Last summer, our family took a vacation to Gatlinburg TN where we went to the Dixie Stampede. There was a character named Skeeter who had a chicken costume that made everyone laugh and my husband told me “I want that costume!” He decided that day that he would make his own costume for Halloween. We … Read more
I made this costume mostly from cardboard, hot glue, and floor foam. The gun and the entire suit is all handmade. If you look closely you can see a grenade hanging from my belt. This was made by wrapping a soda can in floor foam then cutting out some more pieces and gluing them for … Read more
My husband Floyd is wearing this awesome Electro costume we made together. Halloween is our favorite holiday, so we thought for months how we were going to make this costume work and make it glow. We got the inspiration from the new Spiderman movie where Electro is introduced in the series. We used a motocross … Read more
I always loved Halloween, but was never someone who put countless hours into a costume. One year I decided I wanted to go full out since some good friends of mine were having a party. After a few days of research, I decided I wanted to be Mystique, from the X-Men series. My friends thought … Read more
This was our first Halloween together as a couple, and I thought hard about what would resonate with both of us. We watch old Simpsons reruns together practically every night, which is where the idea was born. Since the Homer/Marge duo has already been done many times over, we decided to go with bit characters … Read more
“Masquerade… paper faces on parade. Masquerade… hide your face, so the world will never find you…” My youngest literally knows every word spoken and sung for both the Broadway and the 2004 movie versions of “Phantom of the Opera,” so it really wasn’t too much of a surprise as from where her motivation came from … Read more
My name is Marianna. I’m featured here in my sea anemone Halloween costume. Originally I was surfing through images on the web for a starfish costume idea. I stumbled upon a couple of costume photos of sea anemones and I was sold on this creative costume concept. I loved how people used long balloons for tentacles, but wanted to add … Read more
I absolutely love the story of Beauty and the Beast, especially the character of Belle. She never judges a book by its cover, which is something that I try to live up to in life. A lot of people have told me that I look a little like Belle, therefore I thought it would be … Read more
For 20 some odd years, both Kyle and I dreaded Halloween. As kids, we grew up with the standard drugstore costumes: a plastic face mask with a thin elastic strap that was sure to break 10 minutes after putting it on, eye-holes that restricted 70% of your vision, and a plastic suit with your favorite character … Read more
Alice in Wonderland has always been my favorite story. As a child I was so mesmerized by the magic and beautiful animation. I know many people view the story as one about drugs and I, however, see it as an inspirational story about mental health. The white rabbit struggles with anxiety, Alice is struggling with … Read more
I shouldn’t have been surprised. For her sixth birthday, my daughter wanted nothing more than the movie “Frozen.” For her piano recital, she chose “Let It Go.” Last year, my daughter waited around until the last minute to tell me she wanted to dress as a princess for Halloween. I bought her a discount pink … Read more
Medusa… Let me turn you to stone! I made every single part of my costume, head to toe (well maybe not the shoes :3) I really loved how this costume came out. I received a lot of compliments and everyone had to touch my wig! They wanted to know what it was made of as … Read more