Last year my husband and I were inspired by Tim Burton’s version of the musical Sweeney Todd Demon Barber, but the ready-to-wear costumes for Sweeney were very expensive and the costumes for Mrs. Lovett were nonexistent. So we made our own Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett Costumes. Mrs. Lovett: I sewed the skirt using a … Read more
After shopping for costumes, I realized that all the costumes were starting to look the same. I wanted to do something different year, so I decided to make my boys a box of crayons. I got boxes big enough to comfortably fit on their shoulders. Thanks to hobby lobby I was able to find most … Read more
This is an illusion. The head and upper torso of the fisherman is fake, his legs are my legs. I am the mermaid.
Where our idea came from – My friend and I almost peed our pants the first time we saw the Geico commercial where the man is explaining to the woman that her “bird in the hand” is in such great shape, that if it went to auction, he thinks that it would definitely be worth … Read more
hi all here another eazy & fun costume to make the little radio bot all the items you will need is a cardboard box size for the body and a small box for the head. some toliet roll tubes for the eyes and ears .2 old cds some sticker witch i make and printed out … Read more
LAST MINUTE i decided to be a prisoner, i had a ton of ideas for it i love what i ended up doing! i made it in 3 days, made my own pattern spent like 10 bucks on everything i used for it! :D
Here’s the story behind our Cookie Monster costume. My daughter really loves Cookie Monster, so she inspired me to come up with an original costume for her. I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics to look for a pattern, but they don’t sell any Cookie Monster costume patterns, let alone any Sesame Street costume patterns. I picked … Read more
This is a homemade Lady Gaga bubble costume from her first tour in 2009! The “bubbles” are made out of plastic balls that people usually put stuff into and use as an ornament for a Christmas tree. I basically raided every craft store in my area for the different sized plastic ornament balls and spent … Read more
My sister and I decided to go as two cupcake for Halloween this year. We made the brown (no sew) tutus. We then bought wigs and corsets. Cut felt to be sprinkles on the pink icing wigs. And made and “whip cream and cherry” headband.
My name is Mike and I have a 4 year old boy who every year gets a home made Halloween costume. When he was two I made him a Thomas the tank engine costume from foam, a cardboard box and duct tape and I added a small set of battery powered speakers that played the … Read more
I was 7 months pregnant, and had a grand idea for a unique Halloween costume. I decided to paint my belly as a watermelon. Then I found some vines and sprayed hot pink streaks in my hair. Everyone thought it was a shirt until they touched it! It took a little bit of time to … 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!