This homemade Camilla the Chicken from the Muppets Halloween costume idea came about from my kids deciding to be different muppets for Halloween. I like to make their costumes and my 11 yr old oldest son wanted to dress up again this year – I had feared he would think himself too old to dress … Read more
I created this Swedish chef costume out of a Pabst blue ribbon box, a ball of yarn and some fabric for the hat. The paint was the cheapest acrylic paint I could find and the paper mache was made using newspaper powder. I made it because I’m a culinary student at the Culinary Institute of … Read more
After watching Waynes World one night, my fiancee and I decided that a Wayne and Garth Couple Costume would make a perfect couples costume. The outfits were simple, and the only thing we needed to purchase were wigs, glasses, and a “Waynes World” hat we found on Ebay. Garth’s costume consisted of a Led Zeppelin … Read more
I choose to be something a little different this year. I didn’t want to match anyone else at work or while taking my kids Trick or Treating. I hit up the local Goodwill store and came together with an outfit as Thelma Harper from Mama’s Family. I purchased a floral print dress and some white … Read more
I have to start off saying my husband hates this show but our boys love it. So I found it very amusing when my 4yr old asked for me to make him a Plex robot from the Yo Gabba Gabba show on Nick jr. I hadn’t made a homemade costume in years and wasn’t sure … Read more
The theme is Cartoon charaters/ Kids shows. We couldn’t resist these two classics, but didn’t like any of the ones available online. Time to get creative and make our Homemade Bert and Ernie Halloween Costumes. My friend and I carved the heads from foam (the same foam in car seats). Wigs were glued on along … Read more
I wanted to do a Pee Wee Herman Homemade Halloween Costume for about a year and went on a searching spree for the costume. I ended up finding an old gray suit my dad had owned and by chance found it. I bought a pair of tasseled loafers on eBay and spray painted them white … Read more
Every year I am challenged to find a costume idea better than the year before. Then comes the part of bringing the idea to fruition. I am a huge advocate for homemade costumes that display creativity, ingenuity, and just good plain fun! Having other people come up to you and say how great your costume … Read more
To make this homemade Lucy and Ethel in the Candy Factory couple costume idea we started with a pattern for a lab coat. The lab coat ended up a bit boxier than we thought, but with the drawstring it was ok. We used a black fabric to create the collar and sleeve cuffs. We actually … Read more
My husband and I dressed up in a Beth and Dog the Bounty Hunter Halloween costume this year. Too funny! I went to the thrift shop and got him a pair of black leather pants ( cant see in this picture) with black work boots and a black v-neck tee. We got him fake tattoos … Read more
The background of this Bananas in Pajamas DIY couple Halloween costume idea is actually a funny story. When I was in 9th grade I thought of the idea of being a Banana in Pajama for senior year when we are allowed to dress up for school. I convinced my best friend to do it with … Read more
The DIY Lamb Chop’s Play Along Couple Halloween Costume idea all started with the theme of the costume party that we were attending that night. The theme of the party was your “Favorite TV character(s)”. We thought and thought about what we could be and seriously had absolutely NO idea until the day of the … Read more