I made this homemade Beaker costume using a thick sheet of foam, a sheet of felt, foam eyes and nose, and a feathery string thing I picked up at a craft store. Oh, I also had a piece of bristol board on the inside to hold the shape, and an old hat with the brim … Read more
I knew last year that I wanted to be Animal this year for Halloween. Thinking I had lots of time to put this homemade Animal Halloween costume idea together came down to the last week and we hadn’t started the mask yet. I already had the clothes, the accessories and the materials needed. Most of … Read more
In anticipation of the new Muppet Movie, we decided to be some of our favorite Muppets. For Gonzo: I simply took a football helmet and hot glued pieces of foam to it to build it up. I shaped the nose out of crumpled up newspaper wrapped in duct tape and hot glued it to the … Read more
I love Garth from Wayne’s World so I decided on a Garth from Wayne’s World Costume. I got the jeans, the squared shirt and the cap in a Thrift store. My friends gave me the frames, some old pair of sneakers and I just grabbed some random T shirt of a band that I like. … Read more
We had a group of seven going to a party so we went with the Gilligan’s Island theme. I was Ginger and I used a gold long dress that I already owned. I took a blond wig and used orange and red hairspray to spray the wig a more “ginger” look. I put on fake … Read more
Every year I exploit my creative side by creating off the wall costumes that you would never see anywhere else. I view Halloween as a day you can be anyone or anything you want without any consequences…to a degree. One day I came across a picture of a woman that was a futuristic cookie monster … Read more
Last year was the first real year I could take my little boy trick or treating. I wanted to make my very first attempt at making his costume myself. One morning while watching Sesame Street, it came to me. And the Big Bird Costume was born. I started out with just a plain zipper up … Read more
I love the show Reno 911 and had the idea of going as Lieutenant Jim Dangle this year. As I looked around for various costumes on the internet, I didn’t find any that were up to par in my book. I am a college student who has never taken any kind of home-ec class in … Read more
I usually spend a good few months before Halloween deciding on a good costume idea. I came across a video of the old show “Size Small”. The show was a puppet show in the 80’s where, on every episode, a giant record would put on a music record and dance with the spoons. I was … Read more
My son loves Yo GABBA GABBA so I decided to make both of us from the show. It was hard to find orange fur so I got a teddy bear from Goodwill and cut it apart for the hat, cut out some paper to glue to it, ironed on ribbon for the shirt. we knitted … Read more
This is a photo of my husband and myself as Dog the bounty hunter and his wife Beth. I made Dog’s bullet proof vest from left over fabric I had lying around, sewn around a piece of foam I picked up at the fabric store. For the straps and utility belt I used left over … Read more
What time is it? Tool Time! Everybody loved our homemade Mr. Wilson and Heidi couple costume, and they were a hit! These costumes were very simple to make. For Mr. Wilson, I printed out a pattern of wood and just glued it to cardboard and cut it out. Then, I stapled a stick to it … Read more