I had never really entered a contest before but I needed the money for something very special and specific. So I decided I would enter with a funny costume. We had this unicorn head from a few yrs ago lying around and I thought that would be a good idea, because the funny costumes always … Read more
For this costume, I made a pinata. I did this by free hand cutting felt and hot gluing it onto a shirt and a skirt that I already had. I got two party hats, cut the felt into smaller sections, using the same color order as my outfit and hot glued them to the hat. … Read more
Eco Princess — When I was thinking about reducing plastic usage at home, I took that as the concept for this Halloween for my daughter, who co-operated well with me, instead of throwing tantrums for a princess costume. Store bought plain black dress Felt flowers Felt leaves A Happy face & Sad faced Earth – … Read more
This is one of the easiest costumes I have ever made! We cut a rectangle out of cardboard, stuck it in a backpack and then dressed it. We put a button down shirt on first and stuffed it with paper and grocery bags to give it shape. For the hands I filled rubber gloves and … Read more
This costume was a GIANT hit! It was easy, cheap, unique and super fun to make. I used real ice cream cones with a coat of white glue inside to strengthen them. Styrofoam balls glued on top as the ice cream, coated with light weight spackle and painted to look like various flavors (added better, … Read more
So I have always been entrigued with Nefertiti. It’s been my email address name since I was 16 years old, and that’s a long time ago now. She has been known for her beauty and grace, and after watching a documentary of her Bust being found in Egypt, I have always idolized her since I … Read more
I like to frequent Renaissance Festivals, and i’ve always wanted to make a Faun costume. I enjoy the mythological side of costuming, and since I needed something to freshen up my Ren Fest experience, I decided to start constructing something that would resemble the idea that had been prancing around in my head for so … Read more
This is AJ, my therapy dog in his school bus costume. He has been a therapy dog for 6 years, visiting hundreds of people in hospitals, nursing homes and schools. He has been going to the local grade school on a regular basis for the past few years. He is very loved by all the … Read more
I made this DIY illusion costume for my daughter. I always enjoy trying to come up with unique costumes for Halloween but this year winning the school Halloween Fun Fair Costume Contest was all my daughter could talk about. It had to be GOOD and it had to be different! After numerous hours of searching … Read more
DJ Sean is our special needs child who loves music. He is wheelchair bound and we decided after seeing a picture of a DJ wheelchair costume a year ago, to make our own version. A ton of people love the costume; and enjoyed the old school DJ / dance music. Lots of questions were asked as … Read more
I’ve entered a lot of costume contests over the years but I never won any big prizes. This is because, usually, someone shows up in a giant robot costume on stilts and takes it. Even if its just a store bought costume, if the guy is on stilts, he wins. After last year’s Halloween, I … Read more
Cleopatra is me, the mummy is carrying me in the chair. My legs are the mummy’s and the top of the mummy is fake and so are Cleopatra’s legs and feet. I’m obsessed with Halloween and the illusion costumes. I wanted something different and always wanted to be cleopatra. First I started with large cardboard … Read more