Coolest Gene Simmons the Demon Costume. It all started with a theme of “The 70’s” for our at work Halloween Bash, tie dye, hippie, Go-Go Girl, Disco Diva…. Nope none of those had to show everyone up with a little bit of Gene Simmons the Demon. Can’t be Gene without the wig or I ordered … Read more
My boys, ages 7, 4 and 4, wanted a Homemade KISS Group Costume for Halloween. I went to a resale store and bought each one of them a black shirt, black leggings and a pair of black boots with heels (all of these items were purchased in the girls department – my boys weren’t thrilled … Read more
It wasn’t that hard to dress like Lady Gaga. Her style is all about being sexy but eccentric and inventive. I checked her few outfits and I made my own Lady Gaga Homemade Costume inspired mix. I used the most characteristic for her style clothes from my own closet. One thing I bought is the … Read more
Gaga has inspired loads of us, including me. Well here is my homemade Lady Gaga murderer costume. It’s a collaboration of all my favorite Gaga stuff especially telephone. The uniqueness is that this is a mixture of my own inspired work and the best thing is the tape and telephone, yes that is a real … Read more
You don’t really need a stage by stage tutorial on making this Mr. T costume, since it is mostly just accessories piled together. All I did, was bought a yellow baby bib and some fake chains from a craft store (the homecoming mum chains and charms are the best for this). On the front side … Read more
With an super easy rummage through my brother’s and dad’s closet, I was able to easily come up with John Wilkes Booth. Abe was a little different, we had to buy the shirt but he wore his own pants and we got a cheap top hat. Using a toy gun and knife, and white duct … Read more
I made this homemade Bjork costume from a white ruffled skirt that I attached white feather boas to. The “neck” is made from opaque white tights stuffed with white grocery bags. I hand glued rhinestones to a nude colored body suit.
My husband and I dressed up for Halloween in 2006 as Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, right before they split. The Britney Spears and K-Fed Costumes are pretty self explanatory. We went to Goodwill and got the cheapest tackiest clothes that Britney would wear, some high platform shoes, cowboy hat and aviator sunglasses, and I … Read more
For the Skirt: Hit the thrift stores to find a hip hugging flowering skirt that flares out at the bottom. Cut a slit up by the leg you want to show of and sew or glue some ruffles in so it adds some body and flow to the skirt. You could also use one of … Read more
My older sister and I have been taking our duo dress up costumes very seriously for years now. We have done some pretty successful ones in the past, but last year’s Guns ‘N’ Roses Couple Costume killed it in a big way. People were really impressed with the level of detail we went into to … Read more
After seeing Katy Perry’s “California Girls” video I knew I wanted to make the “Candyland” inspired dress for Halloween. I researched on-line for details then made pencil sketches of the front, sides and back as reference. Dress: Found a white dress at a discount department store then modified it to fit the right shape and … Read more
This homemade Marie Antoinette costume had to be started months in advance. I built a model ship which I found on eBay for about $30 bucks. This ship was the Flying Dutchmen Glow in the Dark version. As I was building the ship I would take sections and glue on silver glitter jewels. I bought … Read more