Scary Pennywise the Clown Costume- I just bought a clown costume. Then went to hobby lobby and bought 2 yards yellow cotton and sewed it on the front so it looks like Pennywise outfit. Bald wig- bought it at a costume store. Clown bald cap, use steamer to flatten out hair(works perfect!!) Teeth- bought teeth at same … Read more
Making of Godzilla King of the Monsters Costume: I started with a tiny 7 inch tall plastic model of the king of monsters. I covered the model with aluminum foil and a thin layer of masking tape. I added parting lines on the mummified model and then cut off patterns that could be flattened out … Read more
When we decided to make this Man in a Cage Illusion costume we assumed it would be fairly simple. After walking through numerous hardware stores to find material to make the cage we found out we were wrong. Apparently you cannot buy CPVC 3 way or 4 way connectors here in Canada! After a few good … Read more
Back in 2009, my mother and I were on your website and came across a photo of a headless boy with his head in a jar (2007’s grand prize winner). We were captivated, and that year, my mom recreated that costume for herself (minus the jar). Dressing up as well, my husband and I attended … Read more
To become Alice in Zombieland, it took about a month and a half to prepare and about four hours of making. Almost all the accessories I bought online, I needed to think through what I would need and how I would use it. The dress I bought on eBay for about 20£ as a whole … Read more
This year we decided to make a mermaid and pirate costume… however everyone dresses like pirates so we thought it would be cool to be a mermaid and deep sea diver. The only problem I found is that every deep sea diver costume is really lame. The best helmets I found were home made. But … Read more
I absolutely love my costume for this year, and Halloween in general!! I was Kali, the six-armed Hindu Blue Goddess. A friend of mine, Josh, and I put this together. I found a picture over a year ago and had to make this into a costume. It took us almost two full months to complete the … Read more
Originally my World of Warcraft character, Skovslayer is now an undead monster that creeps around Orlando to have some fun. He is an undead warrior that lights his way wherever he goes, turning the heads of onlookers. The most challenging part of building this costume was putting in a working stereo system. It required me … Read more
I absolutely LOVED making this Avatar Halloween costume! The movie came out that year, and I wanted to be her but the store costume was boring…so I decided to make my own!! I bought some zebra print fuzzy fabric and spray painted it blue, and I used that for the tail, ears, and as a … Read more
I actually decided last year that I would be Mystique for 2012 Halloween. I start preparing in April of 2012. I started with a blue full bodysuit. I then purchased the red wig, contacts, and Fila Skele-toes. I searched as many Mystique costumes and videos that I could to determine what would work best for … Read more
Dumb and Dumber (Harry Dunne & Lloyd Christmas) was an idea I had for Halloween for 2012. I was trying to think of something not only fun and clever, but also something that I could also pull off resembling. I wanted to be original too, not just wear the typical blue and orange tuxedos you can … Read more
When a very good friend of mine was a little girl, she always wanted the gold Belle ball gown, but she never got one. Now that we’re older, well, they don’t make Belle gowns for adults. So I decided to go about creating one for her in secret. But being the perfectionist researcher I am, … Read more