Last year around Halloween I needed a costume but was low on cash so I was surfing the internet for ideas when I saw one that I could work with. I was going to be a Homemade Christmas Giftbox Costume, then I decided I could make it with a little spin on it! I just … Read more
I was inspired to create an Emmy Award Costume after the awards last year. It was a costume I had never seen on anyone, so I immediately took up the challenge. I dress I scored from a Goodwill, in the nightgown section. I sewed some improvements to make the dress like the one on the … Read more
My son decided he wanted a Scarecrow Boy Costume for a Halloween party. We purchased a hat from the store, used long hay like material and taped inside the rim of hat. We used an old pair of tan pants and flannel shirt. We put the hay stuff in the shirt pocket and also taped … Read more
I made this homemade flower bud costume for my second daughter when she was 3 months old. It is an accompaniment to the hydrangea costume that I made for my other daughter. It was pretty simple. I started with a crocheted green hat. I cut flower shapes out of felt and layered them for contrast. … Read more
Supermom on the Job! Every few years my dear friend Jenny hosts a themed costume party. This year the theme was “Hero’s and Leaders” in honor of election year, and we were encouraged to interpret that creatively. I thought long and hard about a costume that would be fun and different. A few weeks before … Read more
I began this Dinosaur Costume with a dinosaur mask that I got from the Children’s Museum. Using black foam core I attached a long spiky, bumpy tail. The wonderful thing about foam core is that you can create bumps with heat, can paint it, and can glue onto it. Around the shoulders are more spikes … Read more
My son’s school was allowed to wear something red for school to raise money for Comic relief and I thought rather than wear something red he could go dressed as a Red Nose Day 2011 Comic Relief Costume! I started by hand sewing 2 pillows together then putting them inside a man’s red t-shirt. I … Read more
For the last couple of years, my son has asked me to make him a robot Halloween costume. This year he even drew a sketch for me and he insisted on the traditional cardboard box body. Since I knew it wouldn’t be very comfortable or practical, I always talked him into something else. I finally … Read more
I wanted to make a Robot costume reminiscent of a 50’s Sci-Fi Movie. Since I wanted a Retro-metallic look, I made body and head all out of metal. I used about 1000 nuts and screws putting it together, when it was finished it weighed about 35lbs. The head is connected to the body so that … Read more
This Homemade Child Robot Costume is made for my son Louis for his 7th birthday and inspired by “the iron giant”. It needed to have this “knight-out-of-space” impression. Two different types of silver material are used (tungsten and alloy). The material is glued to 20mm foam used for upholstery. The silver material is see-through and … Read more
For this Homemade Pirate Halloween Costume I had made use of old white long-sleeved shirt, black vest, old black belt, old dark blue hat, old white uniform for cutting skull patterns, cardboard to make cutlass and eye patch, plastic cup to make hook, old black pant, lady’s black shoe, and old striped bandana. Lastly, aluminum … Read more
I was in a hurry last year to make a costume at the last minute and found your website. I found the Loofah Costume and thought it looked pretty easy! As it turns out, it was! I started with a black ribbed tank top as my base. I put the tank top around the end … Read more