These costumes were so fun to make, but a lot more work than I anticipated at the same time! The kids’s wigs were made by pom poms that were individually wrapped around my hand 80 times of piece, tied off, then cut. Each pom pom was hot-glued onto a cheap stocking cap from Walmart. The … Read more
The trick for this easy Wolverine costume is in the details without getting too literal. Grow your hair out to around an inch and a half( this one obviously takes advance planning) and brush the sides up with moose leaving a price to hang in the front. Make sure it’s a mat Finish product so … Read more
I bought my blue corset online from corsetchick.com it was one of the cheaper ones I could find, it was around $25 The tutu came from Walmart I found in the little girls dance section, it was very see through so I wore a black pencil skirt I had under it. The feathers was obviously … Read more
While I was pregnant, my husband and I struggled to agree upon a name for our son. Knowing my family is from Iceland, my husband thought it would be funny to come up with a Viking name as a joke for our unborn child. Ragnar became his term of endearment for his unborn son. This … Read more
Hello I’m Sammy and I’m an amateur makeup artist. Professional Hollywood-Quality Makeup is my Dream, my Passion, and my Drive. Late last night, was driven to create, “Liar,” my custom costume and vision. When you see my costume it implies a back story of people, maybe an ex-girlfriend, getting tired of my character’s behavior and … Read more
So, the idea was inspired by the Lego movie. A friend of mine and I made the costume out of cardboard, foam, fake hair, plastic tubing and imagination! The costume was originally planned since July, because we have our annual Halloween party at the office. The costume was actually part of a group of Legos … Read more
My kids wanted to do these first. For Sandy, I started with mattress foam, then white fleet, and glued everything together. I printed out an acorn and drew on the zipper with a gray Sharpie pen, the flower was printed out too. I bought a pair of gray boots for cheap and just used a … Read more
I created Batman by purchasing boys compression pants and shirt, then I simply cut out the Batman emblem and added it to the shirt. I then purchased girls seamless panties and blue rainboots for boys. I also purchased the Batman mask and the utility belt. I then found a sewing pattern that matched Batman’s cape … Read more
The original idea for this costume came from my desire to continue my annual tradition of paying tribute to different artists and their work through homemade Halloween costumes. Last year, I was the “Son of Man” by Rene Magritte, and this year, after some research and last minute procrastination, I decided on Banksy’s Flower Thrower … Read more
Growing up, my brothers and I all had homemade costumes. I knew I wanted to continue this tradition for my own daughter. For her first Halloween, since she isn’t walking yet, I knew we would need to do something with her stroller or wagon. I enlisted the help of my very creative father and within … Read more
When I asked my boys what they wanted to be for Halloween, they didn’t miss a beat and answered in unison, “Lego Minifigures”. Hmm, to the Internet we went and store after store, no luck. I guess this will be the first year I need to be Super Mom and find a way to make … Read more
These Bunny in Magician Hat costumes were completely handmade. The bunny outfits were made from white fleece and only 1/2 to waist where the hat rim was. We glued cardboard to the fleece to make it flat for the bottom of the bunny feet. We then glued pink felt cut in shape of paw bottoms, … Read more