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After looking at this site, I decided that I could build a homemade Halloween costume. The F-117 seemed like an easy costume to build. The Homemade F-117 Stealth Fighter Costume was constructed using cardboard and hot glue. Then two layers of paper mache were applied; this was a little tricky because the paper mache wants … Read more
We receive so many UPS parcels!! My daughter really likes our UPS driver and receiving packages are always exciting. When asking her what she would like to be for Halloween, she said a UPS driver so we made this UPS Delivery Person and Truck Costume. Now, that part was easy. Her friend decided to go … Read more
Kissing Booth: Simple box with wrapping paper tubes holding up cardboard sign saying “Kiss Me it’s for Charity” 5.00 crossed out FREE! God’s Gift to Women: Boy in wrapped box with tissue and boy coming out of top, the tag says “TO: Women, FROM: God – Gods gift to Women! Mummy: Glue gun, old pjs, … Read more
I love the play on words possibility behind “a roll in the hay”. I had two days to get everything and pull off the creation with limited funding! No pressure! I ended up spending $20, half of which was for a can of 3M 77 Adhesive. Many people asked if I had hollowed out a … Read more
Having dressed as an elf, reindeer, and snowman in previous years, the Christmas just been I decided to go all out step away from the standard festive costume choices and dress as the famous Coca Cola Truck for my last Christmas at University. Being a student I was working on a pretty tight budget and … Read more
My daughter, Megan, decided that she wanted to be something amazing this year for Halloween. She came up with the homemade Gumball Machine Halloween costume idea all on her own. I searched for ideas on the web (including this site) and I did find some Gumball Machine costumes. However, they weren’t quite what I was … Read more
I love Halloween and was so excited to make a costume this year for my 16 month old grandson River! I hope he finds a love for Halloween…just like his mom and mumsy (which is what he calls me)! River loves horses, so I thought he would make a Homemade Chuck Wagon Cowboy Halloween Costume … Read more
Gum on the bottom of your shoe! 1) you need a shoe 2) you need a head band (the thicker the head band the better) 3) you need some tape to put the shoe on the headband 4) you need a pink shirt 5) you need pink pants 6) you need pink shoes BAM! You’re … Read more
I made this costume a few years ago, just for a photoshoot and a documentation. I used some textiles, I needled them. And alsa there is a long textil. For the jewelery I used pearls and braids and I went to the shop. I painted the face and the hands and made the hair indian-ish.
The Homemade One Night Stand Costume was a big hit! I entered in a costume contest at a local bar and took first place. Items used: cardboard box (for the table), 1 yard of fabric (to cover the table), lampshade (hat), bra (hat), condoms, empty beer cans, ash tray, and fishing line (for the straps. … Read more
First we started this Homemade Claw Drop Halloween Costume with 2 boxes, cut holes for his arms and a hole in the top of the big box for his head, then a hole in the bottom of the top box for his head. Then I cut out a window for his face. I used gift … Read more
I actually got the idea for this costume from this site! I was really excited, as I’d never made my own costume before. I had an old black dress in the back of my closet, so that became the base. I got thick white pants and thin string from goodwill, and some small bells off … Read more