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How To: Make a Where the Wild Things Are Halloween costume
Release your inner wild thing with a costume based on the classic children's book. You Will Need
AHS Freak Show: DIY Blind Fortune Teller Makeup FX for Halloween
There's no TV show that stands out quite like American Horror Story. With its crazy characters and nightmarish storylines, there are countless costume ideas hiding in its episodes.
AHS Cult: Become the Pentagram Clown for Halloween
Pentagram has to be one of the most nightmarish creations on American Horror Story (even though she has some pretty tough competition to fend off). Can you think of anything much worse than a pair of hands wriggling their way out of your temples?
How To: Apply Red Angry Birds Makeup for a Halloween Costume
If you love Angry Birds, why not dress up as one for Halloween? This makeup tutorial will show you how to use makeup to look like the red bird from Angry Birds. You'll need several different colors of makeup pencils in order to get the look right. Once you apply it, your Angry Birds costume will be the hit of the Halloween party.
How To: Make a 80's Girl Costume for Halloween
Take a trip back to the 80's with this Halloween costume idea. With a little bit of makeup and some colorful clothing, you can create a retro 80s costume, complete with the appropriate makeup. Take a look at this tutorial to find out how.
How To: Make last minute Halloween costumes
In this tutorial, we learn how to make last minute Halloween costumes. To make a Kraft singles costume, you just need a large foam mat, then spray paint each half yellow. Cover it with a tarp, then add on a Kraft logo. You can also place a box over a girl, to be a chick in a box. For a little white lies costume, you just need to write lies on tape and place it onto your shirt. Make sure the pieces of tape are large. To make a cereal killer costume, place cereal boxes on you along with glued o...
How To: Carve, Char, & Contort a Creepy Miniature Jack-O'-Lantern for Halloween
This year for Halloween, don't just settle for the normal cutesy pumpkin carvings — make these creepily charred and contorted miniature jack-o'-lanterns instead.
How To: Make a Star Trek Red Shirt costume for Halloween or a Star Trek event
No one in their right mind would ever volunteer to be one of the Red Shirts, the security officers from Star Trek who so often died during the crew's away missions. Well, it is a pretty easy-to-make and easy to recognize costume, so it might be a good choice for your next nerdy Halloween party or other get-together. This video wills show you how to make a Red Shirt shirt of a long-sleeve shirt and paint.
How To: Be an Angry Bird for Halloween
Hatched in the faraway land of Finland, Rovio's Angry Birds puzzle video game has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. The game has been referenced in a multitude of TV shows, featured in advertisements, used as an analogy in yogic philosophy, knocked off in a Chinese amusement park, and the latest—a feature film is coming soon.
How To: Make a Cheap Ice Bucket Challenge Costume for Halloween
With over 2 million uploaded videos and over 28 million people who had talked about it online by the end of August, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was the most viral social media event of 2014. Its popularity provided the ALS Association with $115 million in donations to date, with everyone from students to veterans to celebrities contributing.
How To: Dress Up Like Lady Gaga from 'Telephone'
Lady Gaga wears a very interesting costume in the music video for 'Telephone.' If you want to make that costume yourself this Halloween, take a look at this video on how to dress up as her, complete with her telephone hat.
How To: Carve Frankenstein into a pumpkin
Halloween is just around the corner! Check out this instructional carving video that demonstrates how to carve the details of a Frankenstein portrait onto a pumpkin. This tutorial provides advanced carving techniques and assumes previous carving experience. Follow the instructions with this tutorial and carve Frankenstein onto a pumpkin for this year's Halloween celebration!
How To: Make a DIY Tony from Die Hard Halloween costume
Tony is not the most well-known of Die Hard characters. He's the guy who McClane writes, "Now I have a machine gun ho-ho-ho" across the sweater of and leaves for Hans Gruber to find. He makes a good, quick, conversation-starting Halloween costume, and this video will show you how to make a Tony costume yourself out of a sweatshirt and other basic materials.
