Every few months we have a large group of friends throw a theme party. This time around – the theme was Movie Characters. I created a Stacy from Wayne’s World costume (Wayne’s ex-girlfriend). Gun rack, Wayne necklace and all! Let’s just say I heard “A gun rack… a gun rack. I don’t even own *a* … Read more
I dressed up as Alan from the Hangover. My friend was Mr. Chow and my brother was Stu. My costume had white pants, a baby carrier, baby doll, a wig, custom t-shirt, sunglasses, and beard dye. I made the t-shirt with my heat press, printer, and transfer paper. Mr. Chow’s costume had a sweatshirt that … Read more
I dressed up as “Buddy the Elf” from the Will Ferrell movie, “Elf”. I used a shirt that says “Cotton Headed Ninny Muggins”, one of Buddy’s favorite things to say in the movie and a hat that I made from scratch that is identical to the one from the movie (Son of a Nutcracker!!). Instead … Read more
My costume is James Franco’s character, Saul Silver, from the movie Pineapple Express. This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and James Franco’s character was my favorite, so I really wanted to dress up as him. In the movie Saul basically looks as if he has just rolled out of bed: messy … Read more
This Homemade Jack Burton Halloween Costume Idea is from Big Trouble In Little China. I ordered the Tanktop online a while ago. All you need are some tight jeans and Moccasin boots. The knife and gun are a much needed accessory to complete the costume. Had I known I was going to be Jack Burton, … Read more
Needed a costume for a film character costume party, but as a short, black woman, I didn’t want to go as something too predictable. I purchased a size 18 top from a charity shop and soaked it in a bucket of hot water overnight with added tea bags to create the aged effect. I rubbed … Read more
This is my Halloween costume. For those of you who don’t know, I am McLovin from the comedy Superbad. I made this costume myself including the vest and the fake ID.
I enjoyed making this Homemade Tippi Hedren Birds Costume so much. It was easy. The dress and jacket was from the Goodwill and the “birds” were from Michael’s craft store. It cost next to nothing to make and put together. Best part I could work in it. I’m a server at a Country Club. The … Read more
With Tron Legacy coming out soon, I thought it’d be nice to prepare myself! More than 30 hours was put into this homemade Tron Legacy costume, and that doesn’t include the time spent shopping in the women’s department! I started off with getting the most form fitting leather jacket and pants from local second hand … Read more
Last year I decided that I wanted to make my son an Alien for Halloween, but I wanted to do the one from the movie Alien. But knowing that my husband and I would be going to a Halloween party where a lot of people really put some effort into their costumes, I decided that … Read more
My son had to dress up as a book character for school. This Jack Frost costume came from some items we saw at a dollar store. Jack Frost sounded like a fun costume. He had pair of old black pants and we found an old black jacket for $3.00 at a thrift store. We bought … Read more
My grandmother left me a basement full of fabric and notions so had this great costume idea which was nearly free to me. It is white cotton over-laid with white lace. The only thing I bought was the gold sequin brooch. The belt is white grosgrain ribbon with white lace over the top (spray adhesive) … Read more