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I was 7 months pregnant and rather large and in charge when Halloween came around. I was trying to think of a clever costume that would take advantage of my big belly and that wasn’t something that EVERY pregnant person has done. So I had the robe and the hat, they were gifts from my … Read more
I was hugely pregnant for Halloween 2009 so I wore an evening gown, tiara, and a sash that said “Mrs. Da Pill”. Everyone thought this Pregnancy Costume was pretty funny and original. I even won a costume contest that night with it!
I got this great idea for a scary headless costume from this site. I used an old backpack and installed in the bag two long plastic sticks (for extension). To that I glued a plastic hanger and to the hanger I glued the upper body that was filled pantyhose and I added some red makeup … Read more
We tore up some old blue jeans and an old green jacket to make our Wolfman costume. We bought some fur fabric to use for the chest hair and also stitched it into the jacket and torn pants to have the “totally furry” appearance. We bought a wig and chopped it up for the mange … Read more
As you can see from my Halloween photos this Devil Queen costume is really easy even if you do not sew! I do not own a sewing machine so I use hot glue fishing line and a large needle. For the headdress you will need chicken wire to form the two horns, make two cones … Read more
This year I wanted to make a costume that would be more on the scary side of the costume scale. I put together pieces from all sorts of different ideas. I made the reaper’s sickle from decorations, costume accessories and other items. The store bought Grim Reaper Halloween costumes are too small and I felt … Read more
I was given this idea from someone on the internet. Then to make it all work, I checked this site, which was very helpful in putting it all together. First I took a peanut butter jar and painted it flesh color. Then, I glued pulled pieces of cotton balls on top and here and there … Read more
Headless Mell was inspired by all the other Headless costumes on this site. It was a challenge to figure out how to create it but with all the tips from all the others – I had a “head” start. I started this Homemade Headless Lady Costume out with a toddler’s rolling backpack ($7), which was … Read more
I purchased front zip, brown, feet type, fuzzy pajamas that actually also included a hood for this Homemade Roadkill Costume. I purchased light colored fur at a local fabric store and hot glued (I don’t sew) this to the front of the pajama in two sections (divided by zipper) for the stomach area so the … Read more
My son wanted a Homemade Furry Monster Costume for Halloween. I thought, “No problem. A monster costume should be easy to find”. Oh, how wrong I was! Hours of fruitless internet searches drove me to dig out the sewing machine. It was easy to find a pattern for a basic body suit, but then the … Read more
This “Homemade Monster Halloween Costume” is 9 ft tall, and has a wing span of 8 feet. It is totally homemade, and a lot of time and care was spent working on it! The pants were made out of fabric from JoAnns Fabric, as well as the cloak. The “hood” that goes over my head … Read more
This Homemade Ghostly Toddler Costume was made from old white fabric that I cut and made a hood and sewed arms in. The chains were also sewed on it. He actually looks like a ghost. Tyler is five and is going to be the scariest five year old around!!