I have a huge Halloween party that I go to every year and each year I try to come up with something better than the last… This year I was the star from the movie “Big”…Zoltar! I came up with the homemade Zoltar Halloween costume idea over the summer but with the help of my … Read more
First we started this Homemade Claw Drop Halloween Costume with 2 boxes, cut holes for his arms and a hole in the top of the big box for his head, then a hole in the bottom of the top box for his head. Then I cut out a window for his face. I used gift … Read more
While out shopping one day my son and I were trying to come up with original ideas for kids Halloween costumes. We stopped at a vending machine to get a soda and my son thought a vending machine would be one of those original kids Halloween costumes to create. We found a large box and … Read more
I was looking for something stereotypical and CHEAP! I bought a cheap plastic garbage can (should’ve seen me standing in it at the store. They must’ve thought I was NUTS!) Anyway, I cut the bottom off the can. (Very hard to cut! You will need strong scissors!) and I spray painted the garbage can white. … Read more
For Halloween I wore a Gold Digger costume, hence the gold costume and the construction worker hat and shovel. At the same time, I was trying to portray a gold-digging female who wants money! This costume was a hit! Everyone loved it. I bought a gold dress from a fashion store, a construction worker hat … Read more
The Homemade One Night Stand Costume was a big hit! I entered in a costume contest at a local bar and took first place. Items used: cardboard box (for the table), 1 yard of fabric (to cover the table), lampshade (hat), bra (hat), condoms, empty beer cans, ash tray, and fishing line (for the straps. … Read more
I decided to dress up in a Homemade White Trash Halloween Costume. What I did is I got all white clothing head to toe and hot glued pieces of garbage all over so I was white trash! I have gotten numerous commentary and won a couple of costume contests.
Being short on time my girlfriend came up with this idea after looking at past unusual Halloween costumes that we had made. We took the Shark which was one of my daughter’s favorites and came up with the Pool Shark idea, a spin on the old time Pool Hustler. On a large piece of cardboard … Read more
This costume was so easy to make… I made it the day before Halloween! I bought a child’s red apron at Joann’s Craft Store, used some fabric paint and created the famous In-N-Out logo. I stopped by my local In-N-Out and asked for the free hat. My son wore white pants and a white dress … Read more
My son’s like to dress as a theme for Halloween. This year they went in a Homemade Magician and Rabbit in Hat Costume. I purchased the vest, pants and white shirt at thrift stores. I had to alter them slightly as they were too big. I found a large bag of fabric at Goodwill and … Read more
When I looked at my chihuahuas ears, I got inspired because her ears reminded me of the movie AVATAR. I decided to make a super fan costume for her, Neytiri from Avatar! I paid a lot of attention to details, and I had a great fun time making the Avatar Dog Costume. I had to … Read more
This is a homemade headless horseman dog costume I made myself. The frame for the headless horseman is made out of PVC pipe, then it is wrapped with batting to fill out the body. I then used a child’s shirt and pair of pants. I purchased a cape and used a red piece of fabric … Read more