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FedEx & Mail-Order Bride
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Stranger Things
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Headless Horseman
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Gothic Butterfly
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Smiley
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Death Knight Ysera
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D&D Viking
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Marvin the Martian
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Little Edward Scissorhands
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Krusty Krab
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Borderlands Tiny Tina
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Mario & Luigi
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Avatar & Banshee
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Edward Scissorhands
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Fallout Slasher
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Operation
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Nacho Libre & Encarnacion
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Fish Tank
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Rain Cloud
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Scooby-Doo
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Hocus Pocus Winnie
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Voodoo Family
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Sonic & Knuckles
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InvestiGators
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Taylor Swift / Travis Kelce
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Willy Wonka
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Sun & Moon
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Lilith
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Wonka & Oompa Loompas
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Nightmare Before Christmas Sally
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Death Knight Ysera from World of Warcraft
Love it!
Gothic Butterfly, learning to fly in the storm
Oh brother
Hildegunn Graves (dungeons and dragons viking)
Baby Winifred Sanderson. Some of the costume is pieced together from stores. My wig is one of my beanies with cotton glued to it in the shape of Winnies hair. It was then spray painted. Overall cost $40.
Willy Wonka
We’re entering golden retriever Neptune as the Headless Horseman
Hellraiser being a father raising lil hell raisers!
Hell raiser meets Freddy Kruger
Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles
“Pretty Woman” Leatherface and Ghostface
My costume is a Carmelita Spats costume from A Series of Unfortunate Events.
My were wolf costume scary and I’m 11
Fish tank https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dcf920aa01fb1498e610c5238858ac7eedea459c8ab001cbdd59672b4e242192.jpg
Operation Game https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/eee97732867c6fb5494d289ac90046964c7b7244dd0fa5b2456a5df61ad8f3f8.jpg
My husband Jake and I dress up every year for Halloween. But really it’s all about the kids, right or no?! Well anyways, we include our dogs Lotus and Po in the festivities every year as well. This year I wanted to be Willy Wonka so of course our fur babies could be Oompa Loompas. Well that leaves my husband. How about one of Willy Wonka’s greatest inventions? Lickable Wallpaper, that sounds appropriate!
The designs on the cloth used to make his outfit and my vest are the same as seen in the 1971 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I sewed my vest, the entire Lickable wallpaper outfit and the Oompa Loompas outfits. The Oompa Loompa’s wigs were also custom made by me with yarn.
World’s latest/greatest Chef!🎉 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/19413bdb02a8c2653efe3fdde9ce38cb7cfe6592a945c567fd40714b665396f6.png
Halloween time again !!!!! Lilith is here
Halloween ride on Yoshi(s) with Super Mario and Luigi
Home made ride on for the twins with fabrics , felt sheets and cotton stuffing (Emailed pic) https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/91c883415c5fddaec7e074aa07305bfdd86ff100c26f82eea9c5e2c8015917b4.jpg
Nacho libre & sister Encarnacion https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4ee70350215d1668a7baa710a1f3fc9c42fe6d08d6b465d34ea73d4a88876660.jpg
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The Presley’s- Elvis, Priscilla, little Elvis and our little hound dog crying all the time.
Fireworks suit https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/70c588a4dedd1805825439d5e357b8fe62b3cb5231a527b2a64bdcf4128f28eb.jpg
DIY Edward Scissorhands. All handmade except for the boots!
Firework Suit
Love Halloween
Mail Order Bride…Fed Ex overnight delivery!
Living Arm Sally (Nightmare Before Christmas)
I’ve always loved how Sally leaves her arm behind to escape Dr Finkelstien. Her arm is still alive and gives him a bonk on the head, and that fun Halloween magic, has always been something I’ve wanted to bring to life. I created an illusion, using a fake arm and fake hand. The illusion looks as though I’m holding a moving living arm. It was a huge hit at my neighborhood party, and made so many people smile. I love the magic of Halloween, and I’m so glad I got to bring a little bit of that magic to those around me. Happy Halloween!
Karrie Sousa as avatar girl and Shawn spino as banshee. Carved the head out of Styrofoam and wood putty. Carved the wings out of foam installation and PVC pipe. Sewed material and stuffed stuffing for the tail and attached to belt. Shoulder pads for the banshee had a bar across the back that we attached bungee cords from the helmet that the head was on to the back. Screwed the wings onto the shoulder pads also.
For the Avatar girl, I braided the hair and made the headpiece with braided hair and wood putty for the bone in the middle. Made the top with leather strips and feathers with hot glue. The tail was made with AC covering with synthetic hair hairsprayed on the end with rubber band. Then I painted everything including Shawn’s body and mine
Pint Sized Slasher from Fallout
Little Edward Scissorhands
Krusty Krab and Bikini bottom characters featuring Doodlebob
My Costume is Tiny Tina from Borderlands Tiny Tina Wonderlands. My costume is completely hand made by me from foam and sewing. Took over 65 hours.
Marvin the Martian Costume!
My entry for the #HLcostumecontest is “Living Arm Sally”
I created the costume from scratch, including the stitched undergarments and dress. I also created an illusion with my arms, to make it look as though Sally is holding her torn limb, that still moves independently. I love the Nightmare Before Christmas, I wanted to bring a bit of that childhood nostalgia to life. My costume was a huge neighborhood hit, worth every hour of creation, and every needle prick! Happy Halloween! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fb2e2b0149df8d4248dd9e10c3de4c73b8464bf6c8adb44997532f1f10c095ee.jpg
Living Arm Sally
Cost around 50 dollars
Bride of Frankenstein and the mad scientist who created her
La muérete
Stranger Things fam with Eddie,
Chrissy, Eleven, and a little Eggo waffle.
We worked hard on this one, this year. But worth it!
Toy Story “The Claw” Machine
Mango (front) and Brash (back) of InvestiGators Book Series by John Patrick Green
Traylor Swelce Mashup!
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The Scooby Gang (family costume) with baby hauling homemade mystery machine!
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Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice
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Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fd9ef02bb3af0b3a86d8ef77241adf7648467a8e1c7df2f52e1e9792e0bc4258.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/de510dcc40a030bb2741c873f206ce05a29daf9eacd615df41d4e79362ce8a0c.jpg
Lobster in butter
Pink Flamingo
I went as the sun and my brother went as the moon! He made mine out of paper maché and most of our costume items were thrifted!