Ok, so my girls challenge me EVERY YEAR during Halloween. I love a good challenge. My oldest wanted to be a FOOD VENDOR at a ball game….REALLY?! So this is how I did it… CAP: I got a white cap and sewed red strips on it. DONE CAP. T-SHIRT: I got a white t-shirt and … Read more
I’m always looking for unique costume ideas for my kids because the thought of the same old plastic, cheaply made store bought ones give me the willies. So when my daughter wanted to be something scary but not too terrifying I went for one of the characters for the movie “The Birds”. This costume cost … Read more
For this Stitched-Up Prom Queen costume and Makeup, you’ll need: Liquid Latex Tissue Paper Liquid Eyeliner or charcoal powder BLACK Ben Nye Death Wheel Ben Nye Stage blood Ben Nye Thick Blood Urban Decay “Naked” Pallette Castor Sealer Barrier Spray Spirit gum Nose and scar wax Steps for Applying the Makeup Using the Urban Decay … Read more
For this Shotgun Sally costume and Makeup you’ll need: Black Nylon spirit gum Eyelash Glue Liquid Latex Ben Nye Nose and scar wax Ben Nye Stage Blood Ben Nye Thick Blood Charchoal powder (or loose black eyeshadow) Castor sealer Hair dryer Setting powder Sponge Barrier spray Steps for Making the Costume First things first, protect … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the Weeping the Angel from Dr. Who for Halloween last year. I set out to a bigger feat then I could ever have imagined. The costume should be on this site not because its been done before but because it will never be sold or given away. The memories making … Read more
The inspiration for this wickedly cute teddy bear costume came from wanting to do something outside of the normal, but somewhat similar for my age. So, mixing something wicked and scary on one side with something seductive and pretty on the other seemed like a plan! I searched youtube for different makeup tutorials for Halloween … Read more
This Glam Meets Gore costume took me about an hour and a half to create. I am an aspiring Special FX Makeup Artist, trying to build my portfolio, so I usually just sit at home and practice on myself. Products Needed to Recreate This Look Liquid Latex Tissue Paper Ben Nye Nose and Scar Wax Ben … Read more
I made this costume for a 2011 Halloween party and everyone loved it! It took about six hours to make and cost less than $100. The claw machine costume is made out of a large cardboard box as the frame and then wood trim purchased from a home store. Construction paper, poster board and bulletin … Read more
Elsa transforms into a tiny ‘The Dude’ this Halloween. Unfortunately, store bought costumes for girls are typically pretty limited, so I’ve made costumes for Elsa since her first Halloween. We’ve had a lot of fun with unique costumes — Team Zissou member, Rosie the Riveter – since she’s not quite at the age to choose … Read more
This is how I made my Phoenix costume. Skirt: To create this costume I started by cutting fabric feathers in two sizes, medium and large. Once they were all finished, I layered them and sewed them to an elastic band for the skirt. Next for the top I ordered several hundred red craft feathers that … Read more
I saw this costume on the internet and thought it would be funny for our local costume competition. As soon as she walked in everyone looked. I framed the upper body using foam poster board to keep it light. I cut slots to feed a belt through to hold the torso frame in place. The … Read more
I love dressing up for Halloween, but the one thing I always wanted to be was MEDUSA! But I could never figure out how on earth to do it. The most challenging part was her snake hair. Rubber snakes were too heavy to use, plus costly. Store bought Medusa snake hair looked cheap and fake. … Read more