So you want to dress as Freddy Krueger but don’t want to splurge out on spending big to buy the official glove? Fear not! Here’s how to make it using only cardboard and aluminium foil. Plus dodgy versions of costumes are funnier anyway… What you’ll need Cardboard Aluminium Foil Sticky tape Scissors Method Cut a…
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The Easiest Last Minute Costume In the World
So you’ve been ultra-last-minute invited to a costume party and you have 15 minutes to be ready to roll, what do you do? Go the toga. What you’ll need A bed sheet or large piece of material 4 safety pins Optional: Belt or rope or ribbon Optional: Leaves for your hair – these can be…
6 Costumes You Have In Your Wardrobe
So it’s the night before a costume party or Halloween and you forgot to organise a costume? Don’t worry, here are five costume you are guaranteed to already have in your wardrobe ready to put together. 1. TOMB RAIDER What you’ll need Black Singlet Black Shorts Black Belt Black Boots Fake gun or make one…
How to: Mad Scientist Costume
What You’ll Need White Coat Gloves Newspaper Large Plastic Jar (big enough to fit over your head) Razor Pillow Cardboard Flesh coloured paper or paint Red paint or cellophane Stapler Sticky tape Method Fill the gloves with newspaper so that become solid. Staple the gloves to the sleeves of the white coat. Using a…
How to: Alien coming out of stomach costume
If you’ve ever seen Alien, you’ll know it for one of its most famous scenes – when an alien erupts out of Kane’s stomach. For Halloween last year, I re-created this moment with my home made alien coming out of my stomach top. What you’ll need Shirt Flesh coloured stockings 2 print-outs of the alien…
5 Easy Halloween Cardboard Costumes
Here is a list of costumes that you can make easily with only the use of cardboard and a little imagination: Mr Potato Head First cut out a large Potato shape that is ¾ of your height. Then trace out a hole for your face and it out so that your face can…
How to: Han Solo Carbonite costume
Everybody loves a Star Wars costume, but what could be more dramatic than a Han Solo Carbonite costume? (Maybe a Wookie one, but we’re not talking about that…) What you’ll need A piece of cardboard in your height – try undoing a big cardboard box Newspaper Flour Water Silver Spray Paint Silver face paint of…
How to: Pixelated Nude
My most popular homemade costume by far from the last year, was the pixelated nude costume that I created for my Grammy’s theme. So there was no way I was going to deprive you of creating the costume for your own Halloween glory. What you’ll need Flesh coloured boob tube top or dress Short shorts…
How to: Cruella De Vil Costume
Run out of time to make your Halloween costume? Or just plain lazy? Well, fret not, here’s a step-by-step of how to create a Cruella De Vil costume using your own wardrobe and household items. What you’ll need The Outfit: Black Slim fitting dress White ‘Shawl’ – this could be a scarf, a piece of…
How to: Day of the Dead Makeup
If you’re looking for a dramatic look for Halloween this year, it’s hard to go past Day of the dead make-up and get up as a costume. What you’ll need White face powder or white face paint Sponge Black Eye-shadow or black face paint Black Eye-liner or black face paint Thin Brush Red Lip…
Theme Me: Costume, Fancy Dress & Theme Inspiration 