I am obsessive about doing my own costumes for everything, and the one costume I had been putting off until I could do it justice, was the Borg Queen from Star Trek Costume. For the last 11 years, I have dreamed of the moment where I would reach the ability to make that costume. Last … Read more
Two years ago, before you could buy the costumes everywhere, I decided to take advantage of my long blond hair and dressed up as Beth Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter’s wife). I went more along the lines of her being sexy and not silly as the costumes you can buy are. I simply used a … Read more
For Muno I bought a red hooded sweat-suit at Academy. They were so cheap I was able to buy an extra pair of pants that I cut numerous circles out of. I hot glued the circles over the whole costume stuffed with pillow stuffing. I made the eye and the mouth out felt. I hot … Read more
The blonde in my hair doesn’t show up good in the picture. The DIY Lt. Dangle Halloween Costume was a success. Every detail is there. The belt and accessories are real, I actually used to work with the police in my city so that stuff came in handy. I think there is a pretty good … Read more
This is a homemade Price is Right contestant costume. It is made to look like I bid the winning number and am ready to ‘come on down’ to contestants row. I made this with a sturdy white board that I purchased from a convenience store and carefully placed yellow and green construction paper to make … Read more
I’ve been a fan of Pee-Wee since I was a child ..so putting that thought into my 4 year old son Dillon’s Halloween costume I came up with this look. I bought some grey suiting fabric from my local Joann’s fabric store, made a 2 piece boy’s suit and purchased a white button-up dress shirt … Read more
We have had 12 Halloween Costume Parties and it is harder and harder every year to come up with something original! I searched and came up with this American Gladiators Couples Costume idea. For my costume (the girl) one of my friends had dropped off some clothes for my son and accidentally put in her … Read more
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame street. When looking for a group costume this year, we turned to your website for ideas. We stumbled upon the group of Sesame street characters in hoodies with eyes attached. We thought it was a cute and fun idea we could recreate. Once … Read more
I created the Homemade Spartan Cheerleaders Couple Costume after going to the costume store, and finding the costumes there were cheaply made, and over priced for the quality. So here’s how I made this costume: 1) I visited my local Sand Dollar thrift store and found the pants for $2.00. I found the black sweaters … Read more
I made this Bruno the Trashman and Oscar costume out of chicken wire for the frame. Then I used lots and lots of glue sticks and material. I really enjoy making these costumes. I really like how I made Oscar as the puppet and you could puppeteer him. The back of the garbage can was … Read more
Another one from our Homemade Animal Muppet Halloween Costume this year. This one took hours to put together. Again, supplies came from thrift and dollar stores, so you can do it cheap if you’re willing to put in the time. For the head: I cut the rim off a baseball cap to use as the … Read more
Every year in Madison, WI, we have a huge Halloween party downtown. The costumes can be pretty outrageous so I decided this year I would go all out. I was a huge fan of the Muppets growing up so this year I decided to on a homemade Beaker Halloween costume idea. I couldn’t find a … Read more