For this Homemade Patrick Star from Spongebob Costume I started with McCall’s 8938 and skip any animal parts, just need the basic jumper and hood pieces. Jumper just needs to be sized to fit your child, I used a size 2 and downscaled to fit my 5 month old son. It’s made from fleece with … Read more
I adapted Superted’s jumpsuit look by wearing an appliqued tee shirt with shorts and tights, and long yellow gloves and boots. The belt I bought off eBay and the ears were made from furry fabric and felt.
Every year we try and think of something bigger and better to do than the year before. My fiance had won about 10 contests before meeting me and I have won only one in my adult life. I wanted us to do something that would be big and funny and for some odd reason, I … Read more
I had wanted to be Jessica Rabbit for Halloween a couple years now, and decided to finally do it. All of the costumes I had seen online either weren’t flattering, or were completely unrealistic. Thankfully, my mother loves to help me get creative when it comes to costumes. We picked up sequined fabric, as well … Read more
Well Barbarella is afterall the Queen of the Galaxy! Listed below are the components I put together for the Homemade Barbarella Costume: 1.Hair, blonde clip in ponytail 2.Costume, White unitard (eBay) 3.Costume, Silver sequins tunic dress (cut hole in middle) 4.Costume, Black Scarf used as cape, stitched onto tunic 5.Costume, Red Suede Belt 6.Costume, Boots … Read more
These costumes were for our senior dress-up week, the theme of the day was Twin Day. We chose to go as matching partners instead of dressing identically. Woody’s costume: – Blue jeans – Yellow plaid shirt – Cowboy hat – Cowboy boots – Sheriff’s badge – Vest – Red bandanna We made the vest out … Read more
One of my favorite cartoons is Betty Boop. After deciding to be Betty Boop I knew that just wearing a red dress would not give justice to her character. One of the most distinguishable characteristics of Betty Boop is her oversized head. Once I knew that the costume needed an oversized head I came up … Read more
I spent a whole month, and about $100, on this homemade rocketeer costume. The helmet is made of a honey comb box and paper mache top with gold spray paint. The jacket I found at Salvation Army that I stitched a front plate on to and then hot glued gold painted beer bottle tops for … Read more
My twins were only 4 months old for their first Halloween. If they had been our first children I would have kept them at home passing out candy, but we have an older son who wanted to Trick-or-Treat. I knew that we would have to carry the twins in our front carriers, which would cover … Read more
This past Halloween my brother (Tygra), cousin (Panthro), and I (Lion-O) wanted to be something from our childhood. It didn’t take long to come up with the idea of a Thundercats Group Costume. In fact, we decided to do Thundercats on the way home from the bar the year before on Halloween. It was then … Read more
We were so inspired by the Disney Pixar’s movie Up, that we decided to recreate the cast. We have seen the movie so many times and thought the ultimate tribute would be to dress up as the characters for Halloween. With Mr. Frederickson, Russell and Kevin the Snipe, all of the characters are represented in … Read more
This Homemade Beauty and the Beast Costume was created for community theater’s Beauty and the Beast but makes a great Halloween costume as well, in this picture is my cousin and his girl friend who borrowed them for a party. The Beauty costume was a gold dress found at a thrift store and the gloves, … Read more