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.
Having a cool set of Halloween nails can really set you apart at this year's party. Find out how to paint Freddy Krueger nails in this tutorial. You'll need several different colors of nail polish to be able to paint the nail correctly, as well as a delicate touch.
Find out how to put together a Red Riding Hood costume for Halloween this year using this video tutorial. This guide focuses on the different makeup necessary to get that Red Riding Hood look for your costume. You'll need some red lipstick for sure.
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!
I'm sorry. I'm trying to avoid the Halloween kick, but this is the only holiday I actually like.
You know I am so not ready for Halloween at all. No way summer is no where near over for me. I haven't even been camping yet. Summer always seems to fly by for me as it is the busiest time of year with craft shows and lots of visitors to our area.
It's cheap, it's easy, it's Star Wars! Filth Wizardry demonstrates how to transform two milk jugs into a Storm Trooper helmet just in time for Halloween. Click through for instructions. Plus, if you're in need of a lightsaber, she's got a quick project for that, too.
Gross out your Halloween guests this year with Andy Oakland's Jell-O glued sliced meat head (ew). Full instructions at Make.
Halloween is just a few days away, and since I've been churning out the creepy Bingo of the Days for everyone the past few weeks, it seems fitting to do a puzzle based on them.
Below, 10 step-by-step instructional videos for transforming yourself into a Na'vi being this Halloween. Step 1: Choose your favorite Avatar look from the list below. Step 2: Apply your chosen look. Step 3: For the dedicated fans with (more than a little) time on their hands, learn the Na'vi language and your transformation is complete!
An alternative to trick-or-treating every Halloween is to have kids participate in a scavenger hunt. The activity provides the same excitement and still allows you to be with your kids while they participate. A scavenger hunt can be easily organized – here are some steps in preparing for a Halloween scavenger hunt:
If you want to go with something a little less deep fried heart attack for your trick-or-treaters this year, try Bakerella's recipe for Yummy Mummy Cake Pops. No reason not to have dessert-on-a-stick all year round!
Forkable has posted an easy Halloween recipe for evil eye deviled eggs, inspired by the Great Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings.
White criminal Conrad Zdzierak has committed the ultimate crime of racial stereotyping, plus multiple counts of aggravated robbery after robbing four banks and a CVS pharmacy. The robberies took place on April 9th of this year, but Zdzierak wasn't caught until now, thanks to an incredibly realistic, $650 silicon mask named “The Player”.
Pumpkins, murderers, vampires, zombies, ghosts, witches, death… these are all the subjects of last week's Scrabble Bingo of the Days, which focused on words associated with Halloween and horror movies. Did you know there was actually a name for someone who suffocated another person? Did you know that Frankenstein, vampires, and ghosts can all be considered one thing? Did you know that there was actually a word for rotten dead flesh?
Dress up as America's favorite soccer mom this year by going with a Sarah Palin costume. This tutorial will show you how to do your hair like Sarah Palin. After you're finished with the hair, you'll just need a wool coat, some red heels, and a pair of glasses.
Today it's Lady Gaga day! Lady Gaga's outfits and looks are so outrageous that there'll be a million impersonators around on Halloween. But few will be able to perfect the looks properly. That's why we're giving you some assistance with our favorite Lady Gaga tutorials.
This step by step tutorial teaches you how to apply gothic spider web eye makeup. This is a cool look for Halloween or a costume party. Watch this makeup how to video and you will be able to create a gothic spiderweb eye look. Apply gothic spider web eye makeup for Halloween.
In this video series, our expert will demonstrate how to make Halloween centerpieces for your next Halloween party. You will get step-by-step instructions on how to make a variety of Halloween and autumn centerpieces, including a dead tree, Halloween candle holders, and a cornucopia. These are great tips for anyone planning a Halloween party or fall themed get together for friends or family. So put on your Halloween costume and get the kids involved in these fun and easy Halloween crafts.
When your children have finished trick or treating throughout the neighborhood, watch this video series and learn how to throw a children's Halloween party. Karen Weisman shows you great Halloween decoration ideas. Learn how to make a scary tree, a spider, and a spiderweb tablecloth. Learn how to make flying bats for your party. Once you have learned some decoration ideas, learn how to make tasty Halloween treats. Karen shows you how to make ghost lollipops, spiderweb cakes, and scary cupcake...
A daring look for Halloween that'll work for a Lady Gaga costume or to complement a sexy salsa dancer costume, this Lady Gaga-inspired makeup look involves hot pink eye tones and a glued on lace eyepatch that's almost "Phantom of the Opera"-like.
Learn how to do a makeup look "exposed muscle" with Petrilude. Petrilude (aka Josh) is a guy that does makeup. You may think taking makeup tips from a guy is strange, but Petrilude is a talented makeup artist. If you are looking for party makeup looks, great for going out to the club, check out Petrilude's makeup tutorials. Search Petrilude on WonderHowTo for more amazing beauty looks: party makeup, club makeup, drag queen makeup, halloween makeup, costume makeup, goth makeup, and more.
