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
These costumes are based off the movie: Blades of Glory. I took two leotards (male dance uniforms), one in blue and one in skin color. I actually had to dye the skin color one orange to make it a bit closest to the movie. For the fire costume, I got three colors (red, orange and … Read more
I used items from my wardrobe and a piece of red ribbon for the necktie. The only item I had to buy was the hat which was 99p from eBay and I customized it with a homemade flower. This is the perfect costume for me as I am a real life Mary Poppins, looking after … Read more
I made this Homemade Davy Jones Costume for my grandson, who was 12. It was Davey Jones, from the Pirates of the Caribbean. We used an old pirate costume and hat, but added a bunch of tattered pieces tied around the arms and body. He wore a pair of black boots, and we added a … Read more
Curious George (in the monkey costume started two years ago from a pattern my mom made for my oldest son) and the Man in the Yellow Hat were my sons’ Homemade Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat Costumes this year. For Curious George, we took the red vest off the original costume … Read more
I have never sewed anything more than some quilts, but this wasn’t too bad! You’ll need: – blue nylon fabric – white fabric – any metal ring (I used plastic ones found in the purse making section of my fabric store) – blonde wig – black hat – knee high boots or shoe covers – … Read more
After seeing the film, as a kid, I fell in love with the movie! One of my favorite actors ‘Tim Curry’ and also loving the design of the costume, I decided to make my own Stephen King’s IT – Pennywise the Clown Costume. I was given an old Singer sewing machine, for free, so I … Read more
This Homemade Irish Pennywise Halloween Costume took a lot of work. From nearly loosing my teeth and eyes, to murdering a woman in a textile shop with a box of knitting needles to not being able to pee!! Firstly I had to get over my fear of clowns. A lot of shopping around for items … Read more
I have always wanted to be Tinkerbell for Hallowe’en, as she was always my favourite Disney Character EVER. When I finally got around to making the costume, it was a lot easier than I thought. It consisted of a tank top, a tutu skirt, wings, a wand, ballet slippers, and fairy makeup. I went to … Read more
For this Gizmo costume, I used 1 yard of the white artificial furry fabric and one yard of the brown artificial furry fabric, one half yard of beige spandex/Lycra stretch fabric and polyfoam for the ears. I also used a really soft material to line the inside of the mask to make it more comfortable … Read more
The dress and bandages were purchased at a thrift store, make-up at a 99 cent store and the hair at a Sally Beauty supply. The dress is a simple long dress. With regular bandages, I wrapped the left arm up to the shoulder, through the dress to the right shoulder and down again to the … Read more
I got the idea to do this Jack Sparrow costume after jokingly running through 4 lanes of traffic while flaring my arms. My friends said “You run like Jack Sparrow.” So I decided to go with it. I thought about it for about the next year re watching the movies and slowly getting down quotes … Read more