I wanted to be something different this year and decided that a garden gnome would allow me to dress warm underneath while I attended an outdoor party (I live in Wisconsin). I also wanted an “illusion” type costume, and this Homemade Garden Gnome on Toadstool Costume looked pretty simple to make. I used some of … Read more
We went as the Ugly Bug Ball! Dad was a black fly – his costume was old panty hose- around bent wire- I cut two holes in a black t-shirt so under the shirt the wires were twisted together so I didn’t have to strap on his wings and they were really easy to wear. … Read more
The skirt of this Butterfly Ballerina Costume is several layers of tulle with some feather butterflies sewn on. The hair is 3 combs with butterflies hot glued to wire about 10 per comb. I sewed some more butterflies to a ribbon and made a finger loop at each end and then wrapped them around the … Read more
It all started when my 7 year old son watched the series “ Monster bug wars” on science channel and got totally into bugs and then reading books about them from the local library. Of all fascinating bugs, he picked ‘Preying mantis’ as his favorite. In June 2011 (summer) he said “mama I want to … Read more
Our costume was conceived when a friend asked what Sadia (my daughter) was going to be dressed as for her first Halloween which was only 2 days away! Originally I thought maybe something pink since that’s my favorite color but my good friend had an even better idea: “How about a butterfly?” Instantly I agreed … Read more
Ladybug costume how-to tips: The ladybug costume body is a typical “bag” style outfit. The bottom is completely open with elastic gathering it at the child’s legs. Any square or rectangular fabric could be used to make this shape, just cut a hole for the head and two holes for the arms. This is especially … Read more
This Halloween I had a one month old and a 3 years old at home. Of course my 3 year old wanted to go trick or treating and I couldn’t say no. I had to come up with something fast. I thought of several ideas, but because we would be walking so much I wanted … Read more
This is our little “Scarecrow Homemade Halloween Costume”, Tyler. His costume is homemade by me, his mommy. I took an old pair of overalls some scrap material and a little creativity. My secret weapon was using an old hula skirt as his straw hair, stuffing, etc. We used an old wagon we had in the … Read more
Well, where do I start? My 4 year old son Tanner decided the he wanted to be a scarecrow for Halloween this year. His father and I thought that it was a cute and easy costume idea. We figured on going to the store and purchasing the scarecrow costume, afterall a scarecrow is a pretty … Read more
For this Homemade Venus “MAN” Trap Costume , I got a large plastic potting vase from a hardware store and cut a hole in the bottom. I had to use a series of bungee cords in order to get the vase to hang. I’m basically wearing a bungee around my waist and there are smaller … Read more
My boyfriend was a garden gnome – he wore black pants and boots, and had some slip on boot covers (that cannot be seen in the picture). The shirt was from Old Navy and he wore a sweatshirt and a puffy vest for extra padding. We made the belt out of a wide strap of … Read more
This garden gnome Halloween costume was such a fun costume to make and to wear. First, I took two pool noodles and taped them in a straight line. Then glued the red fabric to them, stuffed it full of newspaper and used hot glue to hold it together. The mushroom stem is just made like … Read more