This creative Steam punk Pirate Captain halloween costume I made for Halloween last year and also for use in a Steam punk costume contest. I wanted to create a Steam punk airship pirate captain in a similar style to pirates of the Caribbean. This is what I came up with. First I made the bloomers … Read more
As a senior in junior, I was tired of seeing the same costumes being recycled year after year (myself being guilty of this as well!). After walking out of my third costume shop feeling at last defeated and hopeless regarding my search for that perfect costume, I decided it was time to go the homemade … Read more
This was a homemade Davy Jones costume. We bought a pirate hat, but everything else was handmade. We used a black outfit and added lots of cloth scraps to make it look tattered. We added a belt and sword and a big lobster claw made out of cardboard painted orange. The coolest part was the … Read more
When the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie came out, my teenage daughter fell in love with the wedding gown that Elizabeth Swann is given. Simplicity came out with an “inspired by” pattern that fall and we had fun with it. The fabric is home dec brocade, fully lined, lace-up and went for the full … Read more
Hello my homemade costume friends; (sorry if I make some English mistake) my name is Teddy, I live in Brazil, in a city call Iguaçu Falls. For last year I decide to make my own Davy Jones costume from Pirates of Caribbean. In our town we have this costume party every year that has a … Read more
I bought the wig on eBay for this Jack Sparrow costume. The bone comb is a wooden spoon handle. The chest belt is a belt I found at a thrift store and safety pined to an old shirt. I bought the jacket at the same thrift store. The sash was made by tying together a … Read more
This little pirate costume was created in all of about 45 minutes to an hour! I purchased some material remnants at Wall-mart. This included some stretchy red material, lace and trim ribbons and several other things I didn’t need. I purchased an oversized white boys dress shirt for $1 at the thrift store. I also … Read more
When my high school group decided to throw a Masquerade party, I had to decide whom I wanted to dress up as. Quickly, my love for pirates and for the film “Pirates of the Caribbean” made me certain that I had to create a Cap’n Jack Sparrow costume. Savvy? I was taking sewing lessons that … Read more
Here is a costume that my 8 year old specifically asked to be, a homemade Pirate Zombie costume. We decided to look through some scrap clothes we had in this old box that we were going to scrap and found the perfect match for the outfit. With a little bit of shredding and adding webbing … Read more
We love to dress up as pirates. These costumes are 100% handmade. Each Pirate costume took me about one week to complete. We have worn them several times and always get rave reviews. Long live pirates! Total Spent: $100
A few years ago I wanted to be Davy Jones from “The Pirates of the Caribbean” movies. However, my mom forbid me from making it, as his beard reminds her of snakes, so I had to think of something just as awesome to make from the movies. One day it came to me: I would … Read more
We were invited to a pirate party in West Virgina. We dressed before we left and stopped at a rest stop on the way. What a hoot! The Pirate costumes were made from a stop at the thrift store then the dollar store. Stripped shirts and dark pants were on the list. Cut jagged edges … Read more