Retailers say sexy trumps traditional this year when it comes to Halloween costumes. But the princess costume remains the most popular for children. According to a National Retail Federation survey, 34 percent of adults dress in costume on Halloween. This has been an increasing number for years. Halloween spending has also increased to $5 billion, behind the top holidays for spending -- Father's Day, Mother's Day, Easter, Valentines Day, and Christmas.

A chef fashioned his fiancee's wedding gown from 1,500 cream puffs, making it in two months with the final product weighing in at 20 pounds. Valentyn Shtefano, 28, already had a growing reputation in his area for making baking a visual art.

A pink and gold-painted elephant stirred controversy last weekend amongst Los Angeles Animal Services. The elephant was part of an art exhibition by UK Artist Banksy. The 38-year-old Indian elephant was painted and put inside a "mocked-up" house to represent the way world poverty is ignored.