The entire Animal from the Muppets DIY Halloween Costume was made from scratch, including the wig. The wig is actually an infusion of three wigs, then styled to look like animals hair. I spent the entire evening drumming on everything and chasing women! ANIMAL!!!! ANIMAL!!!! BAWHHHHHH!
Hi everyone, Old school muppet fever!!! This Beaker Costume was created by myself. I am a huge Beaker fan, so off I went. This took about 15 hours to make. The head is made of fleece, painted fleece for the hair, Styrofoam eyeballs. The mouth has black mesh so I could see. The shoes were … Read more
My son wanted to be BO DUKE from Dukes of Hazzard. I knew people might not recognize him so I decided to have him “drive” the General Lee. I used 3 cardboard boxes (2 whole & 1 cut up for the middle with the remaining pieces used for the window/roof). I used 2 wrapping paper … Read more
This Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife costume was really easy to put together. We found 2 mullet like wigs and for Dogs costume we got a tight black shirt, black cowboys boots from a consignment shop, cut off gloves and a gun holster for his pepper spray! The badge around his neck, the … Read more
I bought my suit from Goodwill and the bow tie from a men’s warehouse. The shoes are some old brown ones of mine that I spraypainted. I was a total hit out at the bars in my Pee Wee Herman costume. Everyone made great remarks or wanted to take a picture with me.
We work in Western Massachusetts at a school for kids with autism and developmental disabilities. The classroom we work in had the youngest of the school kids in it. They often watch The Wiggles and love their songs. I came up with the idea of a Homemade Wiggles Group Costume for them. I proposed to … Read more
My Pee Wee Herman Halloween costume made a big splash this year and it was easy too! I used an old gray suit that my Dad gave me a while ago that he doesn’t use anymore. If you don’t have a gray suit, Goodwill or any thrift store will have a lot of inexpensive suits. … Read more
Become the 80’s sweetheart – a Homemade Punky Brewster Costume! Items bought: High Top Shoes – Try to get two different colors or try different color laces like I did (found a used pair on eBay). Socks – Brightly colored. (Try Target) Jeans – Right pant leg rolled up. (Any should do.) Bandana – Tied … Read more
Wilson, from the TV series Home Improvement, was my crowing achievement in terms of little effort for great reward. I got tons of compliments for this costume, which is relatively simple. The biggest challenge was holding up the tiny fence for 4 hours. Mr. Wilson’s face can never be revealed! I wore boots, long cargo … Read more
Do you have Doctor Who in the US? A Weeping Angel is an alien life form that looks like a statue when you look at it, but if you look away or blink, it will get you! The mask for the Homemade Weeping Angel from Doctor Who Costume is a download from the Doctor Who … Read more
We recently took a trip to Sesame Place for vacation and using that as inspiration, I came up with several Sesame Street costumes. Here is the Coolest Elmo Tutu Dress Costume!!! After making a handmade tutu costume using 6-inch wide strips of red tulle tied onto elastic, I added felt shapes to form the shape … Read more
This homemade Dog the Bounty Hunter costume was created with a store bought wig and my real facial beard. My friend is a police officer, he assisted in the badge and handcuffs. I wore black boots and black army pants. I bought a plastic spray bottle and black spray paint and painted the spray bottle. … Read more