My best friend and I have done a few wrestling couple costumes in the past few years. Yes, we are girls! But it’s so much fun dressing up as male wrestlers. It’s also very funny! We were Macho Man (me) and Hulk Hogan (my friend Teresa) last Halloween (2013), and for Wrestlemania 30 in New … Read more
For the sumo costume, I ordered white sweatpants and sweatshirt online about two sizes too big, dyed them with RIT clothing dye in sandstone color for a flesh colored look. Stitched a pair of pjs top and bottom to inside of sweats and then stuffed with pillow stuffing. Purchased a black scrap material cotton and … Read more
Let me start by saying that there aren’t many options for a five-boy group costume unless they are open to being a boy band or something like that. With that being said, our options were limited. Since all the boys are athletes and basketball tryouts were right around the corner, The Harlem Globetrotters seemed very … Read more
My cat, Nero’s favorite toy happens to be a fishing rod with a stuffed mouse as the lure, so I was looking through my scrap fabric and I found a discarded shirt that was made of strange fabric that looked a little like scales. I decided right then and there that I should turn him … Read more
My best friend and I knew that we wanted our little girls to have coordinating costumes that were cute, funny AND unique for our church’s Trunk or Treat event for Halloween 2014. After many discussions, we finally decided on 80’s exercise girls. We both found old swimsuits, bought the white tights at Walmart to go … Read more
Welcome to the description of the raddest, most Macho, Macho Man Randy Savage costume you have ever seen OH YEAH! I started by going to my local Goodwill and finding the yellow suit jacket that I would use as my base. From there I went on the Internet hunt for a Macho Man Randy Savage … Read more
My boyfriend and I are big soccer/football fans and couldn’t believe this year when Uruguay’s Louis Suarez BIT Italy’s George Chiellini. It was a famous bite seen around the world and was turned into memes, YouTube videos and dubbed Suarez as a vampire! It wasn’t his first bite (and I am sure it won’t be … Read more
My 13 year old creates original mascot character costumes. Meet “Kimberly,” “Aurora,” and “Bandai,” three characters my daughter, Marisol drew and brought to life, so to speak. Already an accomplished artist as a child, Marisol loves to draw new characters. Suddenly, about a month ago, paper became secondary to foam! She would disappear into the basement … Read more
In the news there has been talk of so many celebrities having their personal photos hacked and posted to the internet. Justin Verlander (pitcher for the Detroit Tigers) and Kate Upton (model) are dating and fell victim to these online hacks. A photo was released online of them taking a selfie in a bathroom mirror … Read more
Natalie (Nancy) and I (Tonya) were previous co-workers turned best friends. Last Halloween we decided we needed a costume that would give a good laugh and maybe some nostalgia. After debating and throwing out some overdone costumes we came up with a blast from the past this Halloween. Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding ladies and … Read more
In the summer a person on an on-line garage sale was giving away a large bag of bubble wrap. i jumped on it thinking, I know I can make a costume with this. I immediately thought of an octopus, but it was my husband who said, make him a scuba diver that has been captured … Read more
Our gym teacher costumes were inspired by our moms who were teenagers in the 70s. The clothing parts of the costumes were very basic, the accessories were cheap, and the diy props were easy to make. We went out to a local bar for Halloween so we went for campy with “Horndog High School” but … Read more