Monopoly is my favorite game ever! Really I collect monopoly boards. So I decided to be the “Monopoly girl” coming out of the board. I got a piece of cardboard and cut an oval hole out of the center. Then cut the back so I could get in and out of the board. Driving and … Read more
I wore a red top hat, white shirt, red bow tie, black shorts and tights with black high heels. I made a puppet handle out of black pipe cleaners. I used a bunch of pipe cleaners bundled together. Then I took another pipe cleaner and wrapped it around the bundle to make it sturdier. I … Read more
I made this Lego Batman Halloween Costume from scratch. I use 1″ thick foam from Walmart and glued it together with a hot glue gun. Got the idea from the video game. I was about 8’5″ tall and very wide but the foam made it easy to walk in and move around. My eye sight … Read more
Our family loves to play board games…so the twins (Paige and Heather) decided to dress as their favorite family game,”TWISTER” The Twister Twins Costume was made with polka dot material. We cut out dresses for both girls. We then cut out four circles (red, blue, green, and yellow) and the word “Twister” and hot glued … Read more
I saw your site and loved it. I also wanted to be part of your costume contest. This year for 08, I custom made a costume of my own. ( keep in mind the only things not fabricated by me was the head $30 at Wal-mart and the stilts than I bought on eBay. Attached … Read more
We decided to make this Homemade Mister Potato Head Child Halloween Costume because our son loved the toy. It was actually very easy to do. I followed the pattern of a bumblebee and made the body of the potato. I then included an extra flap in the back and had false pieces hanging out, just … Read more
My Homemade Transforming Optimus Prime Costume is made entirely out of recycled cardboard boxes and is completely homemade except for the helmet, only because I was short on time. The costume is made with three boxes that collapse into each other so that the costume transforms from a robot to a truck and back. For … Read more
This is my homemade transformer costume which took me two days to make. I named it the Tan-yota, my name is Tania and I drive a Toyota haha I used cardboard boxes to cut out the shapes and purchased everything else at the dollar store. The wheels are Frisbees that I painted in black to … Read more
Every year I vow to my daughter and her best friend that I will not be helping them with their annual Halloween obsession, the making of the ‘Best Halloween costume in town’. They have been enjoying Halloween together since they were little and went to the same day care. The discussion of different possibilities starts … Read more
I thought of the Mr Potato Head costume over a year ago. The concept was simple enough and the actual build from obtaining materials to finished project took about 4 nights of work. The majority of materials used for this costume were all purchased at the local Home Depot. It consisted of two tomato tower … Read more
My boyfriend is totally in love with the Transformer movies, and so I decided this year I would make a homemade Bumblebee Transformer costume. A lot of people doubted that it would actually transform and look cool, but I did it. It took me a lot of cardboard, glue sticks, duct tape, and THE DOLLAR … Read more
I first started this Mister Potato Head costume making a wire mold with 2×4 wire fencing. I then sprayed expanding foam (like to insulate around doors and windows) all over the wire. After many coats, I then carved with a saw and sanded until I reached the correct shape. I also put in a trap … Read more