I have been making my own costumes since high school. About a year and a half ago, I discovered Pepakura (papercraft files). At that time, I was trying to make The Dark Knight suit. I didn’t think that I could do it, but I just dove in. I shocked myself by making the suit. I … Read more
My name is Nancy and I’m a big fan of Elvis Presley. My older son is also a big fan of Elvis, so he asked me to sew him an Elvis costume for Halloween, an Elvis jumpsuit to be exact. He chose the dark blue one and all of the accessories. I started work on … Read more
Last year I was SHARKNADO. It devastated the party and caused chaos and mayhem that lasted days. This year – the zombie apocalypse was in full effect. I never thought I would like The Walking Dead but once I started watching it this past summer, I was hooked! I decided to be Daryl Dixon from The … Read more
This Medusa snake costume took a little time to make, but was pretty easy! First, I purchased several small snakes, green and silver spray paint, glitter, a plain black jumpsuit, and fishnet tights. I placed the fishnets over the black jumpsuit and sprayed it with green and silver spray paint to get the reptile look. I … Read more
We watch Gene Simmons Family Jewels reruns with our nine year old daughter. In the past, she has been princesses and Draculaura for Halloween. When we asked her this year, she told she wanted to be “The Demon” from Kiss. Um, okay. So I went online to see how we might go about making a … Read more
This is Cooper. He’s a funny guy. He has a great laugh, and has frequently been described by others as ‘silly’. He’s too little to understand it, just yet, but as it turns out… his parents are insane. They are the type of folks that would set out on a mission to “out-do” the surprisingly … Read more
To get started on the mouse trap costume base, you will need a wagon. We used our Radio Flyer Pathfinder wagon. We are doing a lot of home renovations and had some extra lumber that was used to create the base of the trap. You can find cheap lumber at any local home improvement store. … Read more
With my son James’ first Halloween looming, and the constant reminder that my husband would soon be deploying for a year with the U.S. Army, I was faced with the challenge of making this year’s Halloween something special. It didn’t take me long to realize that family Star Wars costumes would make for a fun … Read more
Items needed for Pippi Longstocking costume: Red Wig (long), wire hanger, wire cutter, brown eye liner, red and white striped shirt, overalls, stockings, black boots, plush monkey. Items needed for hot air balloon: Large cardboard box, four wooden poles, two 6ft pipe insulator, sharpie, 20 multicolored helium filled balloons with ribbon, four burlap bags, burlap … Read more
I had a blast making this sexy homemade Medusa costume. This was a nice outlet for me to escape a stressful month, even adults have to have fun right? The headpiece was the most fun for me to make! I bought about 30 black mini snakes (the cheap small ones that you can get about … Read more
This halloween three of my very good friends of mine decided that we would dress up as the Kia Soul and the three hamsters. We were inspired by the very popular Kia Soul commercials that we have grown to love over time from seeing them on tv so often. They are hilarious. These costumes are … Read more
Hulkamania’s running wild! My name is Trish W. I am a bartender for The Round Up in Green Bay, WI. I usually go as something on the sexy side for Halloween and I wanted to do something funny this year. So many of my customers say I look like I work out a lot and … Read more