I decided to be Rainbow Brite this year for Halloween and going through the tons of pages of lame store versions I finally realized that it would be completely better if I made my own version of a Homemade Rainbow Brite Costume. So I went to Goodwill to find something big and blue for the … Read more

Like every other girl growing up in the 1980’s, I was obsessed with the cartoon Rainbow Brite. For whatever reason, it is not something I grew out of. So when my friends and I decided to dress up as 80’s characters to go out for Halloween this year, I immediately knew what I wanted my … Read more

I made this Homemade Rainbow Brite Halloween Costume out of an old bridesmaid dress that I found at a thrift store for $10. I cut off the bottom and used the excess to make the sleeves and wristbands. I used rainbow socks for the leggings and arm warmers and sequin suspenders that I found at … Read more

For my 28th birthday, I decided to have a ’80s cartoon’ theme. Rainbow Brite was one of my favourite cartoons from the 80’s so it made sense that I wanted to recreate the look for my birthday. I was quite disappointed that the ‘ready made’ outfits seem to cater more for strippers rather than people … Read more

These Homemade Rainbow Brite and Twink Costumes were inspired by my love of the 1980’s and my childhood favorite cartoon show! My birthday is two days before Halloween and I turned 30 this year, so I knew it had to be a good one! I set out to make a Rainbow Brite costume that was … Read more

My homemade Rainbow Brite Adult costume was pretty simple to make as I don’t sew. The hardest part was finding the right blue dress. I searched a lot of second hand stores, Marshalls and TJ Maxx. I think I finally found it at a TJ Maxx on clearance. I used an iron seam to get … Read more

I got the inspiration for this Homemade Rainbow Brite Halloween Costume from this site where I checked out other homemade Rainbow Brite costumes. I found a royal blue dress at K-mart. It was a little more conservative with the turtleneck but that was fine since I wore it to my office. I bought my supplies … Read more

My friends daughter decided on a DIY retro Rainbow Brite girl’s Halloween costume idea. Of course we were excited to make this costume since we grew up with rainbow bright!!!! I used a basic dress pattern and altered the sleeves to create a pointed cuff and added batting in between the rainbow arms and sewed … Read more

I loved Rainbow Brite as a child, so I decided it would be fun to make a Homemade Rainbow Brite Costume for Halloween this year. I started with an image I found on the internet and took it with me to some thrift stores. I bought a blue dress (80’s style) to be the foundation. … Read more

Back in the 80″s Rainbow Brite was a big deal to us girls! My mother made my cousin and I each a homemade Rainbow Brite Halloween costume. Over the years we allowed a few people to borrow it and one year it was never returned. I now have a daughter and wanted her to experience … Read more

I loved Rainbow Brite as a child and I have shared my video and book with my own daughter. Of course my daughter had to be her for Halloween! So to make this Homemade Rainbow Brite Costume, I took an old blue dress of mine (that I wore 11 years ago for Halloween as a … Read more

I loved Rainbow Brite when I was a child. I love sewing and have a two year old daughter and four year old son so I am always making stuff for this. Last year I decided to make my daughter a Homemade Rainbow Brite Halloween Costume. It was absolutely perfect. The entire costume was handmade. … Read more