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My Homemade Rag Doll Costume was literally made from tatty old bits and bobs around the house! My old pink lipsy dress was a perfect match for the doll look I was aspiring to achieve, with a sweetheart cut on top and a wasted bow into a tutu’d skirt (however any pretty short prom dress … Read more
My son wanted to be a Lego man for Halloween, and he is crazy about zombies, so we decided to mix it together and make a Homemade Lego Zombie Costume. We cut the body out of cardboard, and used Styrofoam circles to make the top part of the head, and neck. I then took some … Read more
I got the idea for this costume in July when browsing the prom dress clearance at Dillards, and I got the jewelry and shoes on mega clearance there are well. The clip on ponytail came from Sally Beauty Supply. The fact that the items in the costume were intended to be worn for prom gave … Read more
After watching the movie I was inspired to build my very own transformers costume that can actually transform. It took several attempts and several weeks of collecting cardboard boxes, that I was able to put together a functional costume. I modeled my costume from the old Optimus prime. I used cardboard of all shapes and … Read more
I was a big fan of Transformers as a kid. One day I saw several boxes in my garage and decided that I could use them to make a Transformers costume. I took seven of the boxes and cut them into the various shape, using an Optimus Prime picture as a guide. I used duct … Read more
Well, Where do I start, I built a 12 foot troll costume out of a full block of foam, carved the whole body and head. It took aprx. 3 weeks to build, about 5 hours a day. Then I hard coated and painted and created a frame for the hair, it took 78 wigs to … Read more
My best friend and I decided to go as Raggedy Ann and Andy costume. The costumes were really easy. I got most of everything we are wearing at thrift shops. For Raggedy dolls, I took plaid material and sewed the shirt for them both very basic and simple. The striped stockings are white tights with … Read more
Ever since my brothers and I have been young, we have loved the Transformers franchise. This love inspired me to start building Transformers from cardboard for costumes for family members. For Halloween 2008 I made my youngest brother an Optimus Prime costume. His costume is made of cardboard, tape, paint, spray paint, and hot glue. … Read more
This is a transformer suit that i mad out of fiberglass foam and plastic it took 3 months to do
Last Halloween we made a Homemade Transforming Optimus Prime Costume for my son. Unlike most transformer costumes, this one actually transformed! We bought an old Power Wheels body and cut it apart with a heat torch. We kept the nose (hood, fenders and grill together), the cab, and the bed as three full pieces, which … Read more
We decided to make this Homemade Mister Potato Head Child Halloween Costume because our son loved the toy. It was actually very easy to do. I followed the pattern of a bumblebee and made the body of the potato. I then included an extra flap in the back and had false pieces hanging out, just … Read more
Our Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head costumes were made out of felt, with stiff batting inside and Velcro at the shoulders. We added elastic at the bottom to give it more of a potato look. Having no pattern, we just drew shapes for the eyes, nose, mustache, teeth, lips and ears. The eyes, nose, mustache, … Read more