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For the Lord Voldermort costume we used an old mask and black cape from our costume trunk. The snake came from Dollar Tree. After the picture was taken my son decided he didn’t want to go as that after all. Since he claimed he already had the hair he decided to go as Professor Snape. … Read more
Like many others, I lovethe Edward Scissorhands movie! And any other Tim Burton movie for that matter! I figured I had the hair, so I might as well give the Edward Scissorhands costume a try. First and foremost, I have to give credit where it is due. I downloaded a template for the scissorhands from … Read more
My family loves Mary Poppins and the kids’ grandmother and me put this Mary Poppins and Bert costume together. My mom made the coat as well as the little pleated collar with the bow at the neck. I found a cheap straw hat and died it black. When I died it the hat kind of … Read more
I got the Moulin Rouge bug and began making the Black Diamond costume from the character Satine. I started with a black bustier and then I glued about 3000 rhinestones on this costume. I sewed the tux and tail and the lapels on then I glued rhinestones onto gloves a top hat and shoes. It … Read more
I used items from my wardrobe and a piece of red ribbon for the necktie. The only item I had to buy was the hat which was 99p from eBay and I customized it with a homemade flower. This is the perfect costume for me as I am a real life Mary Poppins, looking after … Read more
I wanted to bring back Vivian, Julia Roberts’ character from the classic Pretty Woman! I went with the blue short skirt and white tank with the attached ring along with the classic short blond wig, black hat, black tall boots with condoms hanging out of them, her classic shoulder bag and the red jacket hanging … Read more
This Stay Puft Marshmallow man Halloween costume wasn’t very difficult. The pants, I had to make, with a simple pattern, but made the waist huge, and with an elastic band that stretched. The top was a white sweatshirt. I made the blue handkerchief and tie. The hat is Styrofoam discs glued together, then I hollowed … Read more
I ran across this site last year and knew that next year my 16 month old twin girls would be at the perfect age/stage to be Thing One and Two. So I saved your site and this is what I came up with for Halloween 2008. Their costumes were crocheted by hand and NO pattern … Read more
I was sick and tired of the cute or slutty Halloween costumes being sold in stores, so I decided to get creative and make my own Homemade Scary Clown Halloween Costume. I took my black graduation gown, bought a black afro (because I said black afro, some of my friends thought I was being a … Read more
My twins are 15 months old. I’ve been planning on dressing them as Thing 1 & Thing 2 since last year! Their wigs were gray and I sprayed them blue with blue hairspray from the local party store. I bought red union suits and the Thing 1 & Thing 2 signs are just made from … Read more
Here on this Frankie and Freak Costume you can see i slapped on one of those latex prostetics for my face and painted it green. Then I cut up some black patent leather fabric and some shorts. As for Frankie’s freak, she bought an outfit and we made some minor adjustments like the iron on … Read more
I made this Homemade Ghostbusters Halloween Costume about 9 years ago. I’ve always loved Ghostbusters, and wanted a proton pack since the first time I saw it. This took me about 9-12 months to piece together. It has working lights in the pack, gun, and a blinking light on the trap just like the movie. … Read more