Every year I search the internet for the the perfect idea for my Halloween costume. And this year I wanted to be totally original, trying something that I’ve never seen before. I was looking at several options and decided to do a bronze statue of Blind Justice Costume. The costume was relatively easy to put … Read more
This is one of the easiest costumes I have done. A few skirts from around the house and a sombrero I bought on eBay, and with the help of a little snazaroo face paint(anything else will run) and viola! I painted mine and his face myself. Total cost for both 60$
This is a Homemade Dia De Los Muertos Couple Costume my wife and I wore to a Halloween party. The paint is water based and I used an airbrush to paint the black base and a hand brush to paint the bones. My wife made the colored paper flowers.
My two girls wanted matching costumes this time so I decided that since I hadn’t purchased pumpkins this year I’d make them Jack-O-Lanterns. This was really easy to set up. I took two over sized orange t-shirts and stuffed them with plastic garbage bags. I then dressed them in green and put these orange stuffed … Read more
I created a homemade dust bunny costume for my son. I needed to make a costume for him since he has Sensory Issues and also easy to put on and take off. I had to think of something that was easy for him to handle. I though a dust bunny was a fun way to … Read more
On Halloween night with our costume on you will hear remarks like : ” Hey, you’ll never guess what I saw walking down the street!!!! A table!!” Yes, a table complete with lamp, a cup of milk and a book to read casually placed on top. This Homemade Table and Lampshade Halloween Costume Idea was … Read more
It’s fun to make original Halloween costumes! I used black track pants and a black turtleneck as the base for the costume. The handle was made from a bent, empty paper towel roll that was wrapped in black, sticky backed felt. It was sewn onto a black hat. The lower part of the vacuum was … Read more
I was taken back for the first time when my son expressed his desire to be a volcano for Halloween since we had been planning a Tie Fighter Costume for a while. I decided to do both since it couldn’t hurt to have two finished costumes and I had all the materials. The Homemade Little … Read more
This is my version of a Cinderella costume. I made it for a convention. I went there with my friends, so all together we were Cinderella, Tinkerbell, Alice in Wonderland, Sally from ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ and Peter Pan. For my homemade Cinderella costume I bought some satin fabric in blue and white – 4 meter … Read more
This is an easy way to make a short Medieval hooded cloak Halloween costume that is very versatile! It could be used in a Knight costume, a monk costume, a riding costume. It is for men or women. No pattern is needed! Here are the steps: 1. Get some drapey fabric. I purchased a tablecloth … Read more
I was talking to a friend of mine about what I should be for Halloween and came up with the bright idea of me being a piñata. So I went to Walmart and bought some sweat pants and jacket for $5.00 each, 2 bottles of fabric glue which were $2.00 each and then I went … Read more
Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. We’ve had lots of fun doing just that and making this Soldier in a Humvee Wheelchair Costume! Christopher was dressed in camouflage pants, jacket and cap. We put a small pair of binoculars around his neck and … Read more