Coolest Child Jessie Costume

My daughter loves Jessie from Toy Story, so when she wanted to be her for Halloween I looked at the store bought costumes and wasn’t thrilled with them so I decided to make my own Homemade Child Jessie Costume. Went to the Fabric store bought cow print (for the chaps) yellow (for the shirt) and … Read more

Coolest Homemade BoPeep and Sheep Costume

Homemade BoPeep and Sheep Costume

I started out wanting to be BoPeep and so I started making my costume, and found that I wasn’t much for sewing, so inevitably I gave that task to my mom. She made my daughter’s costume with clearance fabric from Walmart ($10). I got a cane and wrapped it with pink ribbon for the staph. … Read more

Coolest Homemade Green Army Man Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Green Army Man Halloween Costume Idea

I started this homemade green army man Halloween costume idea by going to the army surplus store. I found a pair of used boots $5.00, belt $5.00 and a canteen $2.50. I found a pair of cargo pants and a BDU shirt $3.00 a piece. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on … Read more

Coolest Mister Potato Head Costume

Homemade Mister Potato Head Costume

First of all, I am not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination. So, you can imagine how upset I was when my daughter, Paige, let me know that she wanted to be Mr. Potato Head for Halloween this year! My first reaction was to hit the internet! Someone had to have a costume … Read more

Coolest Potato Head Costumes

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This year we decided to be the Potato Head Family (Mr. Potato Head, Rockstar Spud, Princess Spud & Mrs. Potato Head). It ended up being a big hit and the little kids Trick or Treating wanted to meet Mr and Mrs Potato Head =). I purchased 2 yards of brown felt per costume for the … Read more

Coolest Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Homemade Costume

Coolest Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Homemade Costume

I made the felt bodies out of a bubble bee costume pattern I bought from Joann’s Fabric. The pattern is made out of a panel system in order to get the curvy plump bodies. I threw away the back side of the pattern as it had a large stinger. Making the front panels twice worked … Read more

Coolest Toy Story Child Group Costume

Coolest Toy Story Child Group Costume

We have quadruplets and each year we pick a group Halloween outfit. This is our Coolest Toy Story Child Group Costume. For Jessie I used a canvas hat from the craft store as a pattern. I ended up taking the hat apart and covering it with red felt and then sewing it back together. I … Read more

Coolest Homemade Woody and Buzz Lightyear Couple Costumes

Homemade Woody and Buzz Lightyear Couple Costumes

I got the idea to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween from all the hype from the new Toy Story 3 movie, and thought it’d be a fun costume. When I told my friend about my idea he said, “well if you’re Buzz I’ll be your Woody! I already look like him anyway!” (since he’s a … Read more

Coolest Toy Story Alien Group Costume

Homemade Toy Story Alien Group Costume

We dressed up as the Toy Story Alien Group Costume. We bought blue long sleeved t shirts and matching blue leggings. We used homemade stencils and iron-on rockets for our tops which we used spray paint and ironed on the rockets. We bought navy material and sewed it on around the neck. We also used … Read more

Coolest Little Bo Peep and Sheep Couple Costume

Homemade Little Bo Peep and Sheep Couple Costume

First for the sheep, I bought a white sweatshirt and a cheap($3) pair of white capris (they were women’s but they were stretchy and worked great). I cut the sweatshirt to about elbow length. I used a hot glue gun and glued all the cotton balls only on the front of both the shirt and … Read more

Coolest Homemade Plastic Army Man Creative Halloween Costume

Homemade Plastic Amy Man Creative Halloween Costume

This was my favorite costume I have made to date. I hate using other people’s ideas but once I saw this I knew I had to try it out for myself. Everything is spray painted using Rustoleum spray paint. The color was Satin leafy green. I wanted to use a gloss spray to look more … Read more

Coolest Mr. Potato Head Costume

Homemade Mr. Potato Head Costume

In my college days I was involved with the Sparty Mascot Programs at Michigan State University. Having such a hobby allowed me to become quite proficient at not only fabricating costumes but also performing in them! To set the stage, MSU was playing Idaho in football at Spartan stadium, in August 2006. Part of mascoting … Read more