Someone-Special
I got an idea when I saw a picture of a desaturated Santa costume. It really stood out against all the regular colored Santa outfits. So I thought, Halloween is so full of colorful costumes, it may have the same effect. Although I did like the look, I did not like the costume theme. So after … Read more
This cool homemade Rubik’s Cube costume is pretty simple, just used cardboard boxes and construction paper and duct tape…. easy as that the only difficult thing is measuring up the squares. I glued the construction paper to the box, it made it easier to tape the duct tape and not have the paper lift. I … Read more
In high school, my close friends and I loved making group costumes for all six of us. Our senior year we decided to be unique and be the important roles in the movie Up. We had Kevin, Carl Fredricksen (me), Ellie, the house with balloons, Russell and Dug the talking dog. These Up Cast costumes were … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to make Mr and Mrs Potato Head couples costumes after seeing some great ideas on this site and loving the characters from the Toy Story movies. The bodies are made from a lighter fleece bought at Jo Ann Fabric. The face pieces are felt. We bought the hands at a … Read more
This is how I made this Buzz Lightyear and Woody Couple Costume: The girl part: a white corset fabric paint, purple, white, green ,blue, black wings- a white board, acrylic paint, green, blue, black, purple, red white gloves bought at Party City black shorts I got a Jocle Leslie heels are a must, lol stockings … Read more
This is my Butterfly Catcher in disguise costume. I bought the top and bottom. The big butterfly was already on there so I created it from there. Everything else was painted on. For details I added ladybugs and used string cord for cocoons. My daughter made butterfly clothespin with tissue paper, pipe cleaners, markers and paint. … Read more
This last-minute Chuckie Finster costume was really easy to make! I bought a plain blue t-shirt from Walmart as well as yellow, red, and lime green felt. I used the felt to create the saturn, sleeve/neck rims, and squiggles on the shorts. The shorts are soffes which I had already, but easily purchasable. I bought … Read more
My husband was in a beard contest nearing Halloween, so we came up with this Tom Hanks on Castaway and his best friend Wilson the volleyball. Tom Hanks as Castaway costume is really easy, raggy clothes, long beard and hair (he used a wig for the hair, but the beard, all natural). Cut the toes … Read more
I started this great homemade costume idea by taking an old white dress shirt that I had and took a box cutter to it. I also cut out bullet size holes to make it look like I had been shot. To make it more authentic I burned the “bullet holes”. I added tones of fake … Read more
To come up with an original costume is becoming more and more challenging every year. I have been everything from Peggy Bundy to a lady bug. I have always been very sexy, but this year I decided, let’s step out of the box and go for gold. I chose to be “Lady Gaga’s alter ego … Read more
Our work goes all out for holidays and decorates the entire company with contests between departments and all kinds of fun. One year when funds were tight, they challenged us to create a “recycled” Halloween. Our department took this literally, so we decided to do a “Recycle” theme. I made costumes for most of our … Read more
The whole Pinata costume was under $10!! Everything was purchased at a Dollar store. 1 to 2 packets of colored tissue paper gift ribbon oak tag T shirt candy I cut the tissue paper sheets into strips and then folded it in half then length of the T shirt. Cut slits, create the fringes but leave … Read more