How did you come up with this costume idea? My daughter Natalie is 7 years old and just loves playing the stuffed animal claw game so she decided that was what she wanted to be for Halloween. Items included are as follows: 2 extra large home depot boxes 3 black spray paint 3 gorilla black … Read more
Homemade Gumball Machine Costume For this gumball machine costume I used: A red dress from Forever 21 a sheet of Duct tape Cricut machine to cut the letters and numbers a hot glue gun a red headband a few hundred pom-poms red heels 2 Wilton silver cake bases black ribbon, a paint marker a black … Read more
Every year I design my costume to be a historical figure pun. This year, my mother suggested Pink Freud, and I started working out how to best emulate Sigmund Freud with as much pink as possible. To mimic portraits of Freud, I required a few items that were simply unavailable in stores, the most significant … Read more
My quick, easy and super cheap milkshake costume was inspired by a trip to a gas station-convenience store that sold milkshakes. There was an over-sized milkshake on display and immediately I knew I wanted to be a milkshake for Halloween. My friends got a kick out of my costume because they view me as a … Read more
First off found these pj’s than from there the ideas came to mind, and started looking for the rest of the accessories. Best part was my daughter wanting to paint my face and boy did she have fun but the freakiest part and funniest on my end was i was going into character as she … Read more
Here’s my “Brightest Crayon in the Box” Crayon costume idea. When it comes to bright ideas and thinking outside the box, I like to think I am pretty sharp and mostly *on point.* Life is too short to not be fun and colorful. John Mayer said it best: “Life is like a box of crayons. Most … Read more
Inspiration: This is my boyfriend & I! First off. We love Star Wars & are stoked for the upcoming movie. We weren’t planning on dressing up this year but then we got invited to a last minute party so we had to put something together quick, but wanted to keep it unique. I had seen … Read more
For Halloween this year I was a parrot!!! I have trouble getting my husband to dress up with me and I always like to do a family theme with my costumes. So finally he agreed on being a pirate (I guess that was simple/manly enough for him) and so by default I was a parrot! … Read more
This costume is going to be the easiest thing you can make for Halloween and may wear years to come. Items: Tons of burlap (you can buy it at home depo) Measuring tape Scissors Black marker Black Yarn Light Brown thread Yarn Needle Black Material Pipe cleaner or wire Glue gun You want to start … Read more
My best friend and I are really into making our own costumes. We save ideas in our phones all year. This cotton candy couple costume idea came to us at a Red Sox game. We purchased an over-sized tube top that worked as a dress (we’re both 5 feet tall) and then bought cotton stuffing, … Read more
Our son came up with this wordplay costume after history class learning about the Red Sea. He then added the Moses underneath and we thought it was a hit! Everyone who saw it cracked up and those who didn’t get it walked away shaking their heads but with a smile on their face. All it … Read more
My costume this year is the Miley Cyrus video “Wrecking Ball”. I used my pregnant belly as the wrecking ball, and added a “hot mess” barbie I created as Miley Cyrus. It was inspired by my friend suggesting I do something this year different from other pregnant ladies. She suggested a pregnant celebrity but we … Read more