A group of my roomates and friends wanted to do a group Halloween costume before we all graduate. We attended Central Michigan University! Go Chips! Anyways.. we all brainstormed and finally came up with the idea to make home made costumes (well… because we were all college students with a limited budget) and decided that … Read more
We had a sponsored walk at school and the theme was bright colors! What is a better idea than 8 different colored M & M’s! We made the whole M & M costume our selves and it cost around $15 each including the paint! Much cheaper than buying an outfit and much more creative. It … Read more
This sexy candy costume was inspired by my sheer LOVE of candy. The entire costume aside from the stockings was made entirely of candy or from its wrappers. I wanted something sexy and eye catching and believe me it turned out to be both. First, I started by taking a cheap bra I found at … Read more
My daughter had a Toostie Pop Costume for Halloween. I made this costume by starting with a red turtle neck and white pants. The “pop” was made from 2 pieces of cardboard cut into circles. I covered each circle with red fabric and gathered it at the bottom of each circle with ribbon. I made … Read more
I was trying to come up with an ideal costume for my son for Halloween, and he was sitting there at the table eating tootsie rolls, which he loves, and he says I want to be candy for Halloween. So I looked online for a Tootsie Roll costume and they have the ones you can … Read more
Here is my little girl with her homemade candy costume. Made with tape and cellophane. I used a big ball, the kind you sit on, and I covered it with saran wrap to protect it. Then, I put some tape more than you can imagine. When it was thick, I cut it and I took … Read more
I made my daughter a Tootsie Roll costume for Halloween. She wore a white turtle neck and brown pants under the costume. The costume materials included brown felt, thick red ribbon, white fabric and white pant. I started by cutting a long rectangle from the brown felt. I glued red ribbon near the top and … Read more
Olivia, my chocolate Labrador Retriever, is dressed in the Coolest Tootsie Roll Costume. I got the idea because she is brown in color, as are Tootsie Rolls, and I wanted her to be something on Halloween that you can’t buy in the store for pets. I really like this costume because it still allows your … Read more
My cool homemade unique costume is life size lifesavers candy roll. I got this homemade Lifesavers Halloween costume idea when I drove by the one and only pool supply store open in the winter. The inflatable pool ring tubes represent the different flavors of the ring shaped fruit candies, they fit still and firmly on … Read more
Our daughter has had an obsession with M&M’s since she was a baby and this year we vowed to make her a Homemade Green M&M Costume! We took tubing from the lawn and garden store and shaped it around her body and used it for a pattern. We then made a pattern with fabric, and … Read more
Materials: · Enlarged picture of the classic Twix bar (or actual Twix bar) · 1 yd of shimmering gold cloth · 2 ft of ironable fusible strips · 1 roll of white Duck Tape · 1 roll of red Duck Tape · Black Sharpie pen · Sharp fabric scissors · Ruler · Protractor I folded … Read more
We wanted something a little different for the children’s fancy dress this year and my neighbor mentioned “Chocolates” so we thought of the “Cadbury’s Heroes” chocolates! We made the large box out of purple tissue and stuck photocopied logos of the chocolates on and completely covered it in cellophane with a broom handle through the … Read more