These are very easy Homemade Woody and Jesse from Toy Story Costumes. The beauty is in the details. We purchased the hats from Disney, but made everything else. Woody – Jeans and cowboy boots, yellow shirt, vest sewn from cow fabric, red bandanna, sheriff badge. Jesse – Jeans with cow fabric “chaps” sewn onto front. … Read more
This homemade Buzz Lightyear Halloween costume idea was the easiest costume ever to make. Normally I have to have my sister help me but not with this one. I just bought a plane white tank top and spray painted the top half green with fabric paint from Joann’s, and got foam paper for the buttons … Read more
My son is in LOVE with Buzz Lightyear so we dressed up as a Homemade Toy Story Family Costume for Halloween. The Buzz Lightyear costume was purchased from Disney, but the Woody and BoPeep were home made. For Woody: found a yellow plaid shirt at Value Village Red Hanky from the Dollar store Hat and … Read more
We got so many great responses to thisHomemade Little Bo Peep and Her Sheep Couple Costume. My Bo Peep costume consisted of a couple of different store-bought costumes that I mixed and matched to create my perfect one. They do sell complete Bo Peep costumes but I wanted to create one that was unique to … Read more
Our Green Plastic Soldier Costumes, “myself and my husband” were made out of real military clothes. My boots were my son’s worn out army boots and my husband’s were a pair of his own work boots. We used plastic hand grenades and attached them with Velcro. Our guns were my son’s old Airsoft rifles. The … Read more
This is a Homemade Pixar’s Wall-E Costume that was put together with easy to find items. Body: The main body is a plain old box covered in textured wallpaper then painted yellow. I used copper and brown paint to dry-brush some scrapes/rust onto the body. For a rusted-through-metal look, I tore the wallpaper and painted … Read more
Several years ago I became very lazy and decided not to shave for a couple of months. In passing someone mentioned I vaguely resembled Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of Wolverine and a Homemade Wolverine Costume idea was born! My first preparation again was to not shave for several months. While fake mutton chops are workable, they … Read more
My son is a huge fan of Family Guy and asked to be Stewie. First I took a hockey helmet that fit, then I made a frame the shape of a football using cut cardboard. I attached the framing to the helmet. Then I covered the framing with cotton batton, and then covered that with … Read more
My Homemade Corpse Bride Costume idea was Emily from the Corpse Bride which is a Tim Burton film. The concept would be to make a live version of the cartoon. I wanted something that would be beautiful with a dark overtone. I first started shopping for the dress; the main element to my canvas. I … Read more
My son was a Speedy McQueen fan for a very long time. It was obvious to him that the coming up Purim (the Jewish version of Halloween) he will dress up as the famous sports car. After searching the web looking for homemade Speedy McQueen toddler costume ideas and finding nothing that was suitable, I … Read more
My daughter LOVES Dora the Explorer so I knew that I had to start looking for costumes. Sadly I did not like any of the ones sold in stores/online so I decided to put a Homemade Dora Costume together using things she already had around the house and buying whatever else she needed. Many people … Read more
I made this captain planet costume mostly from items bought at the thrift store or the craft store. To make the “skin” I bought leggings, tights, and a corset for the body. For the legs I used white legging and for the arms I used thick white stockings. I dyed them all using Rit sky … Read more