I came up with the idea for a lion costume after seeing the Tom Arma costumes. After I told my 14 month old son that a lion says “roar!” and he copied I knew that was what his costume would be. I couldn’t believe the prices for the costumes so I decided I could make … Read more
This is my version of an awesome Lego pirate costume. The costume is constructed of only 3 types of cardboard (posterboard, thick cardboard, and thin cardboard), the only thing that is not recyclable is the mouth. It is cloth so I can see out of it. That makes this Lego Pirate Costume 99% recyclable. I … Read more
I used Simplicity patterns 3663 and 2834 for this Homemade Lady Buccaneer Pirate with her Parrot Couple Costume . The Parrot. I used red fleece for the main part of the costume. I then hand sewed 7 red feather boas, 1 blue boa and 1 yellow boa. It took hours and hours of hand sewing. … Read more
My son originally wanted to go as Jason for Halloween, but then decided against when he heard everyone else was going as that as well. He decided he wanted something more original so after looking around the web and all the great ideas on this site, he decided on mummified king tut. Here’s how we … Read more
I made this Beer Pong cup out of a 4’x 8′ plastic sheet I found at Home Depot (not sure what its used for but it was perfect). I then spray painted it red and also found pipe insulator and painted it white used for the rim of the cup. I then made shoulder straps … Read more
These are really homemade iPod Shadow Dancers costumes! The costumes consisted of poster board, face paint, iPods and rhythm! We had so much fun with this. It appears an easy task but it took a while to make. Oh, by the way, the poster board is being held on by shoulder straps, which pass through … Read more
I made this Homemade Woodland Fairy Costume for my daughter when she was 3 yrs. I had this little lace dress that was given to me for her but she never got a chance to wear it. So I decided I would use it with this costume. I took 2 coat hangers and hooped the … Read more
My homemade Rose petal Fairy costume is the coolest ever, here’s why… My name is Elizabeth, I am a mother of 3 children – 2 boys Jordan aged 10 years and Willow aged 7 1/2 years and a little girl Ruby just turned 1 years… I live in beautiful country South Australia on the Yorke … Read more
Never lose sight of each other on a crazy Halloween Night! Really easy, last minute, cheap, iPhone FaceTime Couple Costume! All you need is: 1. Black cardboard 2. Printer – To print buttons/pictures 3. Pictures of yourselves (taken by the iphone, of course) 4. Scissors and Glue 5. Steve Job’s Inspiration Steps: 1. Cut Iphone … Read more
My four year old daughter, Katie, went as the perfect little present this year for Halloween. I handcrafted a bow for the top of her head using two spools of wired ribbon and then attached it to the top of her head with bobby pins. I drew balloons on her face to match the colorful … Read more
I had great fun making and wearing this Dandelion costume. Here are the crafts I used: – 80 balloon sticks (you can use more) – 2 thin, white feather boas – 1 brown wool beanie cap – flower foam (1 large circle, 1 small circle, 1 ball cut in half) – craft glue made for … Read more
My four year old daughter NEVER does anything like other kids. This year I thought she would like to be a princess or a witch but no, she wanted a Homemade Bag of Groceries Costume for Halloween. She has a very creative mind so I, her mother, had no choice but to become creative as … Read more