I was 8 months pregnant at Halloween last year and there was no hiding that bump! I needed to be comfortable but still wanted to be clever. The mummy idea popped into my head and I was determined. I found some very inexpensive white lounge pants in XL and a large long sleeve white T … Read more
My wife (real wife, not only mummified wife) and I dressed up as Mummies from this year Carnival parade as part of our neighborhood theme Egypt (we participated in Ispra, Gavirate and Laveno Italy) plus image of the kids and friend costume that I made for the same events. Artistic wise both masks were made … Read more
Homemade Mummy Costume, Good Old-Fashioned Monster Fun! All the pre-made mummy costumes we found were crummy, looked like uniformly layered petticoats! This costume took 20 hrs to make (including the time to figure out what I was doing!) but he looked like a movie monster and got lots of compliments. Inexpensive. Minimal sewing in straight … Read more
My son Landen wanted to be a mummy this year. Instead of just wrapping him in gauze I took white fabric that I had on hand and ripped it into strips. I then soaked the strips in tea overnight, in the morning I put them in the dryer. I bought a pair of stretch pants … Read more
This Homemade Mummy Halloween Costume was very easy to make and very inexpensive. We started with some old sheets. My daughter had lots of fun helping to tear them into strips (make sure you tell them NEVER to do this with your good sheets). Then we soaked them in tea in the kitchen sink to … Read more
I made this Mummy Spider Webbed Costume for my nephew, but he didn’t want to be a regular mummy so I made him a webbed mummy being eaten by spiders. First I had him wear a white turtle neck and some long thermal pants. I cut a sheet into long strips. I started to wrap … Read more
I am a mother of two wonderful children, my son is 5 and my daughter is 3. I am also the daughter of a very artsy, creative mother who shared her secrets with me at a very young age. Thank you Mom! Halloween costumes and Birthday cakes are my forte. I am told every year … Read more
This year was my son’s first Halloween going to school. He wanted something unique but really likes mummies. My first thought was “ok mummies are boring costumes” but I wanted him to dress as something he’d like, so went ahead and went with the Homemade Mummy Halloween Costume. I didn’t know what kind of material … Read more
My daughter always enjoys being something scary for Halloween. This year, she had a Homemade Mummy Girl Unique Halloween Costume Idea. I didn’t see anything in the stores that I liked, so I decided to make the costume myself. I started with an old turtleneck, pants, thin cotton gloves, and pair of Crocs from my … Read more
