DIY Bride of Chucky Halloween Costumes

-




 Hi! I'm Chucky. Wanna play!?!

For Halloween 2015, Aaron and I dressed up as the killer dolls, Chucky and Tiffany, from the Child's Play movies.

A look into our respective closets and Halloween costume stash inspired the DIY Bride of Chucky Halloween costumes. Aaron already had the blue overalls from our Super Mario 3 and Princess Peach costumes, and I already had the motorcycle boots and leather jacket. Aaron gave me the jacket when we started dating over 11 years ago.

Thrifted Chucky Couples Costume

To complete our thrifted Chucky couples costume, we hit up a number of Sacramento-area thrift stores on the hunt for the two key missing ensemble pieces: Chucky's striped shirt and Tiffany's bridal gown.

We found both items right away at Mary's Thrift Store in Citrus Heights, but we tempted fate and waited to buy them until we did a sweep of 3 Goodwills, 1 Eco Thrift, 1 The Thrift Store, 1 Deseret Industries and 1 Thrift Town to ensure we bought the best.

What can I say? I'm obsessive and thorough. Luckily our items were right were we left them when we returned to Mary's on the weekly half-off Wednesday sale.

My Jessica McClintock dress was $4 and Aaron's shirt was $1.50 for a total of $5.50 for our thrifted Chucky couples costume. (Aaron didn't want to roast on Halloween in a long-sleeved shirt.)

Crafty DIY Child's Play Costumes

For the final touches on our crafty DIY Child's Play costumes, I added fabric paint and Sharpie to color in some thicker stripes on Chucky's shirt and made a "Good Guys" patch from jean scrap.

Aaron covered a pair of old Vans in red Duck Tape. I fashioned Tiffany a choker out of tights and a gemstone from my craft stash.

Chucky Makeup and Bride of Chucky Makeup



For Chucky makeup, Aaron first applied mineral powder foundation to color his face more orange and doll-like. Then he created the signature Chucky scars: He used a red Halloween makeup crayon and went over it with liquid bandage and clear top-coat nail polish. A dust of mineral powder over the scars reduced some of the polish shine.

My Bride of Chucky makeup was simple mineral powder foundation, heavy eyeliner and eyeshadow. I used my crayon eyeliner to really accentuate the eyebrows. For black lips I used a cranberry red lipstick combined with black shadow. You can also mix black eyeshadow and lipgloss or even mix shadow with petroleum jelly to create a black lip when you don't have black lipstick.

For the final touch, I got inked with Tiffany's Chucky heart tattoo (created with Sharpie).

Our DIY Bride of Chucky Halloween costumes were a lot of fun to assemble and to wear. Chucky and Tiffany passed out candy and then rocked out at the annual Old Ironsides Dead Rockstars show in Sacramento. And since our DIY Child's Play costumes were created with real, quality clothing, we can reuse the individual pieces again and again for future costumes.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Halloween Decorations: How to Stuff a Life-Size Michael Myers

-
Image
Michael Myers is our grand finale of decorations, the big kahuna. The Michael Myers tradition started our first year in our first home. Aaron had the brilliant idea of stuffing Michael and placing him in my office window, which faced the yard. You had to walk right past the window to get to our door. You couldn't miss Michael; even people driving by on the street would slow to check him out. On Halloween, Michael amused many and frightened some. A few groups wondered out loud if he was real. Suddenly Michael would move (thanks to Aaron hididng in the office) and screams would ensue. Eventually, Aaron closed the blinds, quickly un-stuffed Michael, stuffed himself inside and hid behind the front door. I would answer and Aaron would creep out or jump out. More screams. The next day, we had a knock at our door. A group of kids asked Aaron if he could put the costume back on and chase them. But of course! The group waited outside, expecting Aaron to come out the front door...
Keep on Reading on

Outdoor Oasis: How to Turn a Futon into a Porch Couch

-
Image
I refer to my back porch as my outdoor oasis, not because it's the most beautiful or detailed, but simply because the furniture is comfortable and the atmosphere is peaceful. It's where I go to unwind, relax and read. And now thanks to a recent project to turn a futon into a porch couch, I have the ultimate reading and napping spot. Last year, I wrote about getting rid of my busted up outdoor furniture, updating the salvageable and buying a futon to to use as my new outdoor couch . Shortly after I painted the $20 queen-size, solid-wood futon with outdoor white paint, I got busy getting ready for my move and never updated with the final result. I love it.
Keep on Reading on

Top 10 Tips for Packing Early for a Move

-
Image
I think I'm having the most organized move of my life, and that includes all future moves. I should be; this move is taking forever to actually happen. The tenants at my future home stopped paying rent over two months ago, and apparently that's how long it can take to evict someone in California. It's a frustrating saga I won't get into it. I thought I would, however, share some of my tips for an organized move, especially tips on what you can do well in advance of actually moving. 1. Create a box or basket of moving supplies. You want one place to hold packing tape, scissors, your labeling pen, etc. You also want an organizational system for all the pins, pens, screws and batteries you'll come across. (Make sure to separate the working batteries from the dead.) I like to use little jewelry boxes and small plastic containers to hold these items. After each box is sealed and labeled, the packing tape and Sharpie are immediately returned to this baske...
Keep on Reading on