Ok, well making this cupcake homemade costume was a big headache! But it was all worth it because everyone loved it. I first started with the bottom of the cupcake I bought white fleece; I cut and sewed to a shape of a skirt so it can fit me. Then I got tulle and with … Read more
This year I went trick or treating as a box of Quaker Oats. The Homemade Quaker Oats Costume was made using 4 poster boards, two red and two blue. They were taped together with red duct tape to make 2 rectangles with red on bottom and blue on top. Later the rectangles were taped together … Read more
I wanted something original for Halloween last year for my oldest daughter. She loves Starbucks hot chocolate, and I love their coffee! So our minds were made up, a Starbucks Coffee costume! I bought a small laundry basket ($1.97), some brown fabric ($2 yd) and a piece of poster board ($.50). I cut the bottom … Read more
This nephew wanted to be a Jalapeno pepper, but he kept saying he wanted it in red. I finally figured out he wanted a Homemade Chili Pepper Halloween Costume, like the ones he sees at the restaurant he loves. I brazenly stole the image of the chili pepper from aforementioned restaurant’s web site. God forgive … Read more
I sprayed fabric that was light-brown in color to two pieces of foam that were the front and back pieces. I then took some raffia (I ended up buying 6 bags) and used Elmer’s spray glue to attach it to the foam pieces. I wish I attached the raffia more neatly like horizontally, instead of … Read more
This homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly family costume first started when I purchased this store-bought Wonder Bread costume for my youngest son (in the center). I wanted his two older brothers to have something that “complimented” the theme. The inside frames of the costumes are both pop-up hampers (the Jelly one was hemmed up for … Read more
I saw one of these homemade easy mac costumes on this site, thought it was so cute, so I made it and added my own renditions. I used paper towel and toilet paper for the noodles. I dyed a workout top with RIT dye (yellow and orange – perfect cheese color). I used a laundry … Read more
I always challenge myself to create a unique and fun costume each year. It’s always a little more difficult since I’m Asian. I can’t exactly dress up as Barbie or a cowgirl. So, I thought a really appropriate costume would be a piece of sushi. I started this Sushi Couple Costume with a white t-shirt. … Read more
The idea for this Homemade Shrimp Tempura Costume came from my love for the famous Japanese fried shrimp. I executed it fairly simply using lots of things I already had on hand. The body part of the costume uses a simple LINED sleeveless dress as its base. Between the lining and the actual dress I … Read more
Ice’ is an upside down laundry basket from the dollar store, with bottom cut for head and 2 arm holes cut away. Wrapped some batting to ‘fluff’, then wrapped sparkle tulle round and round in 4 colors to make rainbow ice. Bottom is a rubber toy bin with bottom cut out. It has white vinyl … Read more
My son came to me and he was three at the time and said he wanted to be a hotdog because it was his favorite food. Well I had no luck with finding a Hot Dog Costume so I began brainstorming. I ended up using a roll of foam from the craft department at Wal-Mart. … Read more
My costume is a giant sushi roll! I had never tried sushi until I started college and it’s been an ongoing love affair ever since. I really wanted to be some type of food for Halloween. I love when people dress up as food on the side of the road or in commercials. I think … Read more