I found this homemade Jelly Fish costume idea online. I thought it would be fun to be something homemade and different for Halloween. I took a clear plastic umbrella that I got from the Dollar store, and used streamers, pearls, bubble wrap, ribbon and iridescent garland to embellish the umbrella to look like a Jelly … Read more
All I did for this homemade Mermaid costume was glued big seashells onto an old blue bra then filled the empty spaces with small broken shells. Looking back I would’ve done a nude colored bra instead. Then sewed a Goodwill-find green sequin tank top to a green stretch skirt I got from Forever 21. I … Read more
I wanted a unique and fun costume to impress our friends at our 8th annual Halloween Party, and this amazing jelly fish costume certainly did just that – and it was relatively simple and inexpensive to make. For the main Jelly fish body I started with a clear umbrella (I purchased mine at Target). Because … Read more
This Lobster Dinner family costume was very simple to make and got lots of laughs. We dressed up our 10-month old baby as a lobster. The base of the costume for her is a pair of red pajamas. I used foam paper to make crustacean claws and stripes across her belly – just used tape to … Read more
I had been wanting for years to dress as Ursula, as I have always loved the character, and the drag queen Divine which she was modeled after. So when my fiance agreed to be Ariel, I finally had the motivation to do all the work and made these Ursula and Ariel costumes. I love the … Read more
My son has had a fixation with fish, and ocean life in general, since he was tiny. When my brother got married in Hawaii, we bought a watercolor painting of seahorses at the Ocean Rider seahorse farm, and it’s one of my son’s favorite things to look at. So, for his first Halloween, a Baby … Read more
I loved the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ and came up with the idea to make an Homemade Angler Fish Costume this year. I started with a chickwire frame. As you can see, it came out better than I expected. Over the wire I put duct tape to help keep the shape. I then put paper mache … Read more
This homemade jellyfish Halloween costume idea is my favorite costume that I’ve made. It wasn’t too bad to put together and transporting it was easy. It all started with my sister wanting to be a goldfish for Halloween, I was short on ideas so I bummed off her theme and decided to be a jellyfish. … Read more
I have been a big costume for years. I’m not really into that sexy girl. So I made a Jellyfish Costume. I used a crabbing net I found at a yard sale. I cut a hole in the smaller part of the net and put the hula hoop in the middle to make it more … Read more
I wanted something unique and different for my son for Halloween this year and of course cost efficient. I had the idea of fish Halloween costumes so came up with this fish tank / aquarium. Everything I purchased was from the local dollar store with the exception of the material, vinyl, lights and batteries. It … Read more
I’m not sure how I came up with the idea for this dead mermaid costume, it just sort of happened. The net and the fake grass/seaweed was bought from a craft store. I used fishing line to tie all the junk (chunks of the grass, cans, old bobbers, and seashells that had a hole drilled … Read more
This is my Homemade Mermaid Costume. I bought a gold cloth and sewed it. For the head, I bought a hat with a gold hair and some accessories on it.