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I originally got this idea for a Homemade Ice Cream Cone Costume from this website and then just made it my own in a couple of areas. I bought a couple yards of pink and brown sation fabric and asked my mother-in-law to sew them together. She bunched them with elastic at the top, the … Read more
For this egg costume, I got a big piece of cardboard and cut an egg shape out of it. I then glued white felt (from dollar store) onto the front and back. I put a raised circle in the middle for the yolk and glued yellow felt on it. On the back of my costume … Read more
We attended the Halloween party in Florida and I wanted to make a unique stand out costume for my kids. The thought process began with something iconic. I came up with the ice cream everyone eats and recognizes. I made the pattern with brown paper bags. Fashioned after a box of the ice cream bars … Read more
My costume is of the Juicy Fruit chewing gum. Everything that I bought was either from Wal-mart or Micheal’s craft store and the dress I used was just something I had. First I dyed the dress yellow using clothing dye from Micheal’s then after it dried I started to construct the dress. All you have … Read more
Oreo cookies are my daughters favorite, so what would be better than an Oreo Cookie Costume!. I cut the “cookie” pieces of out card board and painted the insides black and then enlarged the details of the cookie and traced them on black foam sheets. I used 3mm thick foam sheets and cut all the … Read more
This Homemade Sack of Taters Baby Costume was fairly easy but time consuming. I took an old burlap sack (from eBay $5) and cut arm and leg holes to fit my baby. I also centered up and painted an Idaho potato logo with black paint, $2. I cut the back so that I could cinch … Read more
Me and my four friends all decided to be Taco Bell’s “fire” hot sauce packets for Halloween this year. We bought the fabric at Joann fabrics and it is pleather fabric which looks a lot like the hot sauce packets themselves. One of the girls moms sewed the dresses for us in a form fitting … Read more
This costume is intended for a couple or just a pair of funny friends who love to cuddle and spoon! SImple and cheap to make, the big spoon/ little spoon duo is sure to make others laugh. With just the idea and a roll of aluminum foil, the spoons were brought to life. Black background … Read more
My son came to me and he was three at the time and said he wanted to be a hotdog because it was his favorite food. Well I had no luck with finding a Hot Dog Costume so I began brainstorming. I ended up using a roll of foam from the craft department at Wal-Mart. … Read more
My 6 year old son loves all things ORANGE! So naturally, he wanted to be a his favorite snack for Halloween–Doritos. Off to the store I went, to set about constructing an 848 oz bag of Doritos (since he weighs 53 pounds, I wanted to do his “Net Weight” in ounces). The Homemade Doritos Bag … Read more
I got the idea for a Homemade Sushi Girl Costume from here and basically made it from foam, felt, a glue gun and some paint. My two year old daughter Sophia was a huge hit at her preschool in this. This California roll is complete with Kikkoman soy sauce package hat! Too yummy not to … Read more
I saw the idea for a tea bag costume on this web site. A friend made it for me for Under $20.00 with crinoline and brown fabric for the tea (leaves eventually will rot and stink). I was the hit of the Halloween Social 2008. I went to a second hand store and got the … Read more