Just started this Homemade Autumn Tree Costume with a big girl’s turtle neck. Sewed and glued fall leaves down both arms and around neck. Scattered some around bodice for color too. Headpiece is a Statue of Liberty crown sprayed brown, and loaded with real twigs, leaves and stones for sparkle. Took her suede brown boots … Read more
For Halloween 2010 myself and a group of girlfriends were going out in Nottingham and wanted to a theme for our costumes. We decided on Robin Hood (for obvious reasons) and quite quickly every chose their costume. We had Robin Hood, Maid Marion, The Sheriff of Nottingham and Richard the Lion Heart. I really struggled … Read more
“The bush” is a double meaning costume. Let’s begin with how this concept came about. It started that I wanted to be poison ivy because she has red hair as do I. So I decided I would make it myself because all the poison ivy costumes I saw were too cheesy for my taste. So … Read more
This bush man costume is an original costume made by fake leaves I bought at a craft store and old clothes I found around my house. I either hot glued or sewed all of the leaves onto my sweatshirt, sweatpants, or the toboggan I cut eyes and a mouth into. I strongly recommend that though … Read more
I made this coconut tree costume for my daughter. She loved it. She got so many compliments on this costume. And I had a lot of fun making it too. I bought some green cotton blend fabric,some stiff interfacing, floral wire and poster board. A friend of mine gave me some brown fabric. I used … Read more
We found the idea online for A Shrub…The Best Spy Costume Ever but made our own changes. We bought a plastic tub, the kind with rope handles. It was a thin one, bought it at Dollar General. I cut the bottom out of it and used a file to “soften” the edges. Next we bought … Read more
I wanted my two year old to be a very simple object that she knew of and together we decided on an apple tree. The costume itself was a very easy costume to make. I used brown pants she already had for the trunk of the tree and purchased a green t-shirt. At a craft … Read more
I dressed up in a Owl in a Tree Costume for Halloween one year. I made a mask out of paper plates, feathers, etc. To make my face into the owl, and I glued bark and leaves onto a cardboard box to make the tree. I got lots of comments when I wore this to … 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