It's time for Halloween, maybe it's time for your ultimate independent horror movie you've been dying to make, whatever the case may be, you're going to need some blood, you're going to need some weapons... you're going to need a bloody knife wound.
Most girls dress up only one way during Halloween: With a suitably colored bra (green for a leprechaun, pink for a bunny, for instance) and teeny mini skirt in a matching shade, plus some sort of headpiece so people don't just think they're hookers.
Master Chief, the star of the Halo franchise before it's most recent iterations, is one of the most recognizable and beloved protagonists in gaming history, and that's without players ever actually seeing his body through his inconic and intimidating armor. If you want to dress up as Master Chief for a Halloween costume, film, or other purpose, watch this video to learn how to make your own DIY Master Chief armor for cheap.
Leather bracers and belts are staples of typical medieval garb, and if you want to make a medieval Halloween or cosplay costume it could probably be helped by a set. In this video you'll learn how to make great bracers and belts yourself for an Altair from Assassin's Creed or other period costume.
If you're a Zelda fan and are looking to do something different for your cosplay, or Halloween outfit, then there's a chance that you haven't tried being Midna in her human form after you complete the game Twilight Princess after reassembling the mirror. In this video you will get a full tutorial on how to create the costume from scratch including making the headpiece and trinkets yourself!
Do you remember Maleficent? The evil witch who cursed Sleeping Beauty to sleep in the classic Disney film and Tchaikovsky ballet? She was pretty cool-looking in an evil way, and in this video you'll learn how to do the bright colored makeup to go with a homemade Maleficent costume for a sexy, evil Halloween look.
Be queen for a day by dressing yourself up as this fabulous drag candy queen! Others will kneel at your highness' feet as they swoon over your sparkling eyes, princess hair, and coral red lips.
In this video, Petrilude shows us how to an outer-space inspired look. It's actually a little shocking. You may want to save this look for your next costume or Halloween party. Just follow along, and Petrilude will take you through the look, step by step with a little surprise at the end.
Lady Gaga is known for her crazy fashion style and now you can achieve the same look at home. Using simple household products, you can assemble this gothic vampire queen crown that lights up just like Gaga's. This "Alejandro" look is one of her most extreme and would be perfect for Halloween or even a daring night out. Have fun!
If you are looking to celebrate the Day of the Dead in style, check out this tutorial. In it, you will learn exactly how to apply makeup to your face so you like like the Sugar Skulls, a Mexican tradition.
Everyone remembers the beloved transvestite Frank-n-Furter from the 1975 cult classic, "Rocky Horror Picture Show". Played by the brilliant Tim Curry he will remain an influence on fashion, makeup & hair. "Give yourself over to absolute pleasure," Frank-N-Furter famously said, so why not give yourself a pleasurable makeup makeover? In this makeup tutorial, learn how to apply Frank-n-Furter makeup & hair - perfect for Halloween or any masquerade ball.
Know someone that's terrified of rats? This twitching dead rat prank is perfect for you then. Great for Halloween or April Fool's Day. You just need a stuffed rat, a rattrap, vibration motor, AAA battery holder with batteries, and a piece of straw. Oh, and fake blood, too!
If you're a little boy (or a little kid at heart), then Transformers are like the coolest thing ever. They're super hot cars, trucks or bikes that then transform into super hot robots with missles and impenetrable armor and all that jazz. Make your son's favorite transforming robots a reality by dressing him up as a Transformer this Halloween.
Michelle Phan brings you this fun tutorial on creating anime eye makeup. For those who desire to look like an anime character. Great for halloween, or just a cute anime look.
Voldemort, the seemingly unstoppable antagonist of the Harry Potter series played so compellingly by Ralph Fiennes in the films, is one of the best villains in the history of fantasy. If you want to scare the bejezzus out of some children this Halloween or pay homage to Harry Potter in a film, watch this video to learn how to recreate the Voldemort look without makeup and prosthetics.
The Halloween update from Notch added many amazing features to the game including Biomes, and more! One of the more prominent, game changing additions were Gateways that lead you straight into Hell. Every step you take in Hell is equal to 16 steps in the outside world. The way you make it is through creating a gateway of Obsidian and igniting the center of it. In this video you will get a tutorial on how to make the Obsidian for the Gateway as well as how to create the Gateway and teleport in...
Sally the ragdoll from The Nightmare Before Christmas was a fragile, excellently realized character, and makes a fantastic Halloween costume (especially when paired with a Jack Skellington). In this video you'll learn how to do perfect, and we mean perfect, makeup for a Sally costume using only basic storebought products.