This was my rendition of a Poison Ivy Costume Design. The body suit, sleeves and skirt are made from a shimmer green, stretchy fabric, which was hand-sewn into a leotard shape. I used a second piece of the same fabric to create a skirt over the leotard, which was pinned together using safety pins. I … Read more
I purchased a Fred & Wilma Flinstone couple costume pattern online, but it was too small for both of us! We therefore had to improvise our own Homemade Fred and Wilma Flintstone Couple Costume. For Fred’s costume, I measured and added inches to the pattern. I bought orange material and cut the pieces out. I … Read more
With my son’s white hair and love of banging things I thought a Bamm Bamm Rubble Costume would be the perfect costume for him. I bought orange fleece to make the skirt (I used a pair of shorts as a template to get the shape and length) and sewed in an elastic band and cut … Read more
I made my 9 month old daughter a Homemade Pebbles Flinstone Costume. She was Pebbles from the Flintstones. I used bright pink and black felt. I doubled the pink felt, cut out the dress pattern, left 4 inches for the arms, and about 5 inches for the neck. I then sewed up the sides, up … Read more
Why do other Ursulas think a Purple Long Sleeved Shirt and a tube top constitute a valid Ursula Costume? She is the b.a. of the Disney Villans and deserves a b.a. costume! I took my inspiration from the Broadway Production of The Little Mermaid and came up with a hoop skirt, and over skirt, huge … Read more
For a friend’s Halloween party my husband and I dressed up as Catch of the day costume. He was the fisherman and I was the mermaid that he caught! To make this (the mermaid)costume I suspended a cardboard box to fit around my waist. I bought some shimmery material from the fabric store and I … Read more
Wow, how labor intensive were these Mermaids Costumes? At least 100 man hours, but it was sure worth. We (Leigh Anne and Dawn) try to make our own costumes every year. It wasn’t easy to walk/shuffle in the costume, but they were sure a blast to wear. Once we settled on mermaids, we started with … Read more
I was Skeletor, pretty sick huh? The blue is fat lady sweats I got from Walmart and had a friend sew them skin tight, the purple is material I bought at Walmart and cut-‘n-sewed myself. The face of the Skeletor Costume is prosthetic latex mask glued to my face. Boots are work boots painted purple … Read more
Our family has an annual Halloween Party, this year was inspired by a Sully costume purchased from a local Goodwill. We have a family of five. The obvious Monster Inc. costumes with Sully are Boo and Mikey. My husband was Mikey, my youngest was Boo. My son chose the CDA which left me with little … Read more
This year our family decided to go as Monsters Inc. All homemade Monsters Inc group costumes were handmade and quite inexpensive! except the Sully material that cost us $45. The Mike Wazoski was made from a giant balloon and then paper mache`d all our eyes we used white one way stickers to see out! Except … Read more
For my homemade Mystique costume, I bought a blue unitard after deciding that it was too cold where I live to use body paint or liquid latex. I cut scale-shaped pieces out of some shiny blue fabric I bought and used liquid latex to glue them onto the suit. I also painted the suit to … Read more
For the boy’s costume, I couldn’t find a pin striped suit in his size so I bought a “Beetlejuice” adult costume and hemmed the pants and sleeves. I attached a rubber black bat to his neck as a bowtie, pinned a Jack button that I bought at Hot Topic to the center, and painted his … Read more