I spend the first quarter of the year researching costumes and trying to come up with something unique for my mom to make. It was easy when my son was small to get him to agree to my ideas. As he grows older he wants to be the typical super hero or something with guns. … Read more
You wanted the best, You got the best…The hottest band in the world, KISS. This Space Ace costume was easy! I took a piece of cardboard and cut out the “V” chest piece(front and back) and a hole for my head/neck. I then painted the chest piece silver and used tape and aluminum foil on … Read more
We decided to do Kiss this year because they are on tour and we are going to see them in concert! Now we can wear our Homemade Paul Stanley KISS Costume to the concert as well. I started off with a black bustiere and black pants. I used sticky-back rhinestones and created the jeweled pattern … Read more
My husband and I love the rock band KISS. This Halloween we dressed as two of our favorite KISS songs … Firehouse and Black Diamond! For the Firehouse costume, I bought some red felt on sale and sewed the top and sides together. Then I just cut a hole for his head and unstitched the … Read more
Every year our church has a Halloween party and there is a competition for the greatest costume. This year we decided we were going to take home the prize and turn some heads. We purposely showed up late and made a grand entrance. Everyone in the room turned their heads and just stared at us. … Read more
This Homemade Lady Gaga Costume is actually easier to make then you think. I bought a one piece from the lingerie section in Wal-Mart. I had black sunglasses that I put rhinestones on, cut the fingers off a pair of black gloves and sprinkled some glitter on them and bought fake nails. I also purchased … Read more
For a hair competition at work I decided to make a wig, GAGA inspired of course. I purchased several packs of platinum human weave hair to make it as real as possible. Using a stocking cap I glued on weave hair which had been colored prior to the start. The hair was glued in place … Read more
I’ve always been a fan of the T, and he had the best damn cereal known to man. So what better way to pay homage to the master of disaster, the man, the myth, the legend, than to live the dream for a night as Senor T. So, the making of Mr.T Halloween costume! Here’s … Read more
I had a work Christmas party to go to, and the Theme was Black and Gold, and it doesn’t get more Black and Gold than Mr T! This was made with a red long sleeve T-shirt, army camo trousers, pistol belt, 30 meters of gold rope sprayed gold, and a few cheap gold chains bought … Read more
I drew a beard on my son’s face with eyeliner and filled it in completely. I bought a beard at a costume shop and cut off the hair and put it over the eyeliner (using a little bit of black make-up to make it stick) in pieces to give it a more authentic look. I … Read more
We had so much fun with this costume! I got pajamas and stained them with blood. Then bought a “prop” and cut the tip off and painted it with glue then blood. Inside a sidewalk chalk box I covered with an Evidence sticker (using actual info), I put the tip in a baggie with extra … Read more
This Homemade Pregnant Britney Spears Halloween Costume was my absolute favorite costume and I put it together about fifteen minutes before I went trick or treating. I took a huge white tee shirt and wrote “I have the golden ticket” with a sharpie marker and stuffed it with a pillow. I found a trashy blond … Read more