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I made the Homemade Candy Girl Costume by hot-gluing candy Christmas ornaments to a white corset. I included ice cream cones with sprinkles, ribbons, gum drops, a sugar cookie “S” (for my name), suckers, ribbon candy, real pieces of gum, and lifesavers. I had to cut some of the ornaments in half so they could … Read more
I made my RED Crayola few years back, when I need a costume ASAP I usually wear this and it grabs the kids attention as soon as they see me. Last year my daughter was into watching Percy Jackson movie and she love medusa character and she wanted to be Medusa for halloween. We bought … Read more
This Homemade Fall Fairy Girl Costume was made with mostly upcycled items from around the house (we are crafters). We used wire hangers and tights for the wings. We used glitter glue to decorate. We did purchase some remnant material for the layers of the skirt and shirt. I used flowers from old arrangements and … Read more
My 3 year old daughter decided she wanted to be a Candy Princess. I had no clue how to make a Homemade Candy Princess Costume and I figured she would, as most 3 year olds do, change her mind. As Halloween approached she was still sure that’s what she wanted to be. This is how … Read more
This Homemade Hobo Clown Costume is super easy if you’re looking for something fast. I took a ladies black vest and hand sewed several scraps of fabric on it. I did the same thing with a pair of board shorts. Then you simply wear a patterned shirt under the vest, a hat of any sort, … Read more
To make the top I started with a plain black t-shirt I then used a fabric paint medium to turn glow in the dark acrylic paint into a medium that worked on fabric and squirted and sprayed random streaks and splotches on the shirt. I cut the neckline open for a wider neck. I then … Read more
I made this Facebook Page costume myself for a famous San Francisco Annual Race called “Bay to Breakers”. Every comment on it is related to me being in the race, including my status update and Facebook “check in”. Even the adds are funny and related to the party. It was very popular, I got many … Read more
I have this fascination with Circus Side Shows, so I decided to go as a Three-legged Side Show performer. I made the skirt from cute polka dot material, wore a vintage bustier, some mis-matched tights, painted my face white with pink cheeks, and topped it all off with a glittery little top hat. I made … Read more
I came up with this Plastic Surgery Socialite Costume idea after watching lots and lots of Nip-Tuck! I had this fancy sequined dress in the back of my closet and a blingy necklace. I applied make up to look like bruises under my eyes, surgeon’s lines, and a little bit of blood from the rhinoplasty. … Read more
A few years ago I had a bunch of small cavities and I was in and out of the dentist’s chair several times over the course of a few months to fill them all. I wanted to translate that experience into my Halloween costume that year. I wanted to be a dirty, grungy, creepy version … Read more
Beer pong! Ya, they sell them, but not nearly as awesome. We made this Beer Pong Group costume out of standard plastic garbage cans. We spray painted them red and stencil spray painted the solo name (to make it official beer pong!). We used foam pipe insulator for the cup rim and put white felt … Read more
I am a FaceBook queen, all my friends tell me so! For Halloween I dressed up as Facebook! I got cute lil mini blue dress, got some iron on transfer paper & ironed on various emblems: FB , You Like This?, Poke Me, & FaceBook. Then I bought a huge posterboard & made an exact … Read more