I have a curly headed boy who loves McDonald’s… and he needed a haircut. If there was one year to be Ronald McDonald, without using a wig, it was this one! His big sister was a McDonald’s server. Here is how we made this fun kids couple costume: Ronald: The yellow suit was a Teletubbies … Read more
A sexy homemade Tornado costume to remember: A couple of years ago in my first semester of college, my roommates and I decided to host a Halloween party. I wanted to make a costume that people at the party would remember and ask me about it. I looked online for ideas and seen one that was … Read more
I tend to go all out on Halloween and this carousel costume was no exception. I like to pay attention to detail and make ordering things come to life. This was probably the most time consuming costume I have made yet but well worth it in the end! The Carousel skirt was made from a … Read more
This colorful Techno Rave girl costume was so much fun, and extremely easy to do. The only thing I had to make was the shirt. I used an old black tank top and cut it and then used neon acrylic paint to splatter paint onto the shirt. I mixed each neon color with some glow … Read more
Last Halloween my un-creative friend could not come up with anything to be for Halloween. She did not like any costumes she found and is not the type to make her own. She finally decided she wanted to be a spider but could not find any spider costumes anywhere. So I told her we could … Read more
My friends and I decided to be “lawn ornaments” for Halloween, and they gave me the task of turning myself into a flower pot costume. I called around to a few floral stores asking how big their biggest planter was. I found some larger ones at Bachman’s Floral, and decided to go “try them on.” … Read more
The whole gang got together to make this easy group Crayon costume. We got different color hard paper for the body where we drew crayola down them and painted it black. We measured them on everyone (cut off any excess) then stapled them with enough room to take on and off easy. We used shoe … Read more
Last year, my girlfriend Libby convinced me to do our first couples costume and she chose The Maitlands from Beetlejuice with their stretched faces. We won and placed in several contests, found ourselves as a win on Failblog.com, and got to lead the local Halloween parade. This was a tough act to follow, and this … Read more
I love anything to do with Dia De Los Muertos which is Day of the Dead-a Mexican celebration, so I decided to try and create my own version! I bought my beautiful red and black velvet gown from a garage sale for a whopping $3! My top hat, I bought at our local dollar store … Read more
This is our fun Mario, Peach, and Yoshi Family Costume. I made my dog’s costume but using a green t-shit and a yard of green fabric and felt squares in red and white. I cut the felt in the shape of a hood then cut eyes out and used an old black shirt to make … Read more
I love glitter and bright colors so my friend suggested I should be a magical unicorn, which was the perfect costume for me. I got a sheer rainbow and sequin tank top as well as the white leggings on sale at Charlotte Russe. The white fur vest was from Forever21. I also got rainbow glitter … Read more
We love Bethany Hamilton. She is a positive role model and a true inspiration. My daughter decided to honor her by wearing an original homemade Bethany Hamilton Soul Surfer Teen costume for Halloween. It was a tribute really. Everyone knew who she was even if they couldn’t call her by name. It was fun to watch … Read more