I bought a huge bag of cotton batton, I thought I had to make it into a wig, but I was surprised when all I had to do was pin it to my head. I was able to get height with hairspray and a ton of bobby pins. I found a dress that I was … Read more
I got tickets to the Lady Gaga Monster Ball tour in 2010. My mom and I made this Lady Gaga Hello Kitty Extravaganza costume together! Starting from early May to the Metero ride on the way to the concert we were working our little butts off! We made many of the Hello Kitties from Hello Kitty … Read more
I can’t even begin to describe how much attention this fabulous homemade Ke$ha Costume got me. I won third place in a costume contest and made a girl cry simply because I walked in to the room and she realized that her Ke$ha costume was not nearly as good as mine. The Outfit: I found … Read more
These are fun Katy Perry, Russell Brand and Kitty Purry Costumes. For Katy I used a plain white tube top. I glued gems, peppermints, a Christmas ornament (Ice cream cone) , iron on cupcake decals and added glitter paint polka dots and swirls for extra sparkle. The tu-tu is homemade as well from a quick … Read more
We took a family trip to Mt Rushmore in September and came home with a Mount Rushmore Costume idea! It took some time but was a lot of fun to make. It was constructed building a rectangle frame with upright supports from odds and ends of wood I had at home. I then used chicken wire … Read more
I wanted to be Lady Gaga, but I changed my mind last minute right before I went to a party and decided to be Ke$ha! All you need is a weird shirt, short shorts, ripped stockings, overdone make-up, messy hair, and accessories like gloves, jewelry and glasses! It’s just that simple! Everyone knows exactly who … Read more
The idea for this costume came to me while watching Blind Melon’s “No Rain” music video. I owned a pair of tap shoes and went from there. The tap dancing bee girl costume is completly home made. Having never sewn anything, this was quite a challange. But, after a few late nights, I think it … Read more
I found my dress for this cheap but luscious homemade Marilyn Monroe costume at a thrift store for 5 dollars. I went to the store and found this blonde wig for 6 dollars. It was medium length, and curly. I took some pins, and wrapped it around to the length I wanted to make it … Read more
Here is my son in his Davy Crockett AKA Daniel Boone costume created by his grandmother. She used a faux suede fabric for jacket with coordinating trims, and super cool wooden buttons. For the shirt a tan broadcloth fabric was chosen with fabric ties added. He is wearing an authentic hand made coonskin hat which is going to come in … Read more
I grew up watching Baywatch, so I figured why not be a funny Pam Anderson! Super easy costume got everything in one shopping trip and threw it together in less than an hour: 1) Red swimsuit that I already owned 2) Long blonde wig 3) Tons of make up 4) Children’s inner tube and ribbon … Read more
This Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen couple costume was a fun costume idea that did win us a cash prize at a party. We were trying to think of something fun and different and came up with this. Craig is 6ft 7in and made a really ugly Brigitte Nielsen. He is a black man and … Read more
For Katy Perry: I started off with the most important and noticeable part of the costume, the lollipops! I know most people know of the cupcake bra from the California Girls video, and I was originally going to go for that but I definitely did not want to buy anything premade, and when I tried searching for … Read more