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Several years ago my friends wanted to do a Homemade Wizard of Oz Group Costume. I made my gingham dress and added a white shirt. I painted red glitter on a pair of white high heels. The Tin Man was an a grey shirt and dickies. A spray painted oil funnel and bought the clock … Read more
Since I was a little girl I have loved to sew and making costumes for my kids was always a lot of fun. I have also been a fan of Gone With The Wind since our dad insisted my sister and I see the movie when we were about 13 and 11 years old. (We … Read more
My son Owen had an obsession with letters and fonts. And he was never too into Halloween. This Homemade Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Costume is the first costume he ever requested and wore voluntarily. The childrens book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom was in heavy rotation at the time, and he asked if he could be … Read more
We have a good friend in the Sheriff’s department that gave us a few of his old shirts for our Reno 911 costume. Another friend in the Highway Patrol loaned us the belt I’m wearing. I bought Reno 911 badges and his gloves off of eBay, and had name badges made through the trophy shop. … Read more
So here you have Porky, Alfalfa, Spanky, Buckwheat and in front Darla. This Little Rascals costume was a group effort and a lot of fun! We rented a little rascals video and decided it was going to be pretty easy and not expensive at all. We used our own clothes and got a few things … Read more
I bought my suit from Goodwill and the bow tie from a men’s warehouse. The shoes are some old brown ones of mine that I spraypainted. I was a total hit out at the bars in my Pee Wee Herman costume. Everyone made great remarks or wanted to take a picture with me.
Every year I try to think up a Halloween costume that I can incorporate my specs into, because despite many helpful suggestions from the perfectly eyesighted amongst you, “just go out without your glasses on” is zero fun, especially when you can only see half a metre in front of you like I can. Halloween … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided it would be funny to dress up as Jon & Kate Gosselin. I figured I would just buy the wig and he would wear an Ed Hardy t-shirt and we would call it a day. However, the costumes took on a life of their own once we began thinking more … Read more
Lt. Dangle from the Comedy Central program Reno 911 was one of the most comical characters in 2008. I looked on the Internet for costume ideas and found many a LT. Dangle from Reno 911 Costume, but most were plastic and cheap-looking. So, I made one myself. I started with cheap tan shorts, two sizes … Read more
After a simple but effective Kermit costume the year before, I decided to stick with the Muppet theme and try out one of my favorite characters this year – Homemade Animal Muppet Halloween Costume! Right away I knew that the head would be the hardest and most time-consuming part. I found a head pattern online … Read more
I wanted to heckle people all night with this Homemade Waldorf from the Muppets Halloween Costume. No costume is better than one of the critics in the balcony on the Muppet Show! Made out of paper mache, felt, fur fabric, lots of glue.
Well this is me and my wife in our Homemade Howie Mandel from Deal or No Deal Costume! We love your site cause gives us great ideas, or just fun to enjoy. We chose to look like the TV hit deal or no deal, because its a neat and easy idea. We recently won first … Read more