Evoke the feeling of towering pyramids and fascinating hieroglyphics in this alluring collection of homemade Egyptian costumes. These are luxurious, ornate and golden costumes for your complete immersion into ancient Egypt’s culture.
If you have dreamed of becoming royalty, now is your chance. Transform into the Queen of the Nile as Cleopatra. Don her sleek black hair, golden crown and smokey eye makeup. Another queen idea you will see here is a glamorous and beautiful Nefertiti.
From King Tut to Pharaoh, chose whichever royal king you would like to be. Or aim even higher with an Egyptian God.
In addition, preserved so carefully in their pyramids are, of course, mummies. Discover how to make mummy wrapping look timeworn and authentic. They are easy to construct, just make sure they don’t unravel!
So capture the flavor of ancient Egypt with the gilded and exotic DIY costumes here.
I’m wearing a costume I thought of years ago and finally brought to life. The Goddess Isis. People always do Nefertiti or Cleopatra. Well, I wanted to do one that rarely gets done, and do it right! -I made the dress, wrist and arm bands and the entire headdress. I customized the wings, purchased the necklace from … Read more
So I have always been entrigued with Nefertiti. It’s been my email address name since I was 16 years old, and that’s a long time ago now. She has been known for her beauty and grace, and after watching a documentary of her Bust being found in Egypt, I have always idolized her since I … Read more
Cleopatra is me, the mummy is carrying me in the chair. My legs are the mummy’s and the top of the mummy is fake and so are Cleopatra’s legs and feet. I’m obsessed with Halloween and the illusion costumes. I wanted something different and always wanted to be cleopatra. First I started with large cardboard … Read more
The idea for these costumes is from my son Andrew Fernandez. He wanted this year to include his sister Camila Fernandez. Knowing that Andrew loves warrior characters, we started to search on the internet for ideas. He wanted some kind of Egyptian warrior but not a mummy! So he came up with the idea of … Read more
This Egyptian God Ra costume was supposed to be a one night super fast costume for my son’s 6th grade Egypt day at school. They were to all dress as something Egyptian. Most just wrapped sheets around them and put on eyeliner. Of course my son wants to be the Bird God Ra. Sigh. No pattern, … Read more
This women’s Egyptian Statue costume is inspired by the 1930’s Cleopatra movie. The dress was made by a co-worker’s wife. I actually had a store-bought costume, and three days before my event, decided I HATED it. She made this in less than 48 hours. It is a gathered dress of a gold lame, and the … Read more
These are our Anubis and Isis costumes for 2012. Everything here was hand made, sculpted, riveted, and painted except the full body black suit and the wings. Create a template of paper using thick card stock. Transfer the pattern to matte board. Assemble with Elmer’s Max glue (NOT regular Elmer’s). Mount the carboard mask onto a Worth sports face mask. Light Styrofoam is carved … Read more
My mother dressed up as an Egyptian with my son’s mummy costume for the daycare carnival. His costume was a white turtle neck and white tights underneath and wrapped with strips of shear cloth. I soaked both in tea to give them and aged look. I tied the cloth rather than pinning it for safety sake. Painted his face … Read more
We attend several Halloween activities every year and the kids always have about 3 costumes every year. This was my son’s Pharaoh costume for the church carnival this year. I found the head piece at a junk store and just bought an over sized white tshirt to go with it. I had the belt in … Read more
For years I have wanted to be an Egyptian queen. I searched online but nothing caught my eye. I couldn’t find anything unique enough. Only thing that kept popping up was the picture of Anaksunamun from the movie The Mummy. I finally decided to make it on my own. Obviously, in the movie her whole outfit … Read more
Coming up with a theme for my three kids is always the best part of Halloween. I can never get my oldest to go along with any of my ideas so I am usually stuck coming up with a theme that works for a little boy and a little girl. This beautiful homemade Cleopatra and … Read more
This year for Halloween, I wanted to do something that was different, unique, but at the same time instantly recognizable. Since I have always been fascinated by ancient Egypt, I decided to take on the challenge of becoming the King of the Nile. The Pharaoh costume only cost me 13 dollars and I received many … Read more