I’m a hairdresser and I was given a black wig and was told come up with some sort of idea, theme and make it work. I decided to go for a Snookie from Jersey Shore Costume Idea. I’m in love this show! And I love her. I knew how to ac, talk and walk, so … Read more
First off you have to understand that this homemade John and Kate couple costume consists of two males,(Myself and my Roommate). I the submitter is Kate. I purchased a wig that looks like Kate’s hair and I also purchased the top. The skirt and the heals were provided by a friend. My roommate is John. … Read more
We were looking for a group costume and were inspired by all of the awesome ones on this site! We decided to be the Sesame Street characters and make the majority of the costumes out of sweat suits. The base of the Cookie Monster, Grouch, Elmo and Big Bird costumes all started with a sweatshirt/sweat … Read more
I decided to try and go as the #1 villian, Lord Zedd, from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. This Homemade Lord Zedd Costume took quite some time. I first started with a red morphsuit. I cut eye holes and a mouth hole out to see and breathe. Finding the right mask was going to be hard, … Read more
For our workplace’s costume contest this year, my co-worker (“Lucy”) and I (“Ethel”) decided to dress as our favorite episode of I Love Lucy: “Job Switching.” It’s little wonder why this episode was one of Lucille Ball’s favorites; I had so much fun researching ideas and watching the show to pull this Lucy and Ethel … Read more
We would like to present to you MARY as “Genie in a Bottle”. Look carefully because at the “Blink of an Eye” Mary can magically disappear! Mary is wearing her Pink Genie costume that she loves with her matching genie shoes. We hand crafted her bottle using spray on foam and for the base we … Read more
Had a Halloween party to go to this year. I love Halloween and love making my own costumes. This year however I was really running behind. So the night before the party I still had no idea what I was going to be. I thought about being a Fraggle, which then led to the Muppets. … Read more
Beaker is my favorite Muppet and really he gets all the laughs so who wouldn’t want to be him? I got the idea to make this Homemade Beaker Halloween Costume from your website but added my own twists to it. I bought a twin sized egg crate foam bed pad from Target and everything else … Read more
I started of this Homemade Beaker Halloween Costume Idea by dying the felt pinkish color and then I glued it around the Bristol board with a glue gun. I made Beakers nose out of my fuzzy sock and stuffed it with more socks. Also put panty hose for the mouth so I could see out … Read more
Broke my leg and had a lot of time on my hands. Building this Homemade Oscar the Grouch Costume was my hobby for the better part of a month. I’ve seen other Oscar costumes with Oscar’s feet poking out the bottom of the trash can. Everyone knows that Oscar can’t move his own garbage can. … Read more
My son-in-law is always being that told he looks like Drew Carey and that is where I got the idea for our Homemade Drew Carey and Mimi Couple Costume. I made everything for the Mimi and troll doll costume. He just had to wear a suit and jacket. We won first place in a costume … Read more
My fiance and I were planning these costumes for months back in the summer of 2006, before all of the Reno 911 costumes were available to buy. We happen to know someone in law enforcement and were able acquire some old uniforms. We created shorts for Lt. Dangle and created a phony seal to go … Read more