It wasn’t that hard to dress like Lady Gaga. Her style is all about being sexy but eccentric and inventive. I checked her few outfits and I made my own Lady Gaga Homemade Costume inspired mix. I used the most characteristic for her style clothes from my own closet. One thing I bought is the … Read more
For a hair competition at work I decided to make a wig, GAGA inspired of course. I purchased several packs of platinum human weave hair to make it as real as possible. Using a stocking cap I glued on weave hair which had been colored prior to the start. The hair was glued in place … Read more
I am always trying to come up with new and original stuff. This particular year I decided on a board game theme. The original plan was Monopoly and Life but that looked a little daunting. Both Monopoly and Operation Gameboard Costumes are made out of felt, it’s a very cheap fabric and easy to work … Read more
I am 7 months pregnant and decided to make a homemade costume that only cost me $10. I picked up a recycled box, spray paint for $2.39 at Home Depot, went to 99cents store to buy 4 apple slicers to create a stove and used my timer I had at home and stuck the pans … Read more
The fairy queen gets turned into a zombie and because she was a magical being she was able to retain a little of her fairy power but it turned dark. Her fairy dust no longer sparkly but gray can turn anyone it touches into a zombie fairy. She turned her closest friends and faithful companion … Read more
My idea for the Thing 1 and Thing 2 costume came from the book Cat in the Hat, which I read every night to our boys at the time. It was fairly simple to do. We got red sweat suits from our local Goody’s Store and white felt and stick on felt lettering from Michaels. … Read more
I got the idea for this Pinocchio costume from the one that appears on this site – this is the one… The total was about 60 dollars.
We dressed up for Halloween, Toy Story theme, and my daughter decided she wanted to dress up as Slinky. To make it work, use a ball for the body of the wrap with new paper and glue, and head using two balloons, is practically all paper Mache, use a thin hose, body spiral, a lot … Read more
I made this costume a few years ago, just for a photoshoot and a documentation. I used lot of white textiles, I needled them. For the jewelery I used pearls, braids and christmas decoration. I made the staff with glasses.
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
My home made costume that took 3 months to make. The character called “Tank” is from a video game called Left 4 Dead.
This Mother Nature Costume is made with a green polo neck shirt, green leggings and a green circle skirt we bought from the Thrift store. Lengths of green sheer fabric were sewn over the skirt for a textured effect. Flowers, birds, leaves, butterflies and ivy were bought from the Dollar store and added, with a … Read more