I decided to be myself for Halloween! My mom still has a picture of me around the house with my mullet (it was the 80’s) and pink sweater with the laser background. Everyone always thought i looked ridiculous, but I was honestly really hip as a 2nd grader. I decided I would bring back the … Read more
This is the coolest Homemade Female Indian Costume ever. I made EVERTHING from including my headdress. I love to make my costume and costumes for my friends and this one came out perfect. So perfect I wore it to two different parties and everyone was amazed. I have never seen a costume like this and … Read more
My friends and I were stressing over what to be for Halloween, being Sophomores in high school basically means competing against pretty girls dressed up as “school girls” or “bunny rabbits”. While discussing what we wanted to be, we saw some vending machines, and at that moment, our decision was made. We made our Vending … Read more
This fall we went to a local drag boat racing competition. My son Brendan, who is 6, loved it. So when Halloween rolled around, he asked if he could be a drag boat for Halloween. Okay. I had some thinking to do. I went to the local hardware store and wandered around to see what … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a cop this year. So I found some size 24 mth boys fleece cargo pants and a polo style shirt both in navy blue. I made patches, name tag, and all the little details. I just used fabric paint to paint on fabric then cut the ones I liked out … Read more
My son is six years old and he always comes up with unique ideas for his costume each year. This year, he decided on a Hot Air Balloon. My mother and I make his costumes each year. First, I purchased a wicker hamper we cut the bottom out and used black duct tape around the … Read more
I have been coming to your website for the last two years to help me come up with ideas for Halloween costumes. I will have to say that I always get comments on how cool they are and how did I come up with that. This year I was able to come up with a … Read more
After looking for inspiration for an inexpensive homemade costume, I stumbled across this site. We were looking for a couples costume that would allow us to be original but easily move through a party or bar and be able to dance without it being too cumbersome. I saw on this site a couples ‘mudflap’ where … Read more
When invited to a friend’s 30th costume birthday party, there was no doubt that my husband and I wanted to go as a “couple”; but not the ordinary couple costume; something outrageous and hilarious. We came up with fabricating costumes resembling Drew Carey & Mimi Bobek from “The Drew Carey Show”. Drew’s costume was easier; … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Alice in Wonderland group costume. Every year my sister and I come up with a theme for Halloween costumes. This year we thought of Alice in Wonderland. I am the Queen of Hearts, my husband is the March Hare, my son the white rabbit, my sister the Card, her husband … Read more
I was going to be a Rubik’s cube so I went to Wall-mart and got my supplies but as I stood in line I watched the DVD menu for the new Transformer movie. The menu basically revolved around the glowing all spark and I thought to myself, forget Rubik and his cube, let’s have a … Read more
My son was Alvin from Alvin and the chipmunks. It was a very simple costume to make. I bought a men’s small red turtleneck shirt from the local thrift shop and some yellow felt from the craft store. I cut a big letter A and had sewn it on the front of the shirt and … Read more