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…
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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…
How to: Intestines Top
Continuing on with the more morbid side of costume how-to’s, here is how to create the look of bloodied intestines falling out of your body. This can be added onto any top/dress as you please. What you’ll need Top/Dress Tan or Flesh coloured stockings Cotton Filling or Tissues or Toilet Paper Red Food Dye Thread…
How to: Horror Film Shirt
Another step-by-step how to today, this time focusing on something a little bit more gruesome in preparation for Halloween later this month. What you’ll need T-shirt Paint Brush Red Paint Black Paint Tyre Red Food Dye Scissors Newspaper Method Put on your t-shirt and stand in front of a mirror. The first step…
Challenge Over!
As you know between my 26th and 27th birthday, I challenged myself to dress up in a different costume every day for a year, for fun. But what I was keeping on the down low was that for the the last 100 days of my challenge, I recorded a few seconds of video. For the last…
Day 365: Finish
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So this is it. My final costume. Today completes my year-long challenge to dress in a theme, every day, for a year! (Ridiculous. What kind of weirdo does something like this?! …me, that’s who) Today I take on the theme of ‘Finish’ to symbolise the end of the challenge, dressing as a marathon runner…
Theme Me: Costume, Fancy Dress & Theme Inspiration 