This is a Homemade Headless Bride Costume. I used plaster of Paris bandages and made a mold of my upper torso and painted it to look like flesh. I then sprayed the inside of the mold with spray foam and glued it to a rolling back pack. I attached a wedding dress longer than I … Read more
I was trying very hard to think of a great unusual costume that it felt as if my head would pop, then it hit me! Headless ghoul! I played around in my head about how to make this Headless Ghoul Homemade Halloween Costume work, especially since I would be wearing it to work! I took … Read more
I wanted my son to be something original this year. It worked, as everyone loved his Homemade Head on Platter Costume. People were constantly taking pictures of him at the homes we visited and people walking on the streets. Many of them stated that his was the best costume they have seen all night. It … Read more
We did this Homemade Headless Girl Costume last year too, but after trial and error made the costume better and lighter which my daughter loved. We used coat hangers for the arms and a wooden stick for the shoulders. A rolling back pack but it wasn’t tall enough so we tore it apart and used … Read more
This Mummy DIY Costume was fun to make!! I already had a pair of white dress pants that were too short on my son, but worked for this costume, and I had a white polo that I used as the background for this costume. I took a a gallon bucket and really hot water and … Read more
For this homemade child Gargoyle Halloween costume I used my son’s PJ’s as a pattern. I cut out grey stretchy material and sewed it as a one-piece with Velcro on the back. I put a $3 bald cap and $3 elf ears on my son. I made his wings out of light weight wood trims … Read more
For my twin girls first Halloween, I wanted something HALLOWEEN related, not just costumes. We decided to make them “wicked” witches. Their Homemade Wicked Witches Baby Costumes turned out cuter than the scary I was going for but still very unique and colorful! I added the tulle to the purple witches costume along with the … Read more
This Zombie Costume is pretty self explanatory. We just ripped up some old clothes and put some make-up on our face. Using gold/black spraypaint, you can do some light lines on your clothes and it will make it appear older and worn down. We also beat the clothes with dirt, logs, and bricks, etc. The … Read more
My son wanted to be a zombie this year, but who wants an every day, run of the mill zombie? Not us! I started with the shirt. We wanted blood and guts. I took one of his old shirts and cut out a circle. I used 2 pairs of pantyhose, cut them in 4 pieces … Read more
This year my son wanted to again be something scary. I looked through several choices and he picked the Homemade Head in a Freezer Halloween Costume idea off this site. We used a clothing box that you can get from the U-Haul store to start with. Then my husband went to work spray painting cutting … Read more
I got the idea from something similar I saw on this site for a headless Halloween costume. We used a small backpack and used an extra long telescope handle that attached to the backpack. We secured it with a belt through the straps to around my sons torso. A swim noodle was used for the … Read more
This Homemade Mummy Halloween Costume was the inspiration came from a Hallmark Halloween ornament. I am a graphic designer and love creating costumes as a creative outlet. I always put extra time into my 3 kids costumes due to a local parade we enter yearly. The mummy was put together with staples and a hot … Read more