Our 5 year old wanted to be a fairy this year. I went to JoAnne Fabrics and bought materials to make her a Homemade Butterfly Fairy Princess Costume- toule, shiny fabrics (in all different shades), and lace. I had found a pattern for a sleeveless dress and layered the materials on top of one another … Read more
My name is Karin Nickel and my 4 year old son Zachary wanted to be an iPhone for Halloween this year. At first I thought “How in the world am I going to make a homemade iPhone costume?” but after a trip to the fabric and craft store, everything came together. The base is a … Read more
This year, my boyfriend and I went as iPod earbud headphones. We were connected by a cable and even played music out of a portable speaker mounted inside, so we were really authentic. We were a hit everywhere we went, because we were able to provide music to people standing in line at the bar … Read more
This Homemade Girls Gone Wild Costume was created two Halloweens ago, we got the idea from the Girls Gone Wild commercials. We thought that we would put a more PG spin on the costume by just going to the store and buying plain gray t-shirts, and painting the back of them with the logo. For … Read more
This bright and vibrant colored pixie costume including, the headband was handmade from 11 reclaimed wool sweaters, the only items purchased were the wings and tights. This costume has won first place in the costume contest at Excalibur in Chicago. It took approximately 2 weeks, with about an hour each day to complete this transformation … Read more
I looked really hard to find a Halloween costume for 2010. I wanted to be a cupcake but didn’t have the time to make it. And the store was sold out of the costume. So I saw some “flower” costumes online and came with this idea for a Homemade Flower Costume basically from the top … Read more
This year my daughter decided she wanted to be a scarecrow? It sounded simple enough, right? First I searched my house for items I could use. For what I didn’t have, I bought from a thrift store. Following are some items you will need for a scarecrow costume: Straw hat Old jeans Plaid/flannel shirt Straw … Read more
My Homemade Illuminated Costume is inspired on the 2011 finalists in America’s Got Talent- Team Illuminate. Their use of electroluminescent wire looked like a fun idea and up my alley, so I ran with it for a Halloween costume. I read for a few hours online on how the wires are cut and soldered and … Read more
I dressed up as IKEA for Halloween 2008, and it was a real hit, people thought it was fun, and sexy without being slutty, which I am very happy about.. This IKEA Costume was sort of a last minute idea, and didn’t even take an hour to make! I started out with two IKEA bags, … Read more
The Crazy Cat Lady costume was very easy to put together. Half of the costume was just old clothing that I was willing to sacrifice for the outfit. I used two old cotton long sleeved crew neck shirts layered for warmth (it gets really chilly in New England at this time of year) and a … Read more
For this Damsel In Distress Costume I used a large piece of foam core and made an opening just large enough for my head to fit through near the top on one end of it. I painted the foam core to look like rocks/pebbles. Using other cut pieces of foam core painted brown, I made … Read more
Halloween has always been a huge deal with my family; I have never bought a costume! I have been everything from Cruella De Vil to a dead prom queen. My parents have been everything from Frankenstein and bride of Frankenstein to Dr. Jackal, Mr. Hyde. We absolutely love Halloween at my house, we used to … Read more