I saw the two other loofahs on this site and started working right away on my loofah costume. However, I couldn’t find any direct instructions to make it, so I figured I’d add some of my own. First, this is what to buy: I found a long shirt/dress a the local department store on sale … Read more
For this homemade robot Halloween costume I used cardboard boxes, spray painted silver. Dryer ducting was used for the arms and legs and CDs for eyes.
I got my idea for the Homemade Loofah Halloween Costume from this site. I took a black tank dress, 30 yards of netting, and tons of safety pins to complete the costume. I cut the netting into large squares, stitched around the sides with a needle and thread and pulled the thread tight to gather … Read more
I am the girl scout troop leader for my daughter and thought it would be funny if my husband dress like a girl scout. For this homemade girl scout Halloween costume I purchased a yard of fabric and sewed the skirt and the sash. My husband had a short sleeve white button down shirt that … Read more
This homemade Oktoberfest Snowglobe costume took 14 hours, and about $50 to build. I started with foam batting and some wood veneer. The foam was cut into strips with a serrated knife (mess), and glued end to end to form a ring. To add some stability I soaked the veneer, and hot glued it within … Read more
Last year my daughter and I wanted to make a really cool handmade costume for her and decided a robot was the best way to go. I didn’t know where to start so I went online and found this website which really gave us some great ideas, so I wanted to come back and share … Read more
My son wanted to be a robot for Halloween, so I looked on your sight to get a few idea’s and went at it and made my own Homemade Riley Robot 9000 Costume. I went to the store and got some boxes, used some sink drains for his eye’s, some bowls for his ears, painted … Read more
This Human Picnic Idea came to me browsing through Wal-Mart. As a college student without a lot of money I saw an inexpensive set of ketchup and mustard squeeze bottles. I bought two plastic red bowls for the bikini top and cut holes in the tops and sides. Simple white string was weaved through the … Read more
I put this Hulk Hogan costume together, and it has a lot of little parts to it. I had a bald wig with long blond hair. The shirt I cut up in the back to match what Hogan wore. Even the weight belt I wore said Hollywood. I had to tie dye my pants, and … Read more
This is a mermaid costume I made for Halloween this year. At first, my daughter wanted to be The Little Mermaid. Then, she saw this rose fabric I still had and wanted to be a blue mermaid with red hair (so she was still a little like Ariel). As a six-year-old we all know they … Read more
This is my five month old daughter, Ember, our baby mermaid! My husband and I dressed up as fishermen, straight off of Truman Lake in Missouri, and we caught ourselves this freshwater mermaid! We got the idea because ever since her first bath, this baby loves the water. Swimming, splashing, floating, playing, she loves it. … Read more
Here’s one of the coolest do it yourself Halloween costumes! I recently had to have some medical test done and this is how I came up with the idea for my costume. I got a large square box and cut holes for my head and arms. I then put a divider in the box so … Read more