We got so many great responses to thisHomemade Little Bo Peep and Her Sheep Couple Costume. My Bo Peep costume consisted of a couple of different store-bought costumes that I mixed and matched to create my perfect one. They do sell complete Bo Peep costumes but I wanted to create one that was unique to … Read more
I needed to make a Big Foot costume for the lead character in a school play. We bought around 5 yards of fake brown fur, trying to haggle down the price to work with a high school play budget. I then sewed a onesie, breaking my needle about every three minutes. Fur got everywhere; I … Read more
This Homemade Eve Costume was my latest idea for Unofficial Halloween this year. It was super easy to make and took little time. Here is what I used: Black one piece monokini Boy shorts Pins Hot glue Gold ribbon Red craft roses (I got a bundle for .99 cents) Ivy leaves from the local craft … Read more
My daughter recently heard the story of the Princess and the Pea and decided that’s what she wanted to be for Halloween. It took many nights of brainstorming this original Halloween costume idea, but this is how I finally did it. I took 4 mid-weight sheets of cardboard cut out 4 circles large enough for … Read more
I love twisting bed time stories up a bit. This time it’s Little Red Riding Hood costume attacked by the Wolf! Supplies: Red Riding Hood Outfit Cape Latex neck piece Arm wounds Makeup Blood
I think this has been the best costume I have made yet. This year my son had a strange Halloween costume request for a 3 year old, Bigfoot! Ok! It was impossible to be able to buy this costume in his size so I knew it was time to put my creativity to the test … Read more
Once my hubby and I decided we would be Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf I went to work trying to create the costume. I’m a swing-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kinda girl and I don’t really PLAN very well – so this Homemade Big Bad Wolf Costume literally came together a bit at a time. … Read more
I wanted to be Eve for Halloween but I didn’t have an Adam at the time so I did Eve on her own (which was still a huge hit). The Homemade Sexy Eve Costume was very simple and inexpensive to make and I got a million compliments. I bought a pair of nude briefs (a … Read more
My four-year-old son LOVES Robin Hood so I decided to make him a costume as there were none available to purchase (and the only options all looked like Peter Pan!). This is a MINIMAL/no sew costume!! Although I did buy the hat, I made the rest in a snap (and I don’t sew – I … Read more
This year my six year old daughter wanted something that her and her sister could do together for Halloween. So after much discussion we came up with Little Bo Peep and her sheep. Little Bo Peep: For the dress I took a Raggedy Anne doll costume that my older daughter already had and took off … Read more
My wife wanted to go as Little Bo Peep, and of course, I would get the lucky role, as the Sheep. Originally I was going to make the Sheep costume out of cotton balls. But after reading the warning page on this site, I decided there had to be a safer method. I decided to … Read more
We got a lot of compliments on this Three Blind Mice Group costume! A lot of fun! For the pants we used grey leggings, tops were long sleeve grey shirts that went just below or right at our butts. For the stomach, we used felt material, couple shades lighter than the color of our clothing… … Read more