My daughter Laura age 7 had been telling me for months that she wants to be a magazine for Halloween. We have been making costumes for the past couple of years. When it got closer to Halloween I tried discouraging her from the homemade magazine cover Halloween costume idea. I told her “I don’t know … Read more
My daughter loves Halloween and movies so we decided to combine the two and had this Homemade Movie Night Halloween Costume Idea. I took a cardboard box and cut holes for her arms and head. We covered it with white poster board. Then we used red duct tape to make the red stripes down the … Read more
This is our daughter Phoenix, she is a Homemade Pipe Organ Costume made from scratch. It took almost a month to make it. It all started from a cardboard box and glue construction paper and the best part about this costume is that it actually plays, people can come up to her and play it. … Read more
This year was kind of crazy for me. Being that I am an “adult” now, I was over the whole sexy costumes that every girl in college wore. I decided to be something that was basic but easy and that I could still be sexy but sexy-ute. I talked to a friend and decided the … Read more
I made this robot Halloween costume with a plastic case, vent hoses, plastic boxes for feet and plastic jar for the helmet. I took duct tape and glue and finally metallic paint for the aspect.
This Rusted Robot Costume started out as the ABC Robot from Judge Dredd. I started making the head first and I was close working from memory only. Then I looked him up and my jaw was a little wider than Ithought to make the upper supports but I tried and the coloring was a combination … Read more
Jozlyn is 3 years old. She loves pirates, princesses, pink, and black; so I decided to design and make her a Pirate Princess costume. She loves it and wants to wear it every day. One benefit of making your own costume is that it can be worn daily and survive even playgrounds. The pettiskirt was … Read more
My sister and I decided to do something fun this year and checked out your website for ideas. We went to Hobby Lobby and with just around $20, we purchased 200 yards of bridal tulle (3-4 rolls on sale for $5 each), some safety pins and rope and made our Homemade Loofah Costumes! We just … Read more
Before my son Jared was born, I was a big collector of shoes, Nike shoes to be more specific. Like any child of the 80’s, Michael Jordan shoes were the “it” thing to have. So naturally, when I found out I was pregnant, I started to get mini versions of my favorite sneakers so that … Read more
This year I had a broken leg but still made it out for Halloween. I had a lot of time on my hands and decided to make a Homemade Loofa Costume. I just used a nude colored tube top dress and I got pink and purple tule and lots of safety pins and pinned it … Read more
My friend and I decided to be loofahs this year. My boyfriend, having nothing to wear the day before the Halloween party, decided to be a bar of soap! Our Homemade Loofahs and Bar of Soap Group Costumes was a huge hit at the party we went to! For the loofahs, I (the blue loofah) … Read more
I have two boys who I love to dress alike for Halloween. I didn’t want to buy the same costume from Wal-mart. I dug in my closet and got all the old shirts that I never wore and transformed them into pirates clothes. The boots I made from felt, I just constructed them to look … Read more