Our family went as bugs. Praying Mantis, Ladybug, Butterfly, Bumble Bee & Firefly. All of the bug costumes ( except for the wings) were homemade. I was the firefly. You can’t see the back of the costume but I used a white balloon with glow sticks inside for my bum light. Then just used sticky … Read more
I wanted to do something original, cute and funny. One day the Travelocity Gnome popped into my head. Although a lot of people also thought I was David the Gnome. I hand sewed the Gnome Halloween costume outfit out of a fuzzy blue blanket. To do this I first cut a head hole on the … Read more
My two boys love spooky and scary! Halloween is their favorite holiday second only to Christmas. We usually decide on a costume and when we are done making it we start thinking of ideas for next year’s costume. I hate spiders so I do not know how I got talked into this Homemade Spider Snack … Read more
I took black and yellow felt and sewed strips of it together and then eyeballed the general shape of the shirt and cut those out, along with black lining. One of the shoulders was left open and velcros together. I sewed that all together and stuffed the costume with batting. I took hard felt and … Read more
Here is a one-nighter costume I made for a youth group camp I went to. The theme was ‘God’s Weird & Wonderful Creation’. Materials: black smooth fabric, polyester wadding, acrylic paint and brushes, a black headband and black pipe cleaners. It’s pretty much a flat quilt-like design with a fabric sash/bow to tie round the … Read more
My son has always liked the Venus fly plant (he wishes they had a Venus man eater plant). He ran across this creative Halloween costume idea on the Internet, fun for dear old mom. This creative Halloween costume is approx 24″ X 17 1/2″. I went and purchased black, green, red and white felt, large … Read more
I decided that I wanted Daniel to have a scarecrow Halloween costume this year (2008) but I could not find his size in-store or on-line. I was determined to make him a scarecrow. So I checked on-line for ideas from other pictures. I scrounged around home to see what I had to use. I wound … Read more
Have you ever wanted to pass down the traditions of Halloween to your kids, then the best thing that I could do for them was to make sure that their Halloween costumes are always handmade. Growing up, my mother always made my costumes by hand and used her imagination to bring these costumes to life … Read more
A Camper’s Worst Nightmare … While searching the internet for inspiration, my son and I came across a pre-made “The Bugs are Biting “costume. This got us started on our Homemade Camper’s Nightmare Costume. Different plastic bugs were purchased at various stores and the jeans and shirt were picked up at a local thrift store. … Read more
My daughter was very much a busy little bee by the time her second Halloween rolled around! So I decided to make her just that, a Homemade Busy Bee Halloween Costume! I made a tutu out of an elastic of an old pair of pants of hers. I knotted black and yellow tulle to it … Read more
I’m not sure if anyone else experienced the massive stink-bug infestation us Pittsburghers experienced, but if nothing else, stink-bugs gave us a great idea for a Halloween costume! My boyfriend, Josh, and I hate stink-bugs but after some thought, he came to me with the idea to make him one for Halloween! We spent a … Read more
I made this Homemade Travelocity Roaming Gnomette Adult Halloween Costume. It is super easy to put this costume together and most of the items I purchased at the Dollar store or Goodwill, or had in my closet. Here is a list of the items you will need: 1 Black Skirt 1 Blue shirt or sweater … Read more