How To: Make a 'Harry Potter' Wizard Costume with Makeup and Clothing
Are you a fan of the wizarding world of Harry Potter? This Halloween, dress up like a student of Hogwarts with this Harry Potter costume tutorial, complete with makeup ideas that will make you look like you're straight out of the movie series. You can make this costume at home!
How To: Do the Kim Kardashian Wonder Woman Halloween Costume Makeup
Kim Kardashian got a lot of attention for her Wonder Woman costume. If you want to try to replicate her look this Halloween, this makeup tutorial will show you how to dress up like Kim Kardashian's Wonder Woman. It's like two costumes in one!
How To: Make Your Own Nicki Minaj Costume for Halloween
Maybe you like her music, or maybe you just like her style, but if you're looking to be Nicki Minaj for Halloween, this video guide is for you. The first part of the tutorial will show you how to do Nicki Minaj's makeup, followed by how to create Nicki Minaj's hair. The end of the video involves making a Nicki Minaj outfit that will complete your costume.
How To: Create a dark magenta vampiress makeup look for Halloween
Vampires are obviously going to be the costume du jour this Halloween (as it has been every Halloween since "Twilight" ensnared the imaginations and burgeoning sexuality of preteen girls everywhere), so why not get in with the in crowd and dress like one?
How To: Unleash the Beast with These Wild Animal Masks for Halloween
Animal masks are always a popular option for Halloween, not just because you can pair them with practically any outfit, but because they never go out of date. They've been a staple of Halloween costumes starting from the 1900's, but possibly even prior to that. George Takei, of Star Trek popularity, even left a hilarious comment on Accoutrements' Horse Head Mask Amazon page, making puns left and right about the animal mask—a testament to how trendy these faux mammalian skins really are.
AHS Cult: How to Grow a Beehive Out of Your Skull for Halloween
The promotional images for American Horror Story: Cult have been some of the most arresting in recent memory. They mash coulrophobia, trypophobia, and body horror together with some serious economy into a succinct, colorful, image. It's like a bad car accident that you can't stop rubbernecking. Which makes it perfect for a Halloween costume — you'll be repulsive, but no one will be able to look away. While the beehive skull hasn't made an actual appearance in Cult yet, and probably won't sinc...
How To: Dress Up Like Natalie Portman from Black Swan
If you have a ballet outfit around, all you need is this makeup tutorial to create a Black Swan costume for Halloween this year. The guide will show you how to apply makeup just like Natalie Portman's star character from the movie Black Swan.
How To: Make a Thor Costume for Halloween
Are you looking to be a super hero this Halloween? Try dressing up as Thor from this year's hit movie. This tutorial will show you how to make a Thor costume, complete with Thor's axe. You'll need a hot glue gun and a little bit of foam.
How To: Carve a Halloween Pumpkin or Jack-O-Lantern
While many of us carved pumpkins when we were younger, pumpkin carving is a seasonal skill, only needed around Halloween. If you're looking for a refresher course on how to carve a pumpkin, this tutorial will walk you through the process. Be sure to pick out the best pumpkin at the patch!
How To: Make a last minute Halloween costume
Halloween has a way of sneaking up and catching you unprepared. Craft Magazine senior editor, Natalie Zee Drieu, has some great tips for last minute costumes you can make at home. And with no sewing required. Watch this video wardrobe and costume tutorial and learn how to make a quick and easy Halloween costume. Make a last minute Halloween costume.
News: Halloween Costume - Weeping Angel
Used Venetian Statue Costume, stone-spray painted wings, and lots of make up & silver hair spray to complete the look for my Doctor Who Weeping Angel Costume!
How To: Apply Night Elf Makeup for a Halloween Costume
Are you looking for World of Warcraft costume ideas for Halloween? Take a look at this makeup tutorial to find out what steps you'll need if you want to look like a Night Elf with different kinds of makeup. You'll need either purple or blue colors most likely.
How To: Make Fake Roadkill for Halloween
For Halloween, most people want to go all out when it comes to decorating their homes with spooky, scary decorations. I myself decided that for this year I would go ahead and try something more realistic, which is why I went to my local thrift store and purchased a stuffed dog. I made sure it looked as realistic as possible for this project.
