I’ve always had a fascination with burlesque and decided to try to glam it up one year with a friend. I don’t like the idea of women dressing up in vulgar costumes so, if I wanted to be sexy, it would have to be legit and “classy”. That year I decided to be a Moulin … Read more
My husband (boyfriend) at the time went as Wayne and Garth from Wayne’s world! I was Wayne and he was Garth! This Homemade Wayne’s World Costume was super easy! We got ripped jeans, a blond wig and made it into a mullet, an Aerosmith shirt, flannel shirt and black framed glasses. The only thing we … Read more
I have noticed that a lot of people are scared of that ghost in the movie ‘The Grudge’. So I thought of a costume that is somewhat similar to that and created this homemade scary ghost from the Grudge costume. I searched for my old white clothes that would fit my niece. I found this … Read more
We love Shaun of the dead ! So, we bought black pants, a white shirt and a red tie from the Thrift store. A name badge was bought from the Dollar store and we added Shaun to it in red marker. We drew blood splatters with red marker all over the white shirt. The cricket … Read more
Supplies: Vest Hat Tight black jeans Boots Strips of leather Faux bone 3/8 yard of alligator print from fabric store Hot glue gun Staple gun Fake knife Brown belt Spray tan (as needed) for outback look Most items for this Homemade Crocodile Dundee Costume I had around the house but Goodwill is a good place … Read more
Our theme this year was Morgus the Magnificent’s Swine Flu Clinic. The patient’s would come into the clinic and get a shot and then the side effect would be that they would grow a pig’s snout. I was Morgus the Magnificent. The Homemade Morgus the Magnificent Costume was very easy to make. I just got … Read more
My mother-in-law is an amazing seamstress and always makes a killer costume for her granddaughter. We decided that piglet would be good for her at age two and then I would be Pooh. I gave my husband a choice between Owl, Rabbit or Eeyore. The piglet costume is a standard costume pattern made by the … Read more
I decided to try and make my own Homemade Spaceballs Dark Helmet Costume, and this is the result. The helmet was the hardest part. I started the helmet with a squirrel guard from a bird feeder, then built the sides and back out of aluminum flashing and rivets. The helmet was covered with fiberglass mat … Read more
There’s Something About Mary Costume was a costume that I actually wore to work. I work at a creative advertising agency and each year there are contests for different categories (funniest costume, celeb lookalike, etc). There’s some stiff competition at work! I wanted to do something creative, easy, and funny. Mary always wore sweet little … Read more
I made this homemade Herbie the Love Bug costume when my son was 2. He was in LOVE with Herbie the Love Bug and of course, we couldn’t find a single Herbie costume anywhere. It is completely homemade (carved out of a block of styrofoam, painted, striped, and we even added functional LED headlights and … Read more
For this year I decided to be the Black Knight from that hit classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail. My Homemade Black Knight Unique Halloween Costume Idea consisted of chainmaille sleeves and neck piece, a helmet, a tunic and tights. The chainmaille I made entirely out of soda can tabs that I had been … Read more
For this Curious George costume I made a headpiece and feet out of craft foam sheets. Shirts and leggings I purchased at Wal-Mart. I scanned CG logo and placed it on shirt. I made a yellow hat out of Papier-mache. Found shirt/pants at discount store and dyed yellow. The tie is made out of craft … Read more