We made the headless harness of the Homemade Headless Corpse Bride Costume with hangers and a backpack, stuffed the neck and arms with cotton. I purchased the dress and roses at the second hand store for $5.00. Her wig was made with yarn that was spray painted with different color blues. Her makeup was replicated … 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
I made the dogs costume using a pattern for the outfit but the chair I just took foam and covered it leaving a hole in the back so my dog could fit through. I made fake legs and bought some cheap shoes. I just made my own pattern for the legs. I stuffed them and … Read more
This homemade upside down clown Halloween costume was a hit at the Halloween Party! It may look as if my daughter is standing on her hands,but her hands are actually at her sides. It is just an illusion! The clown’s legs and feet are made of light weight wood that is fastened to a belt … Read more
This Caged Zoo Keeper Homemade Costume took a while to construct. The cage is made of PVC pipe, but if I do it again, I’ll use cardboard tubes such as those that are in gift wrapping paper as they will be lighter. A brace was made to hold the cage up while supported by the … Read more
First of all, I’m cheap. The less I spend making a costume the better. On this Dracula Love Child Costume, I spent a whopping $0.50 for a ring pop and that was it. Optical illusion type costumes are always amusing to me, so that was my premise. I usually start by searching through the left … Read more
My youngest loves to play tea party so when asked what she wanted to be she said a tea party. For this homemade tea party Halloween costume idea, we took an old cardboard box and cut a hole big enough for her head. Then we covered it with white paper. I attached a tablecloth to … Read more
I was given this idea from someone on the internet. Then to make it all work, I checked this site, which was very helpful in putting it all together. First I took a peanut butter jar and painted it flesh color. Then, I glued pulled pieces of cotton balls on top and here and there … Read more
My son Taylor is so creative and he wanted to make his own costume this year. He wanted make a Homemade Head on a Platter Costume. He usually likes to be something scary on Halloween. I found this spider platter and a blood-dripping table cloth so we started from that. We had a box from … Read more
For this homemade headless butler costume we started with a back pack and bubble wrap. We used a lot of duct tape and made a form which we stuffed into a shirt. When he put the backpack on his back he stuck his head thru the shirt and we cut a hole in the apron … Read more
