We’re the Homemade Wizard of Oz Group Costume with the Lady Lion! We made these costumes entirely with the exception of the scarecrow shirt and pants – but we added straw onto the costume and embellished it to look more life-like. We attended the Shining Ball at the infamous haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, … Read more
This year, I went in a Homemade House That Fell on the Witch of the East Halloween Costume in The Wizard of Oz. To make the house portion, I spray painted a moving box white, cut out arm and head holes, and then used construction paper to make windows, doors, curtains, and bushes. For anyone … Read more
My children decided they wanted the family to do the Wizard of OZ theme this year for Halloween. After checking out store bought costumes I decided I could make a much better homemade Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz costume for a much cheaper price. I used an old pair of brown pants and an old … Read more
This year my daughter decided she wanted to be a scarecrow? It sounded simple enough, right? First I searched my house for items I could use. For what I didn’t have, I bought from a thrift store. Following are some items you will need for a scarecrow costume: Straw hat Old jeans Plaid/flannel shirt Straw … Read more
Wizard of Oz costumes are so much fun and these Scarecrow and Dorothy were also quite easy. For the scarecrow costume I used an old pair of overalls that my son had grown too tall for and an old flannel shirt. I used raffia glued to felt strips with the felt wrapped around one end … Read more
This pirate costume was inspired by a toy parrot and the fact that Halloween in Minnesota requires a warm costume! When my three year old son wanted to be a pirate with a parrot I knew the costume would have to include a coat. I prefer not to sew especially not heavy fabrics so I … Read more
Our 5 year old wanted to be a fairy this year. I went to JoAnne Fabrics and bought materials to make her a Homemade Butterfly Fairy Princess Costume- toule, shiny fabrics (in all different shades), and lace. I had found a pattern for a sleeveless dress and layered the materials on top of one another … Read more
These are my twin girls that I am adopting. This is their first Halloween with me. I thought this Thing 1 and Thing 2 Twins Costume was a cute idea. Everyone just loved them and their costumes. They won several costume contests within our community. This picture was taken at my oldest’s daughter’s football game. … Read more
My son adores the Evil Dead series, and for a friend’s Costume/Birthday party, he decided to go as Ash from Evil Dead/Army of Darkness. He took an old shotgun stock and made ‘sawed off’ barrels out of spray painted PVC pipe. He then created a chainsaw hand out of wood, a juice jug, paper mache, … Read more
I am roughly 25% Scottish, and have decided to channel my inner Scotsman this year! What better way to display this than a Homemade William Wallace Costume! After searching local costume stores and coming up short, I decided to get crafty! Off to the Fabric Depot first to dig for the perfect plaid (approx. 2 … Read more
This year my friends and I decided to have a costume themed New Years Eve Party. Everyone was required to come as “something newsworthy of 2009″ – it’s an easy and creative way for everyone to have fun and re-visit past moments of the year. A lot of people got pretty creative, but I have … Read more
I was inspired two Halloweens ago and came up with my (second) best Halloween costume, I’ve ever had. When I say ‘best’, I mean most accurate and most awesome. Any Big Lebowski fan loves to see a good dude costume, but nailing the Walter costume is it’s own deal. I highly recommend this homemade Walter … Read more