My son is OBSESSED with The Polar Express. So when he said he wanted to be the Polar Express for Halloween, I did what any mother would do for her child. I made him a Homemade Polar Express and Conductor Costume! And to top it off, we used a blue suit and old TWA pilot’s … Read more
My best friend John and I capitalized on our tendency to pretend we are a fancy, posh couple of the world with our Homemade Dia de los Muertos Bride and Groom Couple Costume. I am so lucky he is willing to be part of most of my life schemes, and he’s a great backup for … Read more
I wanted a costume to be funny and to get completely into the spirit of Halloween and I wanted to make it myself. So I made this Paper Mache Pumpkin Costume. I made a large ball by stuffing construction garbage bags with torn up newspaper balls and then covering the bag with paper mache newspaper … Read more
My senior of high school, I came up with the idea for a friend to be a refrigerator for Halloween. We created the costume in one night, and it was a huge hit. That birthed the idea during my freshman year of college to continue the kitchen appliance theme and make sink a Homemade Microwave … Read more
Captain Static is the most insidious of all evil-doers. Posing as an ordinary man most of the time, he strikes when you are in the biggest rush, when you have an important meeting or need to stand in front of a crowd. ZAP!!! You’ve got static cling! Your boss and co-workers snicker as you go … Read more
When I asked my 3 year old what he wanted to be for Halloween, I expected him to say something like a firefighter or monster. So imagine my surprise when he said he wanted to be a vacuum. Well, I shouldn’t have been too surprised since he is slightly obsessed with vacuums! I wanted his … Read more
This is a volcano costume I am wearing that is 100% hand made from a chicken wire shell covered in paper mache. There is a rock climber and hula dancers on the face. You may not see it in the photo, but I actually have hidden containers at the opening where I had dry ice … Read more
My daughter is Cinderella. My mother-in-law made the Homemade Cinderella Halloween Costume. It’s all handmade, every piece of it!
To make this costume, I started with a premade simple dress, had a simple stretchy top with a plain light pink skirt w/lace overlay. I began by drawing up the lace around the skirt in 3 different places to give the look of ruffles, I sewed on some pink satin ‘puffs’ to go on the … Read more
I’ve always wanted to make this Three Amigos costume ever since I saw the movie years ago. I just had to figure out how I was going to pull it off. And have 3 willing participants – My husband and his two best friends were all for it. I started with having the guys get … Read more
This Homemade Transformer Tank Halloween Costume Idea took nearly twenty hours of work to make. It was inspired by viewing many attempts of Transformer costumes online. I decided I wanted to be able to keep it simple and functional at the same time and still look as real as possible. This costume was built twice. … Read more
This Homemade Military Costume is my first attempt at making a military costume. I think it came out really good. I bought all the stuff separate and put it together myself. The helmet is a WWII liner with 60s shell original. The bars are original Vietnam bars and the musette bag is WWII. Everything else … Read more