I’ve been trying for years to figure out how to make a Brutus the Buckeye costume. I was recently in a parade and our entry was Pirate themed. Of course, being in Ohio and being diehard Buckeye fans, we tried to find a way to incorporate the Buckeyes into it. So I was Captain Brutus. … Read more
This is a very simple “gory” idea for my son who did not want to look “cute” for Halloween anymore. Cut flyswatter out of cardboard. I used masking tape to give it the “checkered” look; spray painted it gold and then removed the masking tape (which I used for the stripes on the back of … Read more
I decided to mimic a Lady Gaga Costume from the outfit Lady Gaga wore to last year’s MTV music video awards. She wore her hair curly and her red lace dress covered her face and had a cape. It also had a tall medieval looking crown. I bought nude fabric and sewed it in a … Read more
A bunch of my girl friends and I were sitting around the night before Halloween trying to figure out a unique costume idea that would top everyone else’s. We came up with the idea of being a six pack of beer. For the homemade beer can group costume we started by wrapping ourselves in garbage … Read more
Last Halloween we made a Homemade Transforming Optimus Prime Costume for my son. Unlike most transformer costumes, this one actually transformed! We bought an old Power Wheels body and cut it apart with a heat torch. We kept the nose (hood, fenders and grill together), the cab, and the bed as three full pieces, which … Read more
I was very pregnant on Halloween and was searching for a great Halloween idea that would be simple, easy and inexpensive, yet super creative. My husband actually had this idea of a Mr. Potato Head Pregnant Belly Costume though and I figured it couldn’t get much easier and it ended up being a HUGE hit! … Read more
I’m due Nov. 6th and definitely feel like I have my own gravitational pull! We’ve been in and out of the hospital so I waited till the last minute (really, the night before Halloween I went and bought the stuff) to make this Homemade Gravitational Pull Pregnancy Costume since I wasn’t sure if I’d be … Read more
My twins were so excitable at only 3 months that Thing 1 and Thing 2 Costumes were a natural choice for their first Halloween costumes. Their red onesies were stitched from red flannel that was on sale at the fabric store. (We sacrificed another onesie for the pattern). I bought a sheet of felt, traced … Read more
Every year we come up with a crazy costume for my husband and myself for Halloween. We are just kids at heart! But this year trying to find something a little different that you can’t just buy at the store. Perfect! A DIY Roger and Jessica Rabbit couple Halloween costume! Roger’s costume is 100% homemade. … Read more
Hello, My name is Guadalupe Gutierrez and my son’s name is Alan. Ever since his first Halloween I’ve made his costumes. This year he told me he did not want a costume and he was just going to buy a mask. He got as you see a piggy mask, I asked him if he wanted … Read more
My godson Christopher looks forward to halloween, cause he knows his “Nina” will create him the cutest costume possible! And it helps that he gets into character, too! He sang the oompa loompa song, too! This pic proves it! OOMPA LOOMPA was the best! He was painted orange, I bought a black wig, created curls … Read more
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