I like Spawn a lot and was always miffed that they never actually made an adult sized Spawn costume. So I made one myself. Total Spent: $800 Costume by Sebastian C., Barrie, ON A friend introduced me to spawn years ago. I took an immediate liking to the character so I decided to make him … Read more
My daughter Julie wanted to be Ember from Danny Phantom. She found her own outfit, a pair