This Homemade Thomas the Train Costume was really fun and easy to make. It all started with an Egg Box from my local grocery store. I attached a shoe box on the very back of the costume and used a crystal light canister (wrapped in black foam paper) for the smoke stack. I used blue … Read more
Our son Thomas absolutely loves trains, so my husband decided to craft him a Homemade Thomas the Train Costume made completely of recycled or left over materials around our home. We used various items such as: foam, cardboard, wood, paper plates, foam peanuts, straws, paint, caulking, empty toddler food containers, foil, paper mache & old … Read more
First of all, I am not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination. So, you can imagine how upset I was when my daughter, Paige, let me know that she wanted to be Mr. Potato Head for Halloween this year! My first reaction was to hit the internet! Someone had to have a costume … Read more
This year we decided to be the Potato Head Family (Mr. Potato Head, Rockstar Spud, Princess Spud & Mrs. Potato Head). It ended up being a big hit and the little kids Trick or Treating wanted to meet Mr and Mrs Potato Head =). I purchased 2 yards of brown felt per costume for the … Read more
I made the felt bodies out of a bubble bee costume pattern I bought from Joann’s Fabric. The pattern is made out of a panel system in order to get the curvy plump bodies. I threw away the back side of the pattern as it had a large stinger. Making the front panels twice worked … Read more
We have quadruplets and each year we pick a group Halloween outfit. This is our Coolest Toy Story Child Group Costume. For Jessie I used a canvas hat from the craft store as a pattern. I ended up taking the hat apart and covering it with red felt and then sewing it back together. I … Read more
I got the idea to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween from all the hype from the new Toy Story 3 movie, and thought it’d be a fun costume. When I told my friend about my idea he said, “well if you’re Buzz I’ll be your Woody! I already look like him anyway!” (since he’s a … Read more
We dressed up as the Toy Story Alien Group Costume. We bought blue long sleeved t shirts and matching blue leggings. We used homemade stencils and iron-on rockets for our tops which we used spray paint and ironed on the rockets. We bought navy material and sewed it on around the neck. We also used … Read more
First for the sheep, I bought a white sweatshirt and a cheap($3) pair of white capris (they were women’s but they were stretchy and worked great). I cut the sweatshirt to about elbow length. I used a hot glue gun and glued all the cotton balls only on the front of both the shirt and … Read more
This was my favorite costume I have made to date. I hate using other people’s ideas but once I saw this I knew I had to try it out for myself. Everything is spray painted using Rustoleum spray paint. The color was Satin leafy green. I wanted to use a gloss spray to look more … Read more
When my oldest was 2 we decided to take her out to the movies for her first theater experience. Wall-E had just come out and it looked like something she’d enjoy. Since then Wall-E has been one of her favorite movies. These homemade Wall-E and Eve costumes ended up costing me the price of the … Read more
My friends and I are huge dorks and as an x-men enthusiast I convinced them to join in on the fun for our company Halloween party. They were a HUGE hit everywhere we went – the best homemade costumes by far, we put the rented costumes to shame. Brooke and I ordered our unitards from … Read more