This Homemade Purple Dragonfly Costume is made out of recycled shirts, tights and ribbon found at local thrift stores. My daughter wanted to be a dragonfly for Halloween and we searched far and wide for the perfect costume, But never found one so I decided to make one. I tried to find a leotard in … Read more
I made these wings and antenna for my three year old niece, she is a tiny little thing, and all of the wings my sister found in the store were too big for her. Materials Needed for this Child’s Lady Bug Costume – Wings: * Heavy-duty Wire (Mechanic?s Wire) * Queen size White Knee-high Nylons … Read more
Cha-cha-cha- Chia! I loved Chia Pets when they were popular in the 80s/early 90s, so this Homemade Chia Pet Costume was my attempt as a homage to it. I purchased aquarium plants and attached them to a green t-shirt… one by one. It was a labor of love that took about 8 hours to get … Read more
I made this Praying Mantis insect costume out of white poster board, a green plastic shower curtain and red pipe cleaners. It took me a total of three to four hours and I designed it as I went along. The entire thing was hot glued together. I wore these pieces over a green shirt and … Read more
I created this costume because my son loved spiders or Buga-bugas as he calls them. I bought some black fleece, which was very inexpensive and very easy to use since you don’t have to hem the edges because they do not unravel. I created the head by making two hoods, one the size of his … Read more
I originally made this little Daisy costume for a birthday party but it was such a hit that I had planned to use it again for Halloween. The theme for the party was based on Alice in Wonderland and the singing daisy’s are one of the lesser known characters in the book so to be … Read more
I just used a sweat suit (it’s warm). Felt for the patches and markers to draw the stitches. I cut the cuffs off of the shirt and leave the cuffs on the pants (again for warmth). At the wrists and ankles I tied raffia (around the fabric it’s itchy). The hat is a basket for … Read more
My Homemade Haunted Tree Costume took roughly 3 weeks to complete. I made the tree of dark brown burlap and leaves. The tree features a ghost looking out of a knot in the center of the tree. Vines go up the sides with leaves and a paper mache pumpkin that lights up is at the … Read more
My idea for this Homemade Firefly Costume actually came from a game of Scattergories when other players tried to tell me it wasn’t a legitimate Halloween costume. It was super simple and came out of my closet for the most part so it was super cheap. I definitely didn’t spend more than 20 dollars. The … Read more
I handmade all four of these Gnome costumes and we had so much fun out on Halloween in our group costume!
My oldest son was going as a praying mantis, so we decided his little brother needed to be a fly. I created this Homemade Fly Costume over night with materials I had at home. The body is a pant and shirt set sewn out of grey felt. The wings were are made from 2 wire … Read more
After trying and failing the night before the school Halloween parade to make my son the tennis racket costume that he desperately wanted, I scrambled for a costume that I could make in the early hours before school. I was fed up with the costume thing and could not ask him if he would wear … Read more