What to be for Halloween this year? That was the question that spurred a marathon 20 hour pursuit for the perfect recognizable costume. It was four days before our annual Halloween party and I still had no idea what I was going to do. My wife finally decided to do characters from the Wizard of … Read more
This is a picture of my husband in a Homemade Flying Monkey from Wizard of Oz Costume. We made this costume totally from scratch (except the wings). We used fun fur for the body and and hands. I found a gray vest at value village and cut it in half so I would have extra … Read more
This is my daughter Kinley’s Homemade Scarecrow Costume. She is a Not So Scarey Scarecrow. She wanted to be a scarecrow, but I wanted to make her something out of the norm. It was made with 20 yards of tulle, several different colors lots of ribbons, sunflowers and rafia. She even has rafia ribbon arm … Read more
I made my son this Lion costume for his first Halloween using a Simplicity pattern #3594. Instead of putting bands on the sleeves I put elastic because that was easier. Also I used the “eyelash” type of yarn for the mane which gave it more of a “fur” look. I was expecting it to be … Read more
My daughter announced at 7pm that she had to dress up as a pirate the next day!!! Of course I had nothing prepared and it was too late to buy anything, so thanks to sites like yours on the internet I was able to get some great ideas. First off I found a denim skirt … Read more
I was so tired of all the hoochie costumes that were out there for preteen and teen girls so I decided to try my hand at making my daughter’s costume even though I know nothing about sewing. My daughter wanted a fairy Halloween costume so I decided to buy a lot of fall stuff since … Read more
This Homemade Fall Fairy Girl Costume was made with mostly upcycled items from around the house (we are crafters). We used wire hangers and tights for the wings. We used glitter glue to decorate. We did purchase some remnant material for the layers of the skirt and shirt. I used flowers from old arrangements and … Read more
I made my 10 month old a Homemade Baby Honey Jar Costume so she could be a part of the Pooh gang. My friends and I were pregnant and had our babies around the same time and decided on the Pooh gang theme for their first Halloween. All the characters, except for Eeyore, were taken … Read more
Here is a photo of my two boys as Heat Miser and Snow Miser from the movie, “A Year Without A Santa Claus”. This is an old favorite movie of mine that I shared with my boys and they loved the movie and the songs that Heat and Snow Miser sing. So together we decided … Read more
The whole homemade Zombie Disney Princess Esmeralda costume idea started with my teenage daughter and her friends. They all decided to be princesses for Halloween, to represent all the Disney princesses, but with a twist. With the current Zombiemania that has taken over they decided to be Zombie Disney princesses. I was asked to join … Read more
We wanted something that was not store bought but always wanted to dress as a couple costume… This Chucky and his Bride was perfect! We found most of the clothes at a discount store and even found an actual wedding dress from the 70s. We chopped it up and added some fake blood. It was … Read more
This Homemade Carrie Prom Queen Nightmare Costume is made with a Prom dress of 70-80’s style. Purchased liquid blood and dripped it so it was running down all sides. Silk roses with silk ribbon with droplets of blood. Blood on face, arms and flesh showing. Prom Queen tiara. Prom King, 80’s suit, 80’s hair, king … Read more