This Head on Platter Halloween costume was easy, inexpensive and so much fun to put together. The only guidance I had from my 8 yr old son was that he wanted “something scary.” I had a lot of old cardboard boxes in my garage that I was trying to get rid of, which sparked the … Read more

For school we get prizes for having a great creative costume, also we get bigger prizes and acknowledgment when you are in groups so I thought of Thing One and Thing Two from Cat in the Hat. At first my friend thought it would be hard but it actually is not once you find the … Read more

For this costume, everything was homemade. His muscles were made out of pantyhose stuffed with batting, and sewn to create the muscle definition. His black leather pants were and old pair of pants that I duck-taped to give it that leather look. The arm was made out of foam that I put together and painted. … Read more

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

i started with a portable clothing rack w/wheels for the frame of my table.i used thin plyboard with a hole cut big enough for my body to fit thru.cut the rack down to be waist level and mounted my board onto it.i used a two piece blow up doll from an old costume for my … Read more

From the movie “The Karate Kid”. I had always loved the scene where he went as a shower. It was a little difficult to fabricate. Materials used for this shower costume: Irrigation Piping, air duct tape, duck tape, plumbing pipes, Christmas tinsel, wooden rods, wooden stick, shower curtain, shower organizer, loofahs, shower cap, bath towel, … Read more