The Dorothy costume was store purchased with custom ruby red slippers made with glitter and bows. The basket was added along with a little dog from home. The Tornado was fabricated out of a chicken wire frame covered with paper maché. It was painted and air brushed, then accessorized with photos from the movie (the … Read more
We wanted to make her a Homemade Halloween Scarecrow Costume but didn’t want to do the typical old boring overalls thing. Way too blah for our princess, so we came up with a more feminine version. We created the pink plaid top that laces up in the back and has an adorable heart patch on … Read more
We were invited to a pirate party in West Virgina. We dressed before we left and stopped at a rest stop on the way. What a hoot! The Pirate costumes were made from a stop at the thrift store then the dollar store. Stripped shirts and dark pants were on the list. Cut jagged edges … Read more
My 5-year-old wanted to be a Pirate for Halloween. I looked at several patterns in books but nothing jumped out at me. So I used an old pattern from last year’s indian costume. I got the fabric for the pirate costume from Walmart, all out of the $1 yd bin. I used red and white … Read more
We found a fairy pattern and bought sunflowers and glued them to the bottom of the robe and small ones for her shoes. The wings on the Fall Fairy Costume were wire then with a taffeta over the wire glued to it. I tried to attach them with Velcro but ended up tacking them into … Read more
I try every year to get costumes together for all 3 of my kids. This year, it worked out perfect that I could make them all Dr Seuss, Cat in the Hat & Things 1 & Things 2 costumes. I was able to get sweatpants and turtlenecks which worked for their outfits, then sewed on … Read more
My friend & I wanted to do a duo costume this year. So I researched Homemade Thing 1 and Thing 2 Costume ideas on google images. Out of the very few I saw, Thing 1 and Thing 2 stuck with me. As soon as I told my friend the idea, she instantly came up with … Read more
Each year I sew costumes for all 15 of my grandchildren that want a costume. My grand twins are 20 months old. Ella always wears pink so we can always tell the twins apart. We decided to make them Homemade Piglet and Eeyore Costumes, Ella should be Piglet and Kylie would be Eeyore. Eeyore was … Read more
I collected different types of leaves for this Homemade Apocalypto Costume. on the head I used an old bonnet and put some leaves on it. I sewed the leaves together and made use of it as his lower garments.
For the Avatar at heart with a budget who prefers not to be entirely nude! The biggest investment and only unaltered item were the yellow contacts, which were $20 a pair online. The hair was a long synthetic Elvira wig ($15). We made a long braid down the back and weaved a fluffy pink feather … Read more
This was a great homemade Bravehearts army group costume. My family, my husband’s family and my brother in-laws family all dressed up as Bravehearts Army a few years ago. It was great walking into the pub looking ready for battle. There ended up being quite a few of us as well. The best part was … Read more
Well, I lost my leg about 10 years ago. Since then, I’ve strived to prove that having one leg (being a monopod) is actually better than two (being a bipod). This year’s Halloween was the muse I needed for yet another feat (errr…foot) for the cause. I know it isn’t scary, but for originality’s sake, … Read more