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Food costumes are great! Materials needed for this sandwich costume: 2-inch-thick white upholstery foam (sold at fabric stores) cut into two 24-inch by 30-inch pieces and one 12-inch circle, scissors or bread knife (for cutting the foam), brown and green acrylic paints, paintbrush, 12-inch by 18-inch sheets of craft foam: 4 pink, 1 green, 2 … Read more
I had this mask and didn’t really know what to do with it, so I got creative and made a football costume. I used a cardboard box and hot glued fake astro-turf to the front of it. I then painted the back of the box green and painted white lines on the front. I used … Read more
You gotta love it, Asterix and Obelix are the supreme choice, far better than dressing as an inanimate object such as a shuttlecock or a needle. They have no life, while these cartoon characters have given joy to people all around the world, and we have craftily brought them to life. We then went out … Read more
Last Halloween my then 7 year-old asked to be a haunted house this year. So when we saw the previews for Monster House we knew we had to use that house as our inspiration! We wanted to get the house before it got too jagged looking and we knew that it could be a free … Read more
Here is Mr. Six, second from the left. He’s the old man that does that silly dance for all the Six Flags Commercial. This was a great hit at our Halloween party and one of many funny costumes. We purchased a bald cap from the Halloween store. Got a white button up shirt with black … Read more
It was my sisters 13th birthday and she had a costume party. There was no theme really but my friend Laura and I wanted something completely different. We had loads of ideas of like Barbie and Ken Robbers fairies but they were rubbish ideas. So after looking on the internet for ideas we thought of … Read more
I decided to make this funny Halloween costume once I saw this material at Walmart for $1.00 a yard! It took two and a half yards, scissors and a sewing machine to make this funny Halloween costume. First, I doubled the material and found the center. Then I made a homemade compass made of string … Read more
I used an old man prosthetic piece with wig and beard for my gnome costume. I got the clothes at goodwill. And I used a Santa hat with the ball taken off. Total Spent: $75
The beautiful Geisha! This year a fourth child was added to our group costume- and the theme was Japan. Two Samurai, a Geisha costume and a baby Hello Kitty. The Geisha kimono was home made from 2 yards of pink satin and one yard of orange. The Obi material was chosen from the decorator remnant … Read more
We would like to present to you MARY as “Genie in a Bottle”. Look carefully because at the “Blink of an Eye” Mary can magically disappear! Mary is wearing her Pink Genie costume that she loves with her matching genie shoes. We hand crafted her bottle using spray on foam and for the base we … Read more
You could hear laughter from blocks away “Wow! Look at the stick person!” Every person at every home we visited for treats had to see what the glowing costume was made of. And when we’d turn to leave and the host or hostess would catch a glimpse of the costume’s backside they would laugh hysterically. … Read more
My three year old wanted to be Spiderman for Halloween so I let him decide who his little brother should be and ‘Green Goblin’ was his answer. I decided on the classic Green Goblin ; with some modifications for a baby. I hand dyed the stretch fabric for the top and pants, created the bodysuit … Read more