How To: Make a Ke$ha Halloween Costume
Do you want to dress up as your favorite singer for Halloween? This tutorial shows you how to dress up like Ke$ha for Halloween. The Kesha costume is very easy to put together and only requires a little bit of makeup and clothing to put together. Be sure not to get any glitter in your eye!
How To: Set Up the Bloody Mirror Prank
It's almost time for Halloween, and it's not Halloween without a good scary prank. Here's one, that if done correctly, will really freak out just about anyone. Results vary depending on what you have available. You will need an older bathroom mirror cabinet to successfully execute this practical joke. For more information, refer to the instructional video!
How To: Do Hair and Makeup for a 80's Party Girl Halloween Costume
Whether you're creating a Madonna costume for Halloween, or just trying to get that 80's retro look, take a look at this guide to learn how to do your hair and makeup just like they did 30 years ago. You'll look like a punk rocker girl soon!
How To: Paint Mini Pumpkins as Angry Birds Decorations
The little pumpkins you can buy at the store can be great decorations at the house around Halloween time, but why not make them a little more interesting? This time lapse will show you how to paint the familiar avian faces from Angry Birds onto them. As a bonus to the red bird, you will also see a pretty bruised up green pig.
How To: Come up with the best Halloween costume
In a costume rut? This year, dream up a cool outfit that's equal parts trick and treat. There are plenty of ways to get creative with Halloween costumes. Check out this how-to video and learn how to brainstorm ideas for Halloween costumes.
How To: Make Your Own Ant-Man Costume with Nothing More Than Makeup
If you don't have the time or patience to build a complete Ant-Man suit from scratch, there's another way to make a Ant-Man costume for Halloween. If you're more skilled with brushes and makeup rather than drills and cardboard, this is the Halloween DIY for you—especially if you're a fan of the Marvel universe.
How To: Make an easy DIY Head for Dinner Halloween costume
IF you don't mind carrying a small table-like protrusion around all night on Halloween, we've got the Halloween costume for you. In this video you'll learn how to make an easy DIY Head for Dinner Halloween costume that will shock and amaze.
How To: Carve a Styrofoam Stormtrooper Helmet for Halloween
Stormtroopers were once the elite soldiers of the unstoppable Galactic Empire that ruled the Universe. Then little ol' Luke Skywalker came along and destroyed the Death Star, ending the evil empire forever. Since then, poor Stormtroopers all over the world have been left without work (maybe it's the economy). Out of the entire year, Stormtroopers have only a few select days of recognition, such as Star Wars Day and Halloween, where they come out of the woodwork to celebrate their once beloved...
How To: Make an evil cyberpunk nurse Halloween costume
Steampunk may be the period-specific punk of the moment, but cyberpunk is still awesome. In this video you'll learn how to make a really original cyberpunk / goth nurse Halloween costume with makeup and some simple costume pieces.
How To: The Candy Hunter's Guide to Scoring Bigger, Better, & Boatloads of Sweet Treats on Halloween
While most people were worried about having the scariest costume when I was younger, I was always more interested in the candy. While everyone wasted time trying to perfect their costume, I was busy mapping out every detail in my city, finding the most efficient way of getting the most candy in my pillowcase(s) before the night ended. Although I'm long retired from the game, it's about time to pass along all of the tips and tricks I've learned from my youth for getting treats. So, here I pres...
How To: Do Halloween Nails Without Tools!
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How To: Paint Jack O Lantern Halloween Nails
This Halloween, give your nails that special seasonal touch with a cool pumpkin design on them. If you're going for a full set, carved jack-o-lantern nails are a great idea because you can paint different teeth onto each one.
How To: Apply Kate Middleton's Royal Wedding Makeup for a Halloween Costume
If you're thinking of going royal this Halloween, take a look at this tutorial to find out how to get your Kate Middleton makeup set for your costume. It will show you exactly what eyeliner, brushes, and blush you will need to look just like Kate this Halloween.