This scary scarecrow costume started with a burlap sack. Then it took off from there. I dyed the shirt and cut the pants. I used store bought hay and gloves with long fingers and put finger tips in them so my hands looked creepy. I bought a plastic white mask and glued strips of the … Read more
On October 4, I headed to party store to get my 5 month old a skunk costume that I thought was to die for. The sticker said 42.00 and at that time money was no problem. I asked the clerk if I could try it on her. As I am putting this Little skunk costume … Read more
I wanted a feminine scarecrow so I came up with this Feminine Scarecrow Costume! I started with a jean dress I found at Forever 21. I bought a bunch of fall colored leaves and crafts from Michael’s and glued them to the dress using a hot glue gun. Use buttons up the middle of the … Read more
My friends and I decided on a Wizard of Oz group costume for our last day of Sixth form, which is traditionally fancy dress. I am Dorothy in the middle! I originally started the costume from a Simplicity sewing pattern, but the sizing was all wrong and I ended up making it without the pattern … Read more
This homemade boy lion costume was originally made for a costume-party my daughter was invited to when she was 7, and was meant to be a mouse-costume. That was what she requested, a mouse-costume with a long tail,and also what she got. She was very pleased and it made a success at the party, as … Read more
After watching the Wizard of Oz more times than I care to recall, my daughter announced she wanted to be Dorothy for Halloween. Since I’m able to sew a bit, I decided against purchasing a poorly constructed pre-made non-washable costume in favor of making a dress that could actually be worn again! The pattern was … Read more
There was actually 12 of us all of us, different characters from Wizard of Oz but I cant find that picture of the Wizard of Oz Group Costume right now. I made the wicked witch just using a Simplicity pattern. The little flower munchkin was also from a pattern. For the lollipop guild I found … Read more
Several years ago my friends wanted to do a Homemade Wizard of Oz Group Costume. I made my gingham dress and added a white shirt. I painted red glitter on a pair of white high heels. The Tin Man was an a grey shirt and dickies. A spray painted oil funnel and bought the clock … Read more
Being in our mid forties with the kids grown and out of the house my wife and I find ourselves being more impulsive every day. We’ve begun to live by the adage that you don’t stop playing because you grow older, you grow older because you stop playing. So, quite out of the blue, we … Read more
Wizard of Oz costumes are so much fun and these Scarecrow and Dorothy were also quite easy. For the scarecrow costume I used an old pair of overalls that my son had grown too tall for and an old flannel shirt. I used raffia glued to felt strips with the felt wrapped around one end … Read more
I go to the University of Winchester in the UK and for one night out my class decided to make the theme- circus. I knew that most people would turn up as clowns and I wanted to be something different so I decided to go in a Homemade Lion Costume. I’m a poor student so … Read more
I sewed the dress and made the shoes for my Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz costume. I took an old pair of burgundy shoes and spray- painted them red. I then glued each individual sequin by hand, which was very time consuming but worth the effort, as everyone thought they were store made.