This is a homemade Satyr costume my husband and I made for our 15 year old daughter. After looking at the ‘off the rack’ costumes offered this year, she decided to go with a homemade Satyr costume. We did a lot of research online and found several websites with instructions for digitigrade stilts made out … Read more
Found under the tree Xmas morning. Not! This Christmas Elf costume took me weeks to fabricate. I used curtain material for the body, satin for the cuffs and trim , felt for the ears. (add some bells and whala!) I was due to go out for a Christmas eve drink with my girlfriends I finished … Read more
Where do I begin? I wanted a costume that was creative, yet meaningful, and I also wanted to grab enough attention to win a contest……..and that’s what we did! As my husband is Mexican, this homemade Day of the Dead costume was appealing to him, which was great since he wasn’t really interested in Halloween … Read more
This costume was actually made in 4 pieces. The first was the skirt which had a crinoline. The next two were like shawls and the hat. The costume was made out of felt fabric. Then garland (light-weight) decorations and lights were sewn onto to the main costume. The hat was made out of some old … Read more
I made this homemade Snuggle Bear in laundry basket baby costume for my daughter and her 7 month old baby son, Kaden, as she always calls him her “Snuggle Bear”. We picked out soft fabrics for the bear and made sure to have lots of blue around so there’d be no misunderstanding that he was … Read more
I was going to a party where the theme was household objects, so, naturally I thought whisk. However to my anguish a friend decided that she wanted to. So I thought “fine, sure, I’ll be a TV”. This idea was stolen from me with less than 48 to hours to spear. LUCKILY, I used my … Read more
I love family Halloween themes – so this particular year I decided that we were just a servants to our little prince! I did a lot of research on the internet to make sure they were as accurate as possible, like the tunic pattern for example. I modified some patterns from the fabric store (McCall’s … Read more
Beginning materials: PVC pipe, Dense foam, Fabric stuffing, ping pong balls, blue led lights, wood, Air brush paint and various fabrics. Tools needed: Hot glue, Sewing machine, Razor blade, saw and airbrush. This Dragon Halloween Costume Idea was completely homemade and took about four days to complete. The beginning was to take the foam and … Read more
My sister and I went as piñatas in 2009 for Halloween. I went to a thrift store and found two pairs of scrubs and two hooded zip up windbreakers with side pockets. Old school style. Then I bought party streamers in pink, yellow and blue (3 of each color) and 4 party hats for the … Read more
One of my favorite Disney movies is Toy Story and I wanted to come up with a great group costume, so instead of the traditional characters of Woody, Jessie, and the gang, I decided we should be the Bucket O Soldiers – 5 green toy soldiers. We bought used Army fatigues, belts, and boots from … Read more
My 5 year old son wanted to be a Paratrooper so we decided we would buy a cheap costume and then just add to it. We started off by buying a cute paratrooper costume at a local costume store. We then added combat looking boots. We added a vest style thing to look like the … Read more
First of all thank you to all those who submit to this site. I have modified and made many of the costumes. 1. This Homemade Hamster on a Wheel Costume was the result of brainstorming ideas over dinner one night. Before the end of the meal we had pretty much the whole costume thought out. … Read more