Look closely and you’ll see a little “baby balloon” being held by the clown. The Clown costume was made by my Mother in Law for my husband when he was a little boy (early 80’s). I just added the balloons. My son is being held by a snugli underneath an oversized black sweater. I wore … Read more
I have always been told this would be the supreme costume for me, and it was so easy to make! I found the dress at a local thrift shop, chopped it off to a mini dress length because it was easier than makin pants. I found the shirt as well then drew the smiley faces … Read more
I decided to make a homemade Nyan Cat costume after seeing the video of the internet meme called Nyan Cat. It’s a gray cat with the body of a big pink Poptart that is flying through space with a rainbow behind it. I wanted to be something colorful, original, and fuzzy, so Nyan Cat was … Read more
My son got a battery-powered 4 wheeler for his birthday last year, so this Halloween we decided to turn it into a fire truck so he could drive it in our town’s Halloween parade. We found photos of a Seagrave fire truck online (our last name is Segrave-Daly) and used them for my design. I … Read more
We were the four seasons, and we actually got the idea from this website. Our Homemade Four Seasons Group Costume were very cheap and none of them went over 10.00. Fall- A hunter green v- neck from Wal Mart, Maroon shorts (already owned), and leaves that came from the fall section at the Dollar tree, … Read more
I saw this website and decided to make a costume just for the contest. I did not actually do anything this Halloween (2011). I was going to have my friends help me with the photo but they had other plans. First I decided to make a costume based off the 4 seasons. Then I went … Read more
I started this garden Halloween costume with an idea, of anything that you can find that would be on grass, hence the fence, dogs running around, dog fencing, dog poo(with a fly attached to it, ha!) airplane, car, flower, golf ball, and golf flag, added a fence, and woolah! I used a small tote lid … Read more
My costume was a Homemade Chia Pet Costume (or a Chia Head.) I started by simply painting my face orange and wearing an orange shirt. This was to be the Terra-Cotta part. Then I got Wheat Grass at the health food store for the part growing out of my head. I gave it a crew … Read more
I made this one for my 2 year old nephew. He doesn’t like getting in and out of clothing of any kind, so I had to come up with something that we could take off him easily. Being VERY light-weight and easily removable made him a very happy boy! Materials Needed – Body: * An … Read more
I originally came on to this site as inspiration for a Halloween costume. I have a graphic design background, so making my own costumes is a challenge but also my choice, I refuse to buy a costume. I found an illusion costume where a gnome is sitting on a mushroom, and I fell in love … Read more
Just started this Homemade Autumn Tree Costume with a big girl’s turtle neck. Sewed and glued fall leaves down both arms and around neck. Scattered some around bodice for color too. Headpiece is a Statue of Liberty crown sprayed brown, and loaded with real twigs, leaves and stones for sparkle. Took her suede brown boots … Read more
We found the idea online for A Shrub…The Best Spy Costume Ever but made our own changes. We bought a plastic tub, the kind with rope handles. It was a thin one, bought it at Dollar General. I cut the bottom out of it and used a file to “soften” the edges. Next we bought … Read more