This costume idea came to me when I realized that a girl scout would be incomplete without her irresistible box of cookies! The cookie box costume probably cost about the same amount ($4) as a real box of Thin Mints!:) For the cookie box: -I used my friend?s guitar box which was both tall and … Read more
Me and my mates went on holiday this year for ten day and we wanted as many costumes as possible and we ended up with eight and we saved the best till last… WWF wrestlers. The Undertaker(me) Rowdy Roddy Piper, British Bulldog and Bret the Hitman Heart. i wanted to be someone who I’ve never … Read more
The beautiful Geisha! This year a fourth child was added to our group costume- and the theme was Japan. Two Samurai, a Geisha costume and a baby Hello Kitty. The Geisha kimono was home made from 2 yards of pink satin and one yard of orange. The Obi material was chosen from the decorator remnant … Read more
Well first of all it was an awesome idea by my sister and since she was away on holidays she suggested that I become Katy Perry California Gurl with Cupcakes & whipped cream and all. For this homemade Katy Perry California Girls costume I started by ordering plush cupcakes online so that I could stitch … Read more
No patterns were used for these costumes. Just a lot of fabric, determination and trial and error! Very fun charachters to dress up as!
You’ve already scored once, may as well do it again! I thought my big, pregnant belly had relegated me to a “Homer Simpson” costume but when I couldn’t find a Homer mask (I live in Italy) I had to get creative. Everyone is always telling me how my pregnant stomach looks like a basketball so … Read more
I was about 6 months pregnant on Halloween, so my husband decided that the coolest homemade costume would be one that made it look like the baby was trying to escape from the womb! We took the arm from an old baby doll and duct taped it to my belly. Then, he added fake skin … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that! We did this Box of Free Kittens Wheelchair Costume when Sarah was six and Christopher was just a year old. It won a prize for “Most Creative Costume” at … Read more
We created costumes for 4 of the disney princesses. Belle, Cinderella, Pocahontas, and Aurora all came back from the dead on Oct. 31st 2009. We bought old dresses from goodwill and made them into copy cat costumes from the movies. We then spent plenty of time getting our make up ready for this event. Hope … Read more
Jack frost is a recycled 70’s white John Travolta costume with homemade added touches. I used craft foam and cut icicles which hung on shoulders, pocket, sleeves and collar. Added icy branches to collar, sprayed entire jacket with craft snow. Use white hair color to spike up hair with touch of blue, white clown powder … Read more
Every year I make a new Disney costume. Two years ago it was Maleficent, last year it was Princess Aurora, this year the Homemade Evil Queen from Snow White Costume. I love the reaction from people when I wear it to the various Halloween parties. I try to make the costume as authentic as possible … Read more
