My son and I Tommy from Louisville, KY decided to get real creative this year. We built a zombie referee carrying a peewee football player. We built it mostly out of Styrofoam and PVC pipe, all stuffed into a back pack. I referee football so the uniform shirt, pants, flag, whistle, socks, hat and shoes … Read more
With this Homemade Mermaid Costume, I really wanted to create something unique, something that was not like the typical mermaid costumes. I started by making a long spaghetti strap sheath dress–(you can also just purchase one at a thrift store). Mine was made of deep blue stretch velvet. I then used several different colors and … Read more
And they are OFF! This Kentucky Derby Race Horse Jockey and Owner Couple Costume is such a FUN costume to be. It did take a lot of work and prep but was well worth it in the end. I had my seamstress make the costumes. I got the brown and white polka dot theme from … Read more
The theme for Halloween was WWE Wrestlers and I love to paint my face. So who better then Sting!! The Homemade Sting from WWE Costume was very simple. I got the black and white face paint, a wig, cut the wig down to size, and the rest I made myself. I borrowed my uncles long … Read more
My 3-year old daughter, egged on by Dora the Explorer, wanted a Homemade Mermaid Girl Costume. Apart from the obvious problem of making a tail that a little girl can run & climb in, I also didn’t want her to be going outside the house in a top that looked like a bra. For the … Read more
My Homemade Jellyfish Costume was made with metallic fabrics, pearls, jewels, and feathers. It also included LED lights that lit up on the inside of the Umbrella. Matched with a silver, sparkly outfit and elaborate, shimmering makeup. This costume has been my best yet!
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
For this homemade Baseball Trophy Halloween costume I took his last season’s baseball uniform, cleats and this toddler baseball bat I had gotten at Wal-Mart on clearance and spray painted them all gold. I had started out using a special cloth stencil spray, but it didn’t go far at all and was expensive! I then … Read more
This is how we put together our Homemade Hunter and Deer Halloween Couple Costume Idea: Christmas reindeer antlers for dogs for our antlers. Make up for a deers face. Brown shirts and the fuzzy deer like fur jackets. Bullet wounds on our chests with fake blood. Black gloves for our hands for hooves. Then we … Read more
This year for Halloween, my daughter wanted to be a mermaid on a rock. I have been making costumes for my kids for a few years now, but this was by far the most challenging and detailed. She wanted the mermaid to be glittery and magical with blue and green hair and a huge fin. … Read more
The back and sides of the bus are cut from foam core—two rounded shapes for the sides, and rectangles for the front and back. All are fastened into a box-like shape with clear packing tape. The wheels are black foam core, as are the bumpers, with small pieces jutting out from the “frame” to give … Read more
So I know Hulk Hogan isn’t terrible original for a costume idea, however I thought my take on it would be a little better. I was a fan of the WWF from 1987-1991 and that is the era of Hulk Hogan I wanted to capture. This was before he was Hollywood Hulk so there are … Read more