My husband and I as Captain Spaulding and Baby from House of 1000 Corpses or Devils Rejects. We actually won 2 contests for this Homemade Captain Spaulding and Baby Costume! They were super easy to make, all I purchased was the blood, wig and face make up. I only spent a total of $20. I … Read more
I’ve been wanting to create Satine’s “Black Diamond” costume from Moulign Rouge for a few years, but hadn’t had the time or the ability to do so. I was so excited this year when I knew I’d be able to do it. I don’t have much experience with sewing, but I’ve been blessed with a … Read more
My two year old daughter came to me about a month ago, after watching the new Tinkerbell movie, and said, “Mama, I want a Tinkerbell dress!” So, naturally my mind went to Halloween. I started looking online at a Homemade Tinkerbell Costume, and I thought that I could do better. I made a tutu out … Read more
It took a few weeks, but we finally decided on a “Cat in the Hat” family theme for Halloween 2010. I bought a goldfish costume ($12) for my 6-month-old. My 2- and 3-year-old boys went as Thing 1 and Thing 2 (very fitting!). I bought red long-sleeved tees and sweat from Wal-mart ($14 total), 2 … Read more
This Freddy Krueger Costume is very simple to do. First, find a striped Krueger look-a-like shirt “red and black, orange and brown, orange and black, or red and brown” any of the following combo will do. Next the Krueger hat. I used a hat I would typical use on a night out, however most hats … Read more
For Christmas this year, my parents gave my son a record player and all my LP records. He fell in love with ‘Peter and the Wolf’ and ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ album and so he decided that he wanted to be Peter for Halloween this year. I thought that this was going to be an intensive … Read more
I had in my wardrobe a red and white stripped sweater (25$). And my friends used to call me “Where is Laurie” during one year , that’s how I get the idea for a Homemade Where is Waldo Costume. I bought 2 bobble caps (1$+1,25$), one red one white, and I pinned them together. I … Read more
I went to the thrift store to buy the clothes and belts (to make the shirt look like a straight jacket). I bought insulation Styrofoam and cut into one inch strips to make the cage. Then hot glued them together. I also sprayed them with black and spread silver over to make it look like … Read more
This Homemade A League of Their Own Group Costume was an idea of mine in 1997. Sad it took so long to make it happen and get a team together, but I think it came out perfect. Thanks to my mother’s great talent, I have never bought a costume for Halloween. This time, she again … Read more
For our son’s first Halloween (2006), he had an NG tube due to a health issue. We decided to incorporate it into our Halloween costume and made him an alien while we joined him as the Men in Black. Our Men in Black costumes were simple black suits, black ties, white shirts, and black glasses. … Read more
The Sound of Music sing-a-long came through town a few years ago, and because my family LOVES to dress up we of course had to go in a Homemade Sound of Music Family Costume. My dad and Aunt were Mr. Von Trap and the Barronness, and they just wore there own clothes. My dad wore … Read more
This Homemade Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century Group Costume was inspired by the Disney channel Original Movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. We have the three main characters of the movie, Zenon, Nebula and Protozoa. We bought most of the costumes at the Salvation army and then doctored them up with lots of … Read more