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
My daughter wanted to have a Homemade Mad Scientist Costume for Halloween. It was very last minute, like 5 hours before! SO I came up with a great idea. I didn’t have a lab coat or time to find one so I got a large adults long sleeve white shirt at the craft store and … Read more
We wanted to be something different but yet as a group. It ended up being the two of us. This Crayola crayons Halloween costume was something decent, cute and very unique. We definitely got everyone’s attention. We started with the homemade dress, and then snowballed into the wig, make-up, boots etc.
This year was my nephew’s first Halloween. I wanted to do something that all of my kids and my nephew could do together. I decided to make them all into Homemade Crayons Costumes. I bought them each solid color outfits. I used iron on letters to put Crayola down their shirts. Their pants have their … Read more
Here is the homemade pencil costume that I made for my daughter. It was made with tape. I took a base as a tube and I covered it with saran wrap to protect it from sticking to the tape. Then, I put tape, and more tape. When it was rather stiff, I removed the base … Read more
This Homemade Comic Book Pop Art Costume was inspired by Roy Lichtenstein pop art. Every year my goal is to wear a costume that’s original. I hate spending too much money on costumes sold at the store for two reasons, (1) the material is cheap, (2) 87 other people will probably be wearing it as … Read more
My son and I love watching the World Series of Poker on television. When we were trying to come up with a unique Halloween costume, a poker chip seemed like a perfect and fun choice. The costume was easy to design and make, albeit a little time consuming. H ere’s what you need: a T-shirt, … Read more
I made this homemade pair of dice Halloween costume for my 6 year old daughter. I wanted it to be soft and easy to move around in, so we did not use a box! Instead, I formed a box with 2” foam, leaving the top and bottom open. Ribbon was glued inside to form suspenders … Read more
Materials needed: Bright-colored fabric ($2) White long-sleeved t-shirt ($3) Fabric spray paint ($7) Clown wig ($3) Yarn pompoms ($1) This year our theme was “Circus.” Our son wanted to be the clown. We found many costumes online but I didn’t want a “store bought” look so we came up with this Homemade Circus Clown Costume. … Read more