Well it took me about 4 months to create my homemade angel costume, especially the wings. The angel’s wings I made out of a lot of white boas and white lace and white fluffy material from a stuffed bear I had. I bought the thin wire from Michaels, shaped it into the shape of angel … Read more
To make the top I started with a plain black t-shirt I then used a fabric paint medium to turn glow in the dark acrylic paint into a medium that worked on fabric and squirted and sprayed random streaks and splotches on the shirt. I cut the neckline open for a wider neck. I then … Read more
I got this idea for a pink daisy costume from a Tom Arma costume, but didn’t want to pay the price, so decided to make my own cuter version. I used felt, foam sheets, and hot glue to construct the flower head, and “necklace” to continue the petal circle. I wanted her to have a … Read more
These DIY Christmas Gift Box Costume Ideas were very easy to come up with. After finding out that our good friend was dressing as Santa Claus we decided we would get creative and dress like his presents! We found several boxes and wrapped them in pretty wrapping paper, attached garland for the straps and each … Read more
Well, where do I start? My 4 year old son Tanner decided the he wanted to be a scarecrow for Halloween this year. His father and I thought that it was a cute and easy costume idea. We figured on going to the store and purchasing the scarecrow costume, afterall a scarecrow is a pretty … Read more
This costume began it’s journey 3 years ago. I did not use a sewing machine or patterns, just a needle and thread and a ton of various types of material. I’m often asked what I am… and where I came up with the idea, and the truth is… I was sitting on the couch one … Read more
My four year old son is fascinated by lighthouses, so much so that our trips usually revolve around stopping by a lighthouse. He wanted to be the Chincoteague, Virginia, lighthouse this year so this is what I came up with. I used a photo of the lighthouse for inspiration. The body of the lighthouse is … Read more
This year I attended a “Halloween Monster Mash” party, so I needed to think of a clever costume on a budget. I’m from Michigan, and everybody across the U.S knows it’s been tough times here lately. With job lay offs, and lack of hiring across the state. Even though we have the highest unemployment in … Read more
My husband and I like to stir up conversation. So, this year I went as Tea Party Candiate Christine O’Donnell and he went as “Fox” News. I dressed up as Christine, who once “dabbled” in witchcraft by painting my face like a witch, with a witches hat and wore “campaign buttons”. My husband created a … Read more
My husband came up with the idea for this year’s costume – a take-off on the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. Christopher’s protest was “Occupy Pines Bridge” – the name of his school. All of the signs were based on the idea of what kids would want to protest – things like vegetables, healthy snacks and … Read more
I saw the two other loofahs on this site and started working right away on my loofah costume. However, I couldn’t find any direct instructions to make it, so I figured I’d add some of my own. First, this is what to buy: I found a long shirt/dress a the local department store on sale … Read more
For this homemade robot Halloween costume I used cardboard boxes, spray painted silver. Dryer ducting was used for the arms and legs and CDs for eyes.