For the breast of this Roast Turkey Baby Costume I traced the roast turkey template. Cut out, creating two heart shapes of equal size. Sew and leave a 2-inch opening. I filled it with stuffing and closed it. Sew a straight line down the center. Tuck the point under. Cut out two 8-by-8-inch tabs. Sew … Read more
My husband and I did this Homemade Cards Couple Costume 2 weeks before Halloween in 2001. We did all with glue, different kind of tissues, hard carton and Velcrod everything. We had fun to doing this but we were in big rush to finish this project and that’s the result in the picture.
I made this Homemade Queen Elizabeth I Costume for a costume party at work. The crown is made out of wire and paper mache with fake pearls and jewels hot glued onto it. The wisk is coat hangers covered in fabric and the rest of the costume is made of fabric. The front of the … Read more
I decided to build General Grievous from Star Wars and this was my most challenging build ever! I got some pipes and parts and built the basic frame out of 1″ and 3″ ABS piping all bolted together with lag bolts. I built a custom 3″ ABS pipe hip axle that swivels in three spots … Read more
While trying to come up with an original idea for dressing up my two Havanese pups, I browsed the internet for ideas. I saw a Tootsie Roll costume, which led me down the “candy” path. I came across a photo of a Dubble Bubble pillow and then thought of changing the name to Dubble Trubble … Read more
Hi! My name is Alanna Kendall and ever since I can remember I’ve been obsessed with Halloween… well obsessed with getting dressed up and costumes actually. To date my homemade zebra costume has been my favorite. I truly enjoyed putting it together and being a Zebra at the Annual NYC Halloween Parade and going clubbing … Read more
My daughter tossed a lemon to me. “I want to be a lemonade stand for Crazy Day at camp” she exclaimed. “OK” I said, “but we need to use it for Halloween too, and we must include the dog!” And with that, our Homemade Lemonade Stand Costume was born. We worked together to come up … Read more
I wanted to be a cat for Halloween, but I had seen the glow in the dark costumes at stores and thought they were really cool, so thus the glow in the dark cat costume was born. The base of the costume in just a full body suit that my mom sewed for me, kinds … Read more
I saw this costume for sale on the internet and thought I can do better then that and make my own Homemade Lost Puppy Costume. I did purchase quite a few of the items but all were clearanced out or from a thrift store. I sewed the breast inserts and fat suit out of an … Read more
We always make my daughters costumes and try to top ourselves the next year, so this year she wanted to be a centaur for Halloween, but we were not sure how well she would be able to get up stairs to trick or treat and didn’t want her to miss that part of trick or … Read more
I was looking for an adult zebra costume that was cute, semi-flattering and did not fall into the “sexy zebra” category – I’m not sure when Halloween turned into such a “sexy” holiday… My mama (who sews) helped me make this costume the afternoon of Halloween and it turned out great! (She does however suggest … Read more
I printed off a tiger pattern for my Homemade Tiger Costume, went out and bought orange, yellow, white and black face paint. My sister and I are both artists, so I drew out the design on a small drawing of me and let my sister paint me. The white was sponged on first, then the … Read more