My two year old son wanted to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween and I wanted to dress to match him. I looked at Jessie costumes, but I didn’t like them. I’ve never been a fan of store bought costumes either. So then I thought, why not be Buzz too? For this Homemade Buzz Lightyear Halloween … Read more
This year I decided to make a costume that would really challenge me and no one else would be able to believe. I decided to go with a beloved Pixar Toy Story Character, Buzz Light year. I built the Home Made Buzz Lightyear Costume from scratch – all from materials bought from home improvement stores. … Read more
Avairya is LIL BO PEEP. This Homemade Lil Bo Peep Costume also has a staff (she chewed it most of the time!), but it is not visible in the photo. I designed and made her entire costume. She looked like a little baby doll. The costume consists of a pair of pantaloons with a ruffle … Read more
Every year at my high school we have homecoming week, which is an entire week full of spirit days. Every year we have a “class theme day”, and the senior class theme was Toy Story. My boyfriend and I decided to be creative and make our own homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head couple costume, … Read more
My son and I love Toy Story and Mr. Potato Head. So I decided to go all out and make this Homemade Mr. Potato Head Halloween Costume. It is made with chicken wire, papier-mâché, and foam. His hat is an extra-large bowl painted black. The eyes were made with two clear ornament balls and black … Read more
A sexy take on a classic character! I made my very own Buzz Lightyear costume complete with hand painted corset top and retractable wings. That’s right, my wings actually work! I rewired some kids toy wings into my corset; hit the button on the front of the corset and the wings go in and out … Read more
I love to make my daughter’s costume every year and this Halloween was no different. Although this Homemade Toy Story Jessie Child Halloween Costume Idea was not a unique costume idea it was however hands down the best two Jessie costumes out there. I made 1 for my daughter, Olivia, complete with red hat and … Read more
We love making our Halloween costumes. We got many compliments this year and were able to participate in a parade this Halloween Sunday. Many people kept asking us “How did you make this?” Please see the answers below. Jessie: For the Jessie the Cowgirl costume, we bought a white blouse, yellow felt and cow pattern … Read more
My daughter wanted to be Jessie for Halloween this year! We are always big on homemade costumes! I thought this was going to be a cinch! Well it was a lot of work, but we think it turned out great!!! We started with a plain white polo and a pair of jeans. I made the … Read more
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. Every year I try to wear something different, go to parties, decorate my apartment and make all sorts of ‘scary’ treats… so imagine my dismay when I moved to Australia and found that no one here celebrates Halloween! Since I came here, I have felt Halloween-deprived. This year, we … Read more
Our Mr and Mrs Potato Head couple DIY Halloween costumes are made out of cotton fabric. I did an inner shell and outer shell and stuffed in between. When you are measuring add at least 3-5 inches to make sure you are comfortable for the inner shell and then add another 3-5 inches on the … Read more
We always have a family theme to the costumes, and this year was Mr. Potato Head Family Costume. I spent a lot of time getting tips from this site, so here is the result! The potato bodies are big burlap bags from an online gardening store. The burlap was itchy, so we sewed a white … Read more