My friend and I like to challenge ourselves to go as something together. After being Lewis & Clark in a canoe, we decided to “up” our mode of transportation, so Homemade Dumb and Dumber Couple Costume was born! We got the Vapor Razor off Craigslist and the rest of the gear at Goodwill.
This Homemade District 9 Wikus van de Merwe Costume depicts the main character of District 9, Wikus van de Merwe after he has been exposed to alien DNA which results in a wicked transformation. Supplies: • Mario Chiodo Collection Ghoul Hands (also called Unearthed or Zombie Hands) • Needle and Black thread • E6000 adhesive … Read more
At 2 years old my son would not wear any type of hat, so a lot of Halloween costumes were out of the question. We sprayed his hair black, painted his face green with a few scars. We bought sweatpants that were too small and cut off the elastic bottom and then cut slits up … Read more
We watched the movie a thousand times and bought tons of fabric and started sewing! This Homemade Hocus Pocus Unique Group Halloween Costume Idea took 3 days and on Halloween we put everything together. Makeup and getting ready took hour! We were getting stopped every 5 seconds!
This is the Red Battle Dress that Queen Susan wears in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The red velvet outer skirt is split in the front and back to reveal the red satin underskirt. I made all of the chain maile from 6+ pounds of individual aluminum rings. I made the leather … Read more
This is my Homemade Sloth from Goonies Costume pieced together from about 7 different stores. The eye was the most difficult part because I had to tape down my eye and glue another fake eye lower on my face. The best part was when people asked where my baby Ruth was and I would pull … Read more
We wanted to be something scary that year and I had recently seen the re-released version of the Exorcist. So we decided to be Reagan from the Exorcist and her Priest Homemade Costumes. For the priest, I found a cheap “Father” outfit and added a felt scarf that I cut out and painted white crosses … Read more
I decided to make my son a Gizmo costume because it was one of his new favorite movies. I purchased faux fur from Joanns in brown and white. First I made the pants out of the white fur. Next, I made the chest out of the brown fur and added a white middle to it. … Read more
So being a Huge KingPin Fan I really wanted an Ernie McCracken from Kingpin Costume. I bought a black shirt and painted the flames with silver fabric paint. I found some gray pants and bought and painted a wrist guard. The wig I tore apart to make the come over. But the best piece was … Read more
For this coat I traced the outline of my jacket for my Elizabeth Swan costume. This material was originally a trench coat from Goodwill. I had bought a shirt to modify but that turned out poorly. I had to removed the collar, sleeves and top and bottom pockets, this was very difficult, and if I … Read more
For the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 (the movie) at midnight, my friends and I all decided to dress up as Hogwarts students. My two friends and I that had planned the event had already made ourselves outfits from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 but we had … Read more
Dazed and Confused has been a favorite movie of mine since Jr. High. While looking through this site I found the D&C page and instantly wanted to do it! My friend and I went as Senior Girls and our husbands went as Wooderson and Slater, respectively. Here’s how we created this homemade Dazed and Confused … Read more