We decided to become a basketball team, inspired by the 70’s and 80’s. Our team, “The Outlaws” needed a Homemade 70s Basketball Team Costume! After looking for jerseys and shorter shorts and having no luck, we found some red jerseys, which one of the girls added to with stars, a number we chose, and each … Read more
I originally saw this homemade goldfish Halloween costume idea in Woman’s Day magazine. The design was for a toddler, but it was easy enough to customize it to a larger size. The base of the goldfish costume is a Hanes men’s 3XL orange hooded sweatshirt. I wanted it to be extra roomy, which is an … Read more
My son is a huge Michigan fan so I came up with this idea of a Homemade Football Halloween Costume and he loves it. What you will need: 1 box (sized for your child) Pvc piping: 2 elbows, 1 tee and 1 8ft. straight pipe 1 can yellow spray paint 1 can white spray paint … 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
This is the Macho Man Randy Savage Costume that I made myself for last Halloween. I spent no more than 20 dollars for any part of this costume. I devoted over 60 hours painting, and sewing in the finishing touches. I thought I would post this here as a tribute to my hero, and fallen … Read more
This French Man Costume is when my son was 1. I decided to make him a French Man for Halloween. I mean who doesn’t like a baby in a mustache with a loaf of bread. I made a black and white tight shirt out of an old woman’s shirt from Goodwill. I cut it out … Read more
This Homemade Heisman Trophy Costume is my boyfriend Brian dressed up as the Heisman Trophy. We bought bronze spray paint and painted an old sweatshirt and sweatpants (the pants were originally dark blue; in retrospect, a lighter base color would have looked better), knee socks (from a sporting goods store), and old tennis shoes. I … Read more
This Homemade Little Gypsy Costume is a pretty basic costume, but there were some fun touches that I think made the look complete. We started with a $3 woman’s blouse on clearance from WalMart – which was nice & blousy for my little girl. Then I went to the fabric section where I purchased 1/2 … Read more
So, I got the Jellyfish costume idea originally from a Martha Stewart old lady costume, and put my own spin. All you need is an umbrella, lots of bubble wrap, some battery operated lights and voila! I used battery operated Christmas lights with clear packing tape at the top of the umbrella (be careful taping, … Read more
I created the Homemade Spartan Cheerleaders Couple Costume after going to the costume store, and finding the costumes there were cheaply made, and over priced for the quality. So here’s how I made this costume: 1) I visited my local Sand Dollar thrift store and found the pants for $2.00. I found the black sweaters … Read more
The secret to this Homemade Saltwater Aquarium Costume is to have a really good sturdy box and lots of zip ties. I went to the UPS store to buy the box (~$8). I cut holes in the front and sides and wrapped the edges in duct tape to make it look like metal and to … Read more
For Halloween, my boyfriend and I decided to create Double Badminton Trophy costumes. We chose to be a doubles badminton trophy (boy and girl). Badminton was the easiest sport to pick as a trophy because the rackets are light and we were able to buy smaller versions to carry around with us. We also wanted … Read more