My daughter wanted to be Dolly Parton this year for Halloween, but I was unable to find an outfit in her size. I had no other choice but to make it. I started with a black dress that I bought at the Goodwill. I then went to a local fabric store and bought some sequins … Read more
The Homemade Janet Jackson Superbowl Costume idea was for “rock night” at our local bar. Any music group or artist costumes or looks were encouraged. I chose to make a costume as Janet Jackson Superbowl “Oops.” I spent hours on the computer watching the videos and looking at the photos to get the most authentic … Read more
One day I was watching music videos and I saw the lil wayne lollipop video. I thought that it would be fun to try and become lil wayne for the night. So after watching the video I gathered things together for the Lil Wayne Costume. First I took brown face paint and put it all … Read more
This homemade Nick Nolte mug shot costume was last minute. I actually made this costume as a joke. Hubby was not going to dress up as he had every other year. Money was tight so I had to think of something fast. I grabbed this shirt pout of the closet and decided it looked just … Read more
My friends and I try to come up with a cool costume idea for our group each year. We decided on a Spice Girls Group Costume because it was so convenient for the 5 of us and each character matched our personalities so well! First, we all got head phones, making it more obvious that … Read more
I told my wife I wanted to a Homemade Gene Simmons Halloween Costume and nothing else. Searched internet for costumes to purchase, found them way too expensive. My wife thought she would be able to make the costume and so we set out to purchase fake leather looking stuff. We purchased the boots and studded … Read more
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