This year I decided that I wanted a Homemade Sexy Peacock Showgirl Costume. I bought the 35”-40” peacock feathers from save-on-crafts.com (I found that this website was the most reasonably priced). I purchased 300 feathers, but I probably used half of those to make the tail. I got a thicker black poster board and hot … Read more
My daughter has an extremely creative mind and thought up this one last Halloween. Since this is one of her favorite games she thought she could be the playing card herself! I simple bought two white, thick poster boards and covered them with the appropriate color fabrics. I used a combination of felt and cotton … Read more
To begin making our Homemade Queens Of The Deck Group Costume, one of our moms sewed the dresses (made out of broadcloth), sashes (princess satin) and a crinoline skirt to make our dresses poof out. We all cut out felt symbols and super glued them to the dresses on the front and back. We wore … Read more
This is so easy and perfect for twins or best friends! I found lots of kid costume ideas from searching on the web and finally decided to do the dice! You will need about six yards (more or less can’t remember how much it actually was) of fuzzy material of your choice of color (though … Read more
My roommate and I dressed up as the Playing Cards Costumes from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland who were ‘painting the roses red.’ The costumes were really easy to make. The cards were made out of pillowcases and felt, and I made the buckets out of cardboard and duct tape. I’m wearing a ski mask and … Read more
I have to admit this Homemade Lady Luck Halloween Costume Idea was a lot of fun to make. We started with a used dance recital costume, found at our local thrift store. We also purchased a pair of silver low heeled (for comfort) dress shoes, we added a rhinestone broach to the tops with a … Read more
The title, Homemade Black Jack Dealer and Cocktail Waitress Costumes, says it all. You can walk up to the table to play a few hands by throwing down $1.00 to $5.00 and get real chips. If you’d like a drink you can just ask the cocktail waitress who is standing near by. If you are … Read more
I spent 5 hours painting cutting and making this DIY dice couple Halloween costume idea. Instead of walking around we rolled around! It was fun. Sadly I entered 3 costume contests and each and every one people chose store bought costumes. What happened to Halloween? The best part is to make something and be creative. … Read more
Breaking free from the ordinary costumes in a plastic bag, we wanted to own the night with a more exciting get up. The story begins with Raquel, Lola, and Bambi. Wrapped in feathered friends and merchandised from head-to-toe in sequins, these girls worked the stage on Halloween night. These Homemade Showgirl Costumes are made from … Read more
My younger sister was finally old enough to go to the same party as me so we decided we wanted to match. We wanted costumes that were show stopping and what could be more suited than a pair of showgirls! Most of the items to make the Homemade Showgirl Costume are purchased and the put … Read more
This Baby Black Jack Dealer Stroller Costume is a good costume that will allow you to incorporate your stroller. Use sturdy cardboard to make black jack table. Green felt, white paint marker for the details, plastic poker chips and cards that you can glue to the felt so your little one can’t pull it off. … Read more
I made this Casino Dealer Wheelchair Costume using a cardboard box, roulette set that I purchased separately, poker chips, felt and vinyl. I had to raise the box with another small box so the roulette could sink in the whole and spin. I also used a pool noodle to make the “bumpers” on the side … Read more