This is my Homemade Obi Wan Kenobi Costume that I have used on a number of different parties and always gets a waggle or two. This costume is really simple and it doesn’t look that bad, well I think so anyway. The cloak was made and given to me by a friend and is the … Read more
I knew I wanted to be Teen Wolf but the How-To’s to make a Homemade Teen Wolf Halloween Costume on the net all seemed way too difficult and time consuming. I procrastinated making my costume until I found the perfect Letterman’s jacket for $20.00 at a thrift store. I knew it was meant to be! … Read more
Started out this Homemade Teen Wolf Costume by getting a white T-shirt and boxer shorts and dyeing them yellow. Then I cut the sleeves of the T shirt and used them for the head and wrist bands. I bought 2 yds of fake fur and dissected a old sweat shirt and used it as a … Read more
I’ve always been a fan of WTWTA, but when I saw the trailer with one of my favorite Arcade Fire song’s playing I was enchanted! So months ago I started planning how to make the Homemade Where the Wild things Are Max and Carol Costumes. I searched all over the internet for photos and ideas. … Read more
I really wanted this adorable lion costume for my sons first Halloween. However there was absolutely no way I was paying $100 for it. I looked at the costume for weeks before I decided to just go for it and make my own homemade lion costume. I bought fleece and fake fur fabrics from the … Read more
Everyone’s childhood nightmare “The Flying Monkeys from OZ”. So, to make this Homemade Flying Monkey from Wizard of Oz Costume all you need is Fleece Running Jacket + Duct Tape + Butter Tub+ Craft Foam = Flying Monkey. Add Basket of Bad Toto + Chewed Ruby Slipper + Chunk of Yellow Brick Road.
First I confess, I did borrow the Dorothy Costume so technically all I did was add some braids and red shoes. But the rest of this Homemade Wizard of Oz Costume is purely from scratch! I do not “sew” really – I just fake it til I make it & I do not use sewing … Read more
This is the scarecrow costume we made for our three year old son. We brought some raffia and thick white cord from the hobby shop, an old shirt and jeans, and an old straw hat from the thrift shop. Cost maybe $10 altogether. We found some old coloured fabric around the house and cut them … Read more
My children dressed as Homemade Scarecrow Siblings Costumes this year. I bought overalls and plaid shirts from Yardsales, bucket hats too. I glued fabric patches on the clothes from Halloween material, and had raffia sticking out. On my daughter’s costume I glued raffia to the sleeves and pant cuffs but on my son I thought … Read more
My 8 yr old daughter Katelynn just couldn’t wait to try this Homemade Dead Pirate on. Just a bunch of shredded clothes. I made a crocheted chain brown wig for the stringy hair look, liquid latex and toilet paper with the usual face paint, plastic bubba teeth and a spray bottle of blood, cobweb and … Read more
I created this costume by starting at a thrift store. I found a little girls “puffy” shirt, a black vest and a women’s scarf. I then went to a Halloween party store and bought a pirate hat, hook, dagger and eye patch. I already had a red bandana from a previous costume so we used … Read more
I made this Butterfly Fairy Girl Costume for a little four year old that had some requirements. She wanted to be a shiny, pretty, glittery, butterfly fairy. And I had to include green and blue. So me and her mother picked out fabric, looked at a few patterns and lots of pic and some of … Read more