I wanted to be a crabby old Dust Bunny that has been living under your bed. I made the dress out of cheese cloth and cotton jersey fabric that I dyed by hand. Torn strips of gray taffeta were added to the skirt to give it volume. The feet are made from faux fur glued … Read more
This Medieval Armor Halloween costume worked out great for my son! I was trying to think of what flexible material there is that is metallic looking, and thought of those sunshades that go in your car window. I picked one up at the end of the season for 75% off, so I only spent $2.50 … Read more
It took us under 5 dollars to make this Homemade Unicorn Pegasus Costume. First take about 1 square foot of sequined fabric and fold corner to corner. Envision a triange/horn shape and sew up one side to create that shape. Stuff the horn shape very snug with scraps of any kind. Attach the horn to … Read more
After seeing a few photos online, I decided to dress up as a traditional donkey Pinata Costume. I bought a cheap sweatsuit, crepe paper, and two party hats and went to work with my hot glue gun. Row by row, I glued the crepe paper on, and then went back to fringe the ends. I … Read more
I love going all out for Halloween and usually start thinking of a future costume the day after Halloween. The idea of the Green Plastic Army Men came to me after I saw a clip on Youtube of visitors at Disney Land near the Toy Story display. They actually had guys all dressed in green, … Read more
For this Toy Plastic Soldier Costume – pants and jacket were bought from a thrift store. I chose a raincoat and pants which had a slick material. I bought the utility belt, riffle, canteen, and walkie talkie from the dollar store. I used a pair of old work boots for my shoes. I had to … Read more
I got this great idea for a scary headless costume from this site. I used an old backpack and installed in the bag two long plastic sticks (for extension). To that I glued a plastic hanger and to the hanger I glued the upper body that was filled pantyhose and I added some red makeup … Read more
I was cleaning out my closet and I had this wedding dress that I had bought at a thrift store. I was going to use pieces off it for another project. It is a beautiful gown, I didn’t want to just throw it away. I decided to use it for Halloween, I didn’t want to … Read more
I wanted to do something that was simple yet scary. My favorite Halloween costumes are ones where the person becomes the character for the day, thus the Headless Man Costume. I got an XXL used men’s suit from a thrift store, and built the costume from there. The inside frame work is really the only … Read more
Using some of the ideas from the ‘Coolest Homemade Costumes’ website, I created this homemade headless bride Halloween costume. The body is made from half of a plastic mannequin with holes drilled for the arms. I used support stockings for the arms, which I half-stuffed. I took two dowels and affixed them to the body … Read more
First with the headless man costume. I made the head out of paper mache, about 6 coats of paper. When it was dry I made ears and a nose out if paper then I painted it a peach colour. I then drew on the mouth and eyes and for the hair I used a light … Read more
My 11 year old daughter wanted something scary for a Halloween costume. I started this Head in Freezer Costume with a hot water heater box and cut 3 sides of the top front to make the door of the freezer. I put a handle on the door and a handle on the box slightly lower … Read more