I didn’t like any of the toga costumes I saw in the store. They were overpriced and cheaply made and besides, I couldn’t find one large enough for my broad shouldered husband, so I decided to make my own Homemade Greek God and Goddess Couple Costume. These costumes were sewn using patterns from McCalls that … Read more
I really wanted to be Medusa, but wanted a unique headpiece. I bought a case of rubber “squishy” snakes and wired them the mesh of a black wig, making them seem like they were slithering through each other. It was helpful to have a wig form head, I got one for 25 cents at a … Read more
For this homemade live statue costume idea I started out with 2 – 26″ square boxes, one 22″ square box, and one 24″ Styrofoam wreath. I used the inside width of the wreath as the width of the column. Cut holes in both sides of the boxes so that a tube can go through the … Read more
At first we were originally planning on John being a farmer/redneck, myself as a goat, and our son as a fawn…the product of our love. But when the prospect of me having to wear head to toe fur and a mask came into perspective, I changed my mind. So instead we all went in a … Read more
I am the silver Goddess of fishing, hunting and wildlife – Artemis. As I was taking a moonlit stroll one evening, I happened upon this lonely, hungry, handsome fisherman, and decided to give him a special catch– a dogfish. The fish was especially difficult to catch, but he was up to the challenge. The idea … Read more
This year I decided to be Medusa, the Greek Goddess from Greek Mythology. I did not want to use the store bought costume. They all look too much the same and not unique enough, so I made my own Homemade Medusa Costume. I found material that looked like reptile skin. It was dark green with … Read more
I was thinking of a Halloween costume to wear to work. My husband and I just watched Clash of the Titan’s on the TV when I thought of a Medusa costume. I have to be original and crafty because this is the type of person I am. At first we were just going to get … Read more
I don’t really remember what made me think of this homemade Bud Light knight costume idea but it came out really good. I simply made the armor out of cardboard and then glued and taped cut beer cans onto the outside. The cans are very sharp when cut open so be very careful if you … Read more
I am MEDUSA in this picture. This do it yourself Medusa Halloween costume took me about 6 1/2 hours total to do. I have colored viper contacts in my eyes and have my body covered in green latex with a fabric called “tool” underneath it to give it that scaley effect of a snake. My … Read more
My daughter was Medusa. I got a black dress from a previous Halloween costume. We bought some snake-type jewelery. I used a lot of thick black eyeliner for her eyes to make them really pop. Then I used green and gold eyeshadow with a lot of glitter. Her lips were purple glitter (it looked really … Read more
Being a university student, I don’t have a lot of money. So, for Halloween, I didn’t want to spend an obscene amount of money on some generic costume. I started thinking about making my costume and decided to use all the beer cans lying around at home combined with a warrior theme from World of … Read more
The Minotaur is a creature from Greek mythology that had a body of a man and a head of a bull. This was a little difficult to do since you can’t find a decent bull mask anywhere in the US. England had a good one but it was $30 to ship. This one came from … Read more