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Pretty woman Costume. We’ll start from head to toe. Hat – already had a velvet newsboy cap. Wig – $20 from a cheap wig store Makeup – subtle, except for red lips. Necklaces – cord from craft store for 2 necklaces (one with a key on it, the other with a generic pendant), and two … Read more
I had my Vivian Ward (aka ‘Pretty Woman’) costume made from scratch using a wife beater, the blue fabric and some metal rings then having a seamstress put it all together for me. I bought a green canvas bag (that i still use) black patent boots, a blond wig and a little black hat. I … Read more
This Satine Costume was actually for a movie character theme party my roommates and I held. Once I figured out I wanted to be Satine as well as which costume of hers I was going for, I had to figure out how feasible it was. It turned out to be a lot more complicated than … Read more
My daughter had been wanting to be Cindy Lou who for the last two years, so this year I went all out and made her dress and cape. She loved it so much she wants to wear the outfit for Christmas as well… I started off with a pattern for an A-line dress, I made … Read more
I really like getting into character for Halloween. Rather than going to a costume shop and picking something off the shelf, I like to think about movie characters that have intrigued me or other ideas that you might not see on a regular basis. I love going to thrift shops and pulling the pieces together … Read more
This is how I put my Dazed and Confused Costume together. I found Wooderson pants on eBay, homemade Ted Nugent t-shirt and Senior girl shirt.
This Halloween I dressed up as Edward Scissorhands. I had a left over black PVC catsuit from a previous Halloween costume that i wore and then made some modifications. I bought a black pvc corset to go over the catsuit instead of wearing all the buckles around my waist. I had been collecting belts for … Read more
This is a Homemade Edward Scissorhands Halloween Costume I made for my Ex when we lived in LA. I started with a zip up leather jacket that I got at the thrift store. I turned the jacket around so it actually zipped up the back. I bought any and all leather belts from the thrift … Read more
First I bought a Sailor t-shirt at the Dollar store for this Homemade Grinch Who Stole Christmas Costume. I had the gray dress pants I sewed at the knee, to give a dress shorts look. We also had the dress shoes, and bowtie. We used green tights, green thermal shirt, and green gloves to present … Read more
I was not planning on dressing up this year but then, at the last minute, decided I would be a woodland fairy which would have been easy enough: a little green netting, a wreath in the hair, a wand etc. However, as the day wore on, I decided to revert to my staple costume, which … Read more
I made this costume for my 7 year old daughter. I made the dress from a bed sheet, blue spray paint and 1 yard of sheer fabric torn in strips and sewn on to the dress. The fur wrap was a stuffed polar bear my older daughter had for a few years. We gutted the … Read more
I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to be Pennywise the clown, or just be a guy being carried in a bucket. So I decided to combine the two. All in all this Homemade Pennywise the Clown Costume is a pretty cheap costume to make. Makeup was about $20, the garbage can was $25 and the … Read more