to those that have gone before us, and celebrate the day of the dead holiday. We dressed up and painted our faces as sugar skulls, to honor those we have loved and lost, and to celebrate life! We sewed bowties and trim for the hats, painted flowers and glued … Read more

Original Day of the Dead Cat Costume

Original Day of the Dead Cat Costume

I LOVE cats! And I love the Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos), the Mexican holiday. So why not combine them both? I’ve been practicing with my face-paints and looked for ideas online for Day of the Dead makeup, and even found Day of the Dead cat statues for sale online, so I got … Read more

Homemade Day of the Dead Couple Costume

Homemade Day of the Dead Couple Costume

This was the first Day of the Dead Celebration we attended. Such a busy time of the year for costumes and dressing up, I LOVE it! We attended a few parties this year and we wore something different to each one. This is our version of Dias de los Muerta. My favorite part was creating … Read more

Homemade Sugar Skull Dia De Los Muertos Costume

Homemade Sugar Skull Dia De Los Muertos Costume

I decided to create a homemade Sugar Skull Dia De Los Muertos costume this year. Materials I Used for this Sugar Skull Dia De Los Muertos Costume: Black lacy bustier Purple skater skirt Bigger fake flowers in red, purples and pinks Small fake flowers (found in the scrapbooking aisle) White glittery vines Glittery fake flowers … Read more

Amazing Day of the Dead Couple Costume

Amazing Day of the Dead Couple Costume

My wife and I like to put some effort in our costumes and we usually imitate a popular movie character.  Our inspiration came from the movie “The Book of Life” this year. Costume for the male was put together using a thrift store suit and accessories from a fabric store/Halloween store.  The skeletons on the … Read more

Sexy Couple Costume: Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls

Sexy Couple Costume: Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls

This year seemed to be the year of the sugar skulls; this was our take on it. We used black cami’s and cut them into crop tops. We went to Joann’s and got a bag of pink sequins and hot glue’d them on. We also went to the dollar store and got 7 types of … Read more

Day of the Dead Bride Makeup and Costume

Day of the Dead Bride Makeup and Costume

So I just got engaged and I wanted to incorporate my soon to be bride veil – with something extra spooky. I created this look using dollar store eye pencils eye shadow – fake flowers and a little imagination. I call it Day of the dead bride or Dia de la Novia Muerta. Remember ladies … Read more

Sexy Last-Minute Sugar Skulls Costumes

Sexy Last-Minute Sugar Skulls Costumes

These Sugar Skulls costumes were a super last minute costume choice for my friend and I. We were actually going to a costume party that night, and the costumes we ordered online never came in the mail. To make the costumes… We went to the costume store and bought face makeup. Black, pink, and white … Read more

Last Minute Day of the Dead Bandido Couple Costumes

Last Minute Day of the Dead Bandido Couple Costumes

This costume was put together in 48 hours and didn’t cost much at all! When I was told we had a last minute Halloween party 2 days before I decided to look in our closet for inspiration.  I had the teal Mexican style dress already and some red ankle cowboy boots.  My husband owned cowboy … Read more