I was working at a Tim Horton coffee shop. When it was getting close to Halloween, I thought it would be cool to make my favourite coffee as a costume, so I did. Using flexible cardboard, a few staples and styrofoam for the rim, it wasn’t long before my coffee cup came to life. After … Read more
The Corona bottle costume was made using a store bought yellow tube dress. I then printed out the Corona label on fabric and glued it to the dress. I took a pair of old flats and painted them yellow. For the bottle cap, I painted a Styrofoam circle yellow (same paint as the shoes), chiseled … Read more
We got the idea from the Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga skit on SNL called Liquorville. We bought a beer bottle costume and cartoon character hands from a Halloween costume store for him. I found a cheap light beige colored mini-skirt and top from a resale shop and wore with beige tights. I bought decorative plastic grapes … Read more
This awesome PB&J costume was the hit of the party. We came 2nd place in the events costume party (but most people told us we should have won). Everyone wanted to get pictures with us! It was a blast to be in this costume because it was fun and you could still easily move in … Read more
An easy fun way to use balloons for a costume! Jelly Belly jelly beans! Clear plastic garbage bag, cut a hole in bottom for the legs and also arms slots. I went with the smaller balloons from Iparty. They look more like the real deal. Fill up the bag and tie carefully around neck with ribbon … Read more
I have never seen anyone make a female spring roll costume before so I thought this would be the perfect unique Halloween costume. Materials: foam orange spray paint/fabric dye velcro strips frosted shower curtain fabric green tube dress Drawing/cutting the shrimp: On the flat foam, draw out 2-3 shrimp. Cut the shrimp out using a … Read more
I decided I wanted to be a can of bud light for Halloween. This is the main beer I drink and all my friends find it funny because I always say “don’t drink my bud light”. I started to to make the costume out of duct tape and gave up. I used a big t … Read more
My sister is always asking me to make her costumes. Sometimes we have some good stuff. One night in September I received a phone call from her asking if I could make her a Muffin Top for Halloween. I started laughing, said of course, and asked how she came up with this. Turns out while … Read more
This Margarita Costume was my costume for 2012. I love making my own costumes every year. While brainstorming for my costume I came up with being different cocktails with my friends! We all decided to be our favorite drink. I was a margarita, and my two friends went as a piña colada and a martini. The costumes … Read more
I saw the idea for Jelly Belly costumes on the Internet and decided to add a little flavor to the costume, literally. I came up with “popcorn” Jelly Belly and my friend was “pineapple” Jelly Belly. We used colored construction paper and cut it out and glued it to cardboard for the sign. We also used … Read more
I had an old overall in my house, so I went to the local DIY shop and bought yellow spray paint and a sample pot of red paint. I cut the sleeves and below the knees off the overall and sprayed it yellow. I left it to dry for 2 hours outside, then added the … Read more
One of the easier costumes I’ve ever pulled together was the Hamburglar costume! I found a dress online that was black and white striped that gave me the idea… you can probably find some combination of a striped top/skirt or just use a recycled referee costume! The red gloves are those shiny prom gloves, just … Read more