Here’s how I made this gnome illusion costume: Hat: Large red felt square stapled shut at an offset angle. Braided yellow yarn into pigtails. Stapled them inside of red hat to secure location then hot glued in place. Mushroom: Opened a polka dot dog bed from the $5 store and inserted a hula hoop inside for … Read more
I had no idea what I wanted to be for Halloween, but I had some criteria it needed to meet: creative, unusual, not the typical Sexed out female costume, funny, entertaining & wearable ( I had a FEW parties to go to and needed to be able to drive myself there and move around once … Read more
This Gnome illusion costume caught so much attention. Doesn’t take much to assemble it. A few items from your local thrift store, some felt, a swim noodle, safety pins,your time and a whole lot of hot glue! Use the swim noodle to construct the shape of the mushroom. Add your felt by wrapping it under … Read more
This Gnomes on a Toadstool costume was the most time consuming project I have ever attempted. The only 2 items that were bought were the tights and the boy gnome’s mask. The fabric only started as fleece that I stiffened and hand sewed (I do not own a sewing machine). My legs were made by duct … Read more
I had to make this Gnome on a Toadstool after seeing this costume on your site!! I used a red fleece blanket from Old Navy, 2 pool noodles, white felt (cut out in circles) and elastic for the skirt. I used old black sweatpants that were too small and stuffed them with pieces of pool … Read more
My son wanted to be a garden gnome. We started looking for ideas and came up with a garden gnome sitting on top of a mushroom!. We used a plastic snow sled turned up side down as the top of the mushroom. We cut a hole in the center large enough for him to fit … Read more
The toadstool was made from sponge, a circle 80 cm in diameter. three dimensional created by four triangle cuttings around the circle, and pasting the edges together, we cut a hole in the middle , so you can wear it as a skirt. We put paper circles on the sponge, and sprayed with red paint. … Read more
I originally came on to this site as inspiration for a Halloween costume. I have a graphic design background, so making my own costumes is a challenge but also my choice, I refuse to buy a costume. I found an illusion costume where a gnome is sitting on a mushroom, and I fell in love … Read more
This is my daughter dressed in a Homemade Garden Gnome Costume sitting on a mushroom. It was about $30 dollars to make. I started with a hula hoop as the base of the mushroom, then I pinned the fabric all around it, I cut a hole in the center just big enough for her to … Read more
I saw a young girl about six years old dressed up as this last year. I wanted to run with the idea this year because I think it is so funny and love to be extremely random. Last year I went as a bathtub, or rather a person in a bathtub! I made every inch … Read more
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
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