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

Left- zombie mummy scuba diver. Gauze, swimsuit, goggles, snorkel with a glow stick in it. Card board swim fins zip tied to his crocks and legs. Right- Paratrooper. Balloons taped together and tied to the backpack. Helmet with swim goggles. Jumper mask was a pediatric oxygen mask usually used to give nebulizer treatments spray painted … Read more

My friend and I decided to be pirates for Halloween, figuring we could re-purpose a lot of our costume elements for renaissance outfits as well. My Homemade Halloween Pirate Costume is entirely made of up thrifted, dollar store, handmade or already owned items except for the corset (which I purchased on eBay figuring I could … Read more

I decided to be myself for Halloween! My mom still has a picture of me around the house with my mullet (it was the 80’s) and pink sweater with the laser background. Everyone always thought i looked ridiculous, but I was honestly really hip as a 2nd grader. I decided I would bring back the … Read more