My idea for these Homemade Leg Lamp and Ralphie from A Christmas Story Costumes comes from the coolest Christmas movie ever – “A Christmas Story”. I had actually previously made the Major Award Lamp and it sits in my window every holiday season! To make it as a costume was harder than I imagined. I … Read more
I first searched online for a good costume I could buy, but to my disappointment there were no good ones to be found. So, I decided to make my own – a Vivian from Pretty Woman costume! I started with some trips to the thrift store and craft/fabric store. My friend told me about a … Read more
MARY POPPINS COSTUME: SHIRT – I already had a white shirt that I had been saving (for years) with this costume in mind. I sewed thrift store lace around the wrists but I ran out of lace for the collar… so … I took some white thrift store seam binding, cut some slits in it, … Read more
Just wanted to share a picture and give credit to James P. of Staten Island, NY, for the great costume idea. Thanks James… it was a huge hit and we had a lot of fun with it.
My friend and I decided we wanted to be Harry and Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber for a costume party, so I spent an entire day going to every thrift store in Denver to find all of fixings for this Homemade Dumb and Dumber Couple Costume!
I have wanted to be Vivian from Pretty Woman for years now but I didn’t know how to sew. This year I bought a sewing machine and started ordering all the different parts of the costume. The jacket was purchased on EBay and the dress was modified to include the silver rings (bracelets) in the … Read more
I made this homemade Cat in the Hat kids costume for my 4 year old’s world book day. The suit itself was just a large baby-grow dyed black, with fake fur sewed to the middle, a leg off a pair of tights for his tail, the hat was purely made from cardboard – then I … Read more
I started out last year with an online purchased Jack Sparrow costume from “the bay” and was just never satisfied with it. So for the past year (from Oct 2009 to Oct 2010) I have been modifying it and replacing all the key pieces to become either more movie accurate or just plain made from … Read more
Pretty Woman is my favorite movie of all times and I have wanted to be Vivian for Halloween for years. I finally decided to make the costume this year. I purchased the white tank and Red jacket at a consignment store, and the material for the skirt, ring, and boot pleather at a fabric store. … Read more
I wanted to be very scary this year for Halloween. I thought the Exorcist Halloween costume would be an interesting costume to try. I had to experiment with many different types of make-up. I searched the internet for great ways to make cuts and found some great sites. The best one is to use toilet … Read more
This Homemade 80’s Camp Counselor / Jason Voorhees Victim Costume is actually my 2009 Halloween costume. It was the first year I didn’t have a costume planned, but at the last minute a friend and I decided to go out. I already had a cheap Jason Voorhees mask laying around, so I wanted to incorporate … Read more
My costume is Roy Munson from Kingpin. I basically took a few button-up dress shirts (red, blue, white) and used scissors and spray adhesive glue. I had some parts sewn but found the glue quicker and easier. The pants and stars are made out of fabric that I found at the store and again were … Read more