This Fifty Shades of Grey homemade Halloween costume was completely last minute. I actually thought of it that very day. I am a hair stylist and a client and I came up with it while I was doing her hair. I just went to Lowe’s after work and grabbed every paint sample in every shade … Read more
My son wanted something scary but has sensitive skin so we always had to be creative with his costumes because he can’t wear Halloween make-up. We searched online and combined a few other ideas to create this masterpiece. He is now a headless mad scientist that carries his head around with 2 of his 4 … Read more
This Witch Doctor couple costume was a total last minute costume idea. My usual is a play on words idea. We were invited to a costume party the day of and had to come up with something quick. I had already worn my costume for several other occasions such as my Witch Kraft ideas and … Read more
After focusing on crafting my kids Halloween costumes, I was pressed for time for my own. I started Googling for ideas and decided to go with a less detailed costume with more detailed hair + makeup. And so, I chose to be a Voodoo doll. Oh my goodness EASIEST costume ever!!! I used one of … Read more
I wore this easy last-minute homemade Pencil Costume to my friend’s fancy dress party with the theme “film characters”. While most of my friends opted for the sexy Pocahontas or macho James Bond I opted for the understated Staedtler Pencil (there must be thousands of pencils in various films!) To make this costume I took … Read more
Last year, my family went to watch “Gnomeo & Juliet” and I immediately knew what I wanted to be for Halloween. For weeks, I worked on getting my straight laced, super uptight husband to agree to be “Joe-meo & Julia-et,” a play on our names. Somehow, I managed to convince him to go along for … Read more
This headless woman carrying her head in a box is my handmade costume that I decided to make for this year Halloween. I had the idea in my head for a long time but I thought it was going to be very difficult to make as I didn’t have the half body of a mannequin. … Read more
I am wearing my Lady Owl costume to our annual Halloween party for kids and families at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens where I work as an educator. My husband went with me as a birdwatcher! I got the idea for my costume from the blog, A Beautiful Mess “Lady Bird Owl DIY.” To … Read more
At the very last minute, we were invited to a costume party. All I had was some white hair paint, and just normal everyday clothes. I sprayed his beard and he put on some “Grandpa clothes” and he was done. As for me, I put rollers in my hair and then sprayed my hair. I … Read more
My 6-yr old son had to dress up as his favorite book character for the School Book Day and his all time favorite book is Wizard of Oz. Initially he wanted to be the Tin Soldier, but I convinced him that the Scarecrow will be easier to wear through the day. I bought a new … Read more
This Original last-minute costume idea took literally five minutes to make and another five minutes for the makeup application. I worked the entire day before my Halloween party, and also attended my little sister’s middle school musical that night. Of course I had been brainstorming costume ideas but none had had that essential spark until I … Read more
Originally, we didn’t have a Halloween costume for my nephew. We were headed to Trunk Or Treat at our church and had to quickly pull something together. We had this easy, last-minute Toddler costume idea: Hobo. Everyone loved it! People were stopping to take pictures of/with him and we were the talk of the town. … Read more