Marvel is proudly showcasing her DIY Samsung washing machine costume. Halloween has become a cherished tradition for us, where we embark on a creative journey to craft a unique homemade costume each year. Inspired by several washing machine costumes we encountered, we decided to put our own spin on it. The result was a remarkable … Read more
Lia, my sister, has a deep-seated passion for participating in local Halloween costume contests. She relishes the opportunity to showcase her creativity and have fun. However, the odds were often stacked against her due to the contest’s unique voting system – audience applause. Since the winner was determined by the loudest cheers, contestants who had … Read more
Don’t forget to wash your dirty laundry, with Tide detergent, in your very own washer and dryer! All you’ll need is some boxes, white paint (or you can use duct tape), cutting supplies, a clear bowl, some clothes, tape, and if you have a printer you can print all the stuff you see pictured! Or … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Dirty Laundry group costumes. After browsing photos online, our kids passed up the opportunity to be candy and popcorn and instead chose to be appliances and dirty laundry, lol! Our oldest was the washing machine, complete with a door that opens (made from a deli tray), ‘bubbles & soap’ (blue … Read more
This Dirty Laundry costume was super easy to make for my daughter! The only cost was the laundry basket which was about $8. First we cut out the bottom, making sure not to make the hole too big so that she could carry it on her hips. Then we threw in a sheet, a towel, a … Read more
This costume all started about 35 years ago when my mom was about my age. My mom and her best friend needed a cheap and easy costume, fast. That’s how the clothesline costume was born. It has now kind of become a family tradition if you want to say that. My sister and her best … Read more
Last year I wanted to have some originality in my son’s costume. I was so tired of the same store bought ones. I did some research and found the idea to make him a washer costume. It seemed very early and with this being the 1st time I’ve tried to make his costume I went … Read more
I made this homemade Snuggle Bear in laundry basket baby costume for my daughter and her 7 month old baby son, Kaden, as she always calls him her “Snuggle Bear”. We picked out soft fabrics for the bear and made sure to have lots of blue around so there’d be no misunderstanding that he was … Read more
We decided that a fun costume would be to take a cardboard box and make it look like a clothes washer and then attach a cheap wash basket to the top where my daughter’s head was in. We put some pieces of clothing in the basket and had a sock sticking out the door. We … Read more
I used a cardboard box for the washer. I covered it in white contact paper and cut holes in the top for the head and front for the window. I used a small white laundry basket on top, cut a hole in it and wired it to the box. For the window, I used a … Read more
This Homemade Laundry Basket Halloween Costume was an original idea and very easy to make! I was the only person with this costume on and got lots of compliments throughout the night. To start, I bought a wicker/plastic laundry basket that had a linen lining. Since the bottom was just the linen cloth, I cut … Read more
I’ve always tried to be an object for Halloween as opposed to a character or a person and two years ago I had a Basket of Laundry Costume. The costume took just a few hours to construct and was quite fun to wear. I started by cutting a waist-sized hole in the bottom of a … Read more