Halloween is probably my very favorite time of year. Growing up in the Midwest (Chicago, GO BEARS!), fall is a big deal and I have always loved the feeling of the season: the weather, the colors, the flavors and, of course, scary movies and Halloween! Well, in 2007, I left the Midwest and now call … Read more
Throughout the year I tend to collect bits and pieces of Halloween accessories and costume parts before actually deciding on “what” I will be. Local thrift shops and swap meets/flea markets tend to provide the best potentials, like the single drum I found one day. Then weeks later came across an authentic marching band hat … Read more
Every year we have a contest at work for best decorated area and/or best costume. It’s a challenge because everyone comes up with great ideas and skits to go along with their costume. This year in early October on a Wednesday the person who delivers mail to our desk strolled by and said, “Good morning” “It’s Hump … Read more
For this homemade dragon head costume I used a large balloon (the kind that have the elastic band attached that kids like to bop around work well) for the mold – just make sure it is a big one. I bought wallpaper paste from the store and employed a lot of daily-journal paper. I cut … Read more
My girlfriend and I take Halloween pretty seriously, and we take dressing up very seriously too. And by ”seriously” I mean we have tremendous fun with it! This year, we ended up making so many costumes for other people, that we hadn’t even decided what we were going to dress up as until Halloween was … Read more
I made the large chicken head from a paper mache sculpture for my homemade chicken Jockey costume. Then I covered it in fabric, felt and upholstery trim. I painted the beak and made three demential eyes. I mounted the head onto a cage I fashioned from 2 metal tomato cages. Then covered those in the … Read more
Ok, so the story begins with me finding this website last year in search of a unique costume for my 2 daughters. They ended up dressing up as a cupcake and flower pot. I had rave reviews at their school! This year the principal came to me and said I can’t wait to see the … Read more
I have been making Halloween costumes for 45 years, since I started sewing at age 10. My costumes have always been very involved, but have been of the softer, gentler or superhero type. After my kids came along, they were Madison from Splash, Batman, the Joker, a Mutant Ninja Turtle, Roger and Jessic Rabbit, even … Read more
Vincent’s mom said he has such big cheeks we should make him the Marshmallow Man. We procrastinated, but after one run that looked great to us, but not so comfortable for Vincent, we figured out to make pillow cases for each section and only s stuff the front portion. Not only was he comfy, but … Read more
I got the idea for my daughter to be “Boo” while watching Monsters Inc with my daughter and nephews in the spring. The original idea being that they would all be characters from the movie. But as time passed on, true to form, the boys decided they wanted to be Super Heroes. My daughter though, … Read more
For our Halloween Costumes for 2013 we decided to be Roger and Jessica Rabbit from the movie “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” made in 1988. We love this movie and when deciding to dress up as these characters we hoped it would bring a smile to people faces and remind them of the movie as well. … Read more
This Headless person holding his head was one of the easiest costumes I made, but not to comfortable to wear all night , at the Halloween costume party. I bought a a double extra large man’s dress shirt and cut out a diamond shape out of the front of it and glued shelving liner on to … Read more