Everything on this Homemade KISS Group Costume was made from scratch besides the leggings and two tee-shirts. Paul – the vest was made from faux-leather and the sewn-on sleeves were shiny stretchy leather-ish material with glitter stars. Skirt had black pleather waist band with shiny silver fabric bottom. Silver leather Stars glued on boots and … Read more
I built this Gene Simmons costume in 2005 as the climax to a 10 year long journey into rock stardom. Since I was 13 I have been Gene on Halloween, ironically that first time was the best costume by far before this one, but I never got pictures. (Since then I just painted my face … Read more
I have a thing with sticking my tongue out in pictures – I’m famous for it amongst my group!! So when deciding on a Halloween costume this year, with Kiss coming back and Gene Simmons Family Jewels show, which I love.. I thought this homemade Demon Kiss Halloween costume would be perfect for me!!
I decided to mimic a Lady Gaga Costume from the outfit Lady Gaga wore to last year’s MTV music video awards. She wore her hair curly and her red lace dress covered her face and had a cape. It also had a tall medieval looking crown. I bought nude fabric and sewed it in a … Read more
Having been born on Halloween I decided to join in the work dress up contest. My son had created a wig (which I previously posted) and I decided I would use it to be the Senior Lady Gaga. The wig was constructed using human hair which was colored at the ends, a stocking cap, tulle, … Read more
I couldn’t find anything online that looked remotely original, so I had to try and get all this Mr T Costume together myself. I bought a latex head cover and a regular wig, cut out the Mr T hairstyle then trimmed the wig down substantially. For the dungarees I got some white ones and dyed … Read more
This year I decided to show my sense of humor and go in a Homemade Mister T Costume. I am actually a girl. I bought a bald cap with a mohawk attached and painted it brown. I also brown-toned my skin. I got an old denim waistcoat and jeans and painted them in camouflage. I … Read more
I decided to dress up as Billy Mays a year ago, Halloween 2008. I got the idea channel surfing into the wee hours of the night and stumbling across numerous infomercials starring the one and only Billy Mays. The Billy Mays Costume is quite simple. The only thing that was required is that manly grizzly … Read more
Homemade John and Lorena Bobbit Costume. Just after Lorenna Bobbit brutally cut off her husband’s penis, she jumped into her car and sped away. While traveling down the highway, she decided to throw that limp bloody thing out the window. For a friend’s Halloween Party my husband and I went as John and Lorena Bobbitt. … Read more
I love to dress as Britney Spears throughout the years. I have done school girl Brit, pink wig and K-Fed Brit and this year I chose the circus Britney! Obviously I am more modest and heavier than Britney, but I make it work. This whole costume only cost $13 at the thrift store. Usually my … Read more
I LOVE Halloween. Each and every year I try to outdo last year’s costume. I often go for hilarious, random characters and love group costumes, as well. Last year, I created and wore my favorite Halloween costume of all time: the Homemade Chiquita Banana Girl Costume. I literally got stopped on the street asking me … Read more
This is my homemade Katy Perry Costume. I was going for the California Girl look, from the beginning of the music video. I just bought a bra at Wal-Mart and bedazzled it with multi-colored gems that consisted of hearts, stars and a variety of different circles. The shorts were just fabric we found at JoAnn … Read more