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
This costume was made from a black turtle neck, black jeans and a beanie style hat I picked up at a thrift store. I bought the take board at the local party shop. It was stored under decorations. All I had to buy was the board and a mega phone. He won first prize out … Read more
All you need to buy for this lost dog Halloween costume is a small stuffed dog and a pair of sweat pants at least one or two sizes larger than your size. I used plastic grocery bags to make the large butt cheeks. I first stuffed 2 bags with other bags then inserted them into … Read more
I was tired of seeing all the “sultry” costumes on females and was only interested in quick Halloween costumes this year. I walked around the house and looked for a non-sexy object. After looking around I was inspired, and a few old t-shirts, a quick run to the fabric store for some tulle and a … Read more
For this costume I followed McCall’s Pattern # 2335, size 3-4. This size was too big afterall, so hopefully it will be next year’s costume, too! My son had a blast being in his costume! He even willingly wore the hood. My friend gave me the green fabric and I bought the striped fabric for … Read more
I love sewing costumes. My children always had homemade costumes so you can imagine my joy when my grandchildren asked me to make them costumes. My four-year-old grandson wanted a pirate costume. So the first thing I did was look at as many pirate pictures I could to get ideas. I bought a pattern for … Read more