Both the Popeye and the Olive Oyl costumes are completely hand made. I found almost everything at Goodwill and Walmart. Olive Oyl wore a red long sleeved t-shirt from Walmart and a long black skirt from Goodwill. I also just happened to find the perfect (and perfect fitting boots at Goodwill too!! Almost did a … Read more
There are two truths in my life that I know will never change. One: I am tall. I am a 6 foot lady. I’m taller than my boyfriend and really I’m taller than everyone. We have had people point it out and while it doesn’t really matter to us, this year for Halloween we decided … Read more
I loved Rainbow Brite growing up so when I was invited to a party and I had to be something that started with the first letter of my name I had to be her! The only sewing I ever learnt was in grade 8 at high school, so I wasted a couple of meters of … Read more
This Homemade Rainbow Brite Fancy Dress Costume was made pretty easily. I purchased a cheap 2nd hand blue dress from a discount store which was 3 sizes too big for me, pinned and resized it to fit me, which left me with handy off cuts for other areas on the costume. Lots of off cuts … Read more
I love to dress the whole family in one theme. My kids love Scooby Doo, so when my youngest said she wanted to be Scooby Doo for Halloween, it was with glee that I decided we should all dress up as the Mystery Gang. My son was all too happy to be Shaggy. I vacillated … Read more
For this easy Homemade Shrek Costume and His Donkey my husband wore flannel pajama bottoms, a off-white Henley, and a vest I made from a yard of cheap brown fabric from a craft store. We found green gloves for $1. Add work boots and a belt and a mask, and you have Shrek. My husband … Read more
The wig was made of poster board and cotton balls then painted blue. I covered my body in yellow body/face paint. I bought the necklace and shoes on clearance. I quickly made the dress out of fleece. The eye mask was the most important part and the most challenging (even though this Marge Simpson costume … Read more
My husband and I dressed up as Homer and Marge Simpson. But, being I’m 7 1/2 months pregnant we decided to reverse the rolls and I would be Homer (since I already had a good “beer gut” going), and he would be Marge. For Homer, I took a bald cap and painted it yellow. I … Read more
I love to make creations, and since Halloween is one of my favorite things to celebrate in life I enjoyed creating. I thought what could I do that would be fabulous, of course a Smurfette Costume. I made the entire costume from the hat to the dress and of course I bought the perfect shoes. … Read more
We used blue body paint to paint our body and face. It took a few hours to paint our bodies. For the hat, we used white felt fabric and traced a template and sewed it. It could take a few tries with the template to get the shape just right. For Smurfette’s hair, we used … Read more
When I saw that toddler SpongeBob costumes were $40 online, I decided to put those four years of high school art classes to work and put together a DIY Spongebob Halloween Costume Idea. I bought a few colors of acrylic paint that I didn’t already have and an exacto knife, and went to work on … Read more
My 7-year-old loves SpongeBob. To make his costume this year, I first looked here on this website for ideas; there is obviously no shortage of ways others have made this SpongeBob SquarePants Costume. I personally did not want my son’s costume to cover his head, and I preferred to sew a softer costume rather than … Read more