I wanted to do something NO ONE else would have. In hindsight, no one in the entire world probably came up with this idea of a Homemade Obama Osama Costume…. lol So I came up with the idea to have President Obama carrying a wooden box I made marked “Property of Seal Team Six” and … Read more
This Homemade Gene SImmons God of Thunder Halloween costume came out really cool but took me forever to hand make. I started with a youth football shoulder pad set that I bought at the Thrift store for $6.00. After that, it was all Goop adhesive and flat foam that I bought at Michaels. I hand … Read more
This year I decided to dress as “Gene” and included my son as (ACE) and my nephew as (Paul). I made all three costumes myself, the only store bought item was Gene’s boots. I saw Kiss in NYC in 1978 and then again years later with my son in 2003. So we are a KISS … Read more
This Homemade Gene Simmons KISS Costume is my friend Andrea. Yes actually it is a girl under all of that drag. In her costume she’s 7ft tall and even glued hair to her chest to make the outfit complete.
There was a Lady Gaga themed party and instead of dressing up like her, I wanted to mimic a certain costume. I replicated her bubble costume. I purchased a black leotard from Joyce Leslie and bought a package of 50 opaque balloons. I blew up the balloons ranging in size and pinned them with safety … Read more
For my birthday this last year, my brother threw me a celebrity-themed CLUE party! I drew the character for Lady Gaga. I took a dress that I had, hemmed the bottom with safety pins about three or four inches; I took an old black T shirt and cut it into strips to map out where … Read more
For my son’s first Halloween, I wanted to come up with a really original and creative idea. Because his name is Theodore, everyone called him Mr. T. So, I thought I would make him a Homemade Mr. T Baby Costume for Halloween! I bought some cheap camouflage material and made some simple pants with an … Read more
This Homemade Abraham Lincoln Costume is a salvaged child sized suit from the Thrift store with a white shirt and bow tie (also Thrift store) with a stove pipe hat made from oatmeal can plus a cardboard circle wrapped in black duct tape. Synthetic hair and spirit gum and a black make-up mole finish it … Read more
This Homemade Bjork Swan Dress Costume has taken me 5 weeks to make, 3 yards of charmeuse, chiffon, muslin, linen, organza, and some old American Apparel tshirts, half a feather boa, a lot of hot glue, a spool of cotton thread, polyester fiberfill, floral wire, a zipper, and some more feathers for the swan head. … Read more
I had been wanting to go as Carmen Miranda for the last couple of years, but had not found the perfect dress; finally, I found it! It was a size or so small, so I bought about three yards of ribbon and a skein of embroidery thread. I sewed along either side of the zipper … Read more
We love Elvis so it was only natural to dress our son up like this when he was a baby. Items Used: White Jumpsuit, Gold and White Shiny Fabric, Gold Squeeze Paint, Velcro, White Sneakers, Aviator Sunglasses. I just ripped the hems out of the legs and arms and inserted triangle shaped pieces of gold … Read more
The kids and I LOVE Guns N Roses and what better way to show your age than having them dress up like the two main members? My son is Slash. His costume was made simple by using a wig and a homemade top hat we made out of neoprene material from a hand made pattern. … Read more