I made the very furry lion costume but decided to make a back up in case it was a bit warmer and the fur one would be too hot. This one was very easy even for a beginner. I bought polar fleece material that was on sale for $4, a pattern that was on sale … Read more
Our 3 year old decided he wanted to be a pirate for Halloween, so we bought both him and his 1 year old younger brother, Andre, pirate costumes. Since we usually take them trick-or-treating around town and around our neighborhood, we wanted to take them in their wagon… But a red wagon just doesn’t go … Read more
This Homemade Garden Fairy Costume is handmade and has lots and lots of purple and dark purple tulle. There are matching flowers on the bodice, headpiece, and wings.
I wanted to make a costume for my 22 month old son that was something unique. One day he was flitting in between the trees in the yard so much like a little woodland imp; that is when inspiration hit. I know that it is a feminine option but I felt that I could pull … Read more
Here I made my own Homemade Night of the Living Dead Halloween Costume. It is all body latex fabric from Micheals, Halloween make up paint fake blood , a wig, and a lot of work and time. I also have colored contacts in for the affect. I also took one of my shirts and made … Read more
I wanted to think of something fun for my boys so I came to this site for inspiration. I found the homemade Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes and I knew that was what I wanted to do. Making these costumes was very easy. I bought red sweatsuits, white felt, and black fabric paint for … Read more
Wendy was Peters love interest! For Wendy I got a long nightgown and curled my hair. Peter was a green shirt, green pants, fake plastic leaves sewn all over the costume, green tights,a wooden sword, a piece of rope for a belt and lots of spray glitter! I chapped up the edges of Peters costume … Read more
A few months before Halloween 2005 I happened to catch Carrie on TV and thought, “what a great, gory costume that would be.” As the day drew closer I just couldn’t get the idea out of my head for a Carrie costume and decided to go for it. I paid $10 for an old bridesmaid’s … Read more
My 3 year old wanted to be something scary this Halloween. She had dressed as Chucky when she was 1 yr old. One day, as I was putting makeup on her face, she suddenly reminded me of Tiffany from The Bride of Chucky. We decided that is who she would be and I handmade this … Read more
I bought 2 Lycra suits in white and blue for this Homemade Blades of Glory Couple Costume. I had to dye the white cat suit with orange dye to get it flesh coloured. I used pre-made sequin appliques which you can buy online or from craft shops, then supplemented those with cut out pieces of … Read more
A Christmas Story has always been one of my favorite movies and now that my two youngest sons are the right age I decided to make them Ralphie and Randy Parker Costumes from A Christmas Story. We got the greatest comments all night. My little Ralphie had the facial expressions down pat and my little … Read more
Hi Elad, This is my very first entry in this contest… I decided to create the Black Swan costume from the Natalie Portman movie. The movie was dark (not for everyone) but I was intrigued with the costume… I bought pale pink ballet tights and canvas shoes which I sewed pink satin ribbons on them.. … Read more