This Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Unique Halloween Costume Idea was paired with Jack Skellington. I made them for my boyfriend and I. I made a very basic dress muslin (shift dress, basically) and drew out the placement of the patches and then cut the pieces apart for patterns. I started the endeavor by finding … Read more
This was our Halloween costume for 2009 for a ‘Heroes and Villains’ theme event. We wanted to make our own homemade girl ninja turtle costume because we knew there would be tons of people that would have the same costume (because it was such a huge event). Here’s how we made it- For the main … Read more
We had the idea for this Homemade TMNT Costume a while back, and the execution of making them completely homemade was quite a task! We knew we wanted dresses, but we each wanted them to look a little different (strapless, halter, one strap, straps). We started with the dresses, painted the chest plate with brown … Read more
I made the head of this Homemade Charlie Brown Halloween Costume Idea out of paper mache and let it dry, then painted it and then drew the face on it. I bought a shirt and with marker made the zig zag on the bottom of the shirt and just got black sweats. My daughter loves … Read more
My sons love Pokemon! This year they selected two of their favorite Pokemon characters and I did my best to create costumes that other kids would recognize. This was important as we take these costumes to a Cub Scout Halloween camp out and they are seen by over 500 boys and girls in prime Pokemon … Read more
We wanted a family costume, so a Homemade Popeye, Olive Oyl and Sweet Pea Group Halloween Costume was it! Popeye (from head to toe): The sailor hat was a genuine one from the Army Surplus Store in Chino, CA. -$7 The corn cob pipe was made from an actual corn cob. After I picked the … Read more
Every year for Halloween I try and do something creative! I have never bought a costume from the store. However a couple years ago I decided I wanted to be my favorite childhood cartoon character, Rainbow Brite. When I looked online at a Rainbow Brite Halloween Costume, I was very disappointed! The only costume was … Read more
Ever since I was 3 years old I have wanted to be Rainbow Brite for Halloween. Remember those old McCauls Rainbow Brite costume patterns? They made such nice looking costumes! I have a picture of a 3 year old me standing next to my BFF of the time who is in this perfect Rainbow Brite … Read more
Every Halloween my parents design a scavenger hunt for a couple of teams. And this year my team went as the Scooby Gang, which worked out nice because we have a great Dane (just like Scooby). I was Daphne. My sister Brittney was Velma. My other sister, Aynsley was Fred. And my best friend Tyler … Read more
My Daughter and her cousin Love the Scooby Doo Movies and wanted Scooby costumes. The two of them do everything together, and so of course their Scooby costumes had to match. This year they went as Velma and Daphne. We sprayed her blonde with brown and curled her hair under. We found an orange turtle … Read more
I just cam across your site and I love it! I have been making our Halloween costumes for years now and thought I’d share a few of them. First up is my Homemade Shrek and Fiona Costumes. When my son was 3 years old I decided to dress him as Shrek and my 8 month … Read more
