We can’t seem to escape zombies. They’re everywhere… on the big screen, in games, and recently even protesting against corporate greed in New York City for Occupy Wall Street. With Halloween quickly approaching (yay!), whip out the liquid latex, mix up some fake blood, and take a peek at these featured zombies courtesy of Craftster [...]

It’s Halloween season! It’s time to decorate our homes, plan spooky parties and craft costumes for the whole family! Check out these festive ideas to get you started this month and stop by the Halloween Board for even more! Candy Corn Pudding This simple and colorful treat will make any Halloween tablescape festive this season. [...]

lenalove crafted the Glee Cheerios Uniform from Season 2 as a super gleeky Halloween costume. She designed the uniform using an altered Simplicity pattern for a cheerleader costume. Crafting the logo with Photoshop, and studying the Glee promotions for other styling direction, lenalove really captured the gleek spirit. If you want to make this costume [...]

Would a custom fake tattoo or body art on your arms or legs take your Halloween Costume to the next level? Here are four tutorials to show you a few easy techniques to get the look you want! How to Make a Detailed Tattoo from an Image To our delight, mirrorandmoon recently posted this awesome [...]

Looking for an epic Halloween costume to wear to this year’s Halloween parties? How about going as the Nyan Cat?! Recently, Craftster member shdwstrm entered a costume contest at the Toronto FanExpo 2011 in Canada, presented by G4. She went adorned in her handmade Nyan Cat costume, and walked on all fours across the stage [...]

Lady Gaga and her over-the-top fashion is the perfect subject for a Halloween costume!  Have no fear – you don’t have to cover yourself in meat to achieve this pop star’s extreme look.  Disco balls, lace and chains will do just fine as jewelry and fashion accessories! Lady Gaga Halloween costume jewelry and accessories Chain [...]

Since our very own jungrrl is prepping (and sewing!) for her appearance on the new TV show airing on PBS, called Sew it All, I’m happy to take over for our featured video game project of the week! In the spirit of Halloween, this week we’re highlighting a Scarecrow villain costume taken straight from the [...]

Creative thoughts from Craftster Guest Blogger MareMare…  Ok, I confess, the movie “The Ring” scared me. Creepy little kids are, well, creepy. If you saw this little cutie, I bet you would want to run, too! The best part about this Samara costume, aside from the super creepy factor, is that it was made on [...]

Craftsters are obsessed with steampunk, embracing the style for Halloween costumes and in everyday fashion and accessories.  With Halloween around the corner we’ve rounded up some creative steampunk clothing, jewelry and accessories to help inspire you! The steampunk style is easily identifiable by the use of clock hands, pocket watches, gears and cogs, steam-powered ships, [...]

Want to make a Halloween costume that you can wear again? Why not take a cue from pinupkate and make a dress fit for Joan Holloway of Mad Men? Just a New Look pattern, a wig and a few accessories and you have both an adorable anytime dress and a fantastic Halloween costume! You can [...]

Creative thoughts from Craftster Guest Blogger MareMare… Craftster member queenholly shares her techniques on how to make wet felted pointy hats in this tutorial. She says they are time consuming, but with these excellent step by step directions I am sure than anyone can make adorable hats to dress up as a witch or wizard [...]

Creative thoughts from Craftster Guest Blogger MareMare… I’m currently scouring the Craftster boards to find great project ideas to share with all of you for the upcoming holiday season. This hilariously cute crocheted hat and beard combo by Craftster member Vanilla Puma definitely caught my eye. I think it would be especially cute on a [...]

Happy Halloween, everyone! I hope some of the costumes posted this month have given you the inspiration to make your own great costumes. I can’t wait to see what people made and wore this year! I’ve got my eye on you! Speaking of… look at this huge eyeball costume Tero made for her daughter last [...]

Sure you can buy a costume version of the Twister game, but a good Craftster knows it’s more rewarding to make one! This Twister costume was made by aimee_ant123 for her niece. The purse she’s carrying in made from the game’s box. So cute! PREVIOUS POSTS Muppet Costume, October 1 Ball o’Yarn Costume, October 2 [...]

Anyone who’s seen Pan’s Labyrinth will recognize The Pale Man. He was so creepy with his eyes on his hands and his baggy flesh. Alexandra-the-Great made this great costume out of flesh colored swimsuit material. PREVIOUS POSTS Muppet Costume, October 1 Ball o’Yarn Costume, October 2 Gnome riding a Snail Costume, October 3 Grumpy Care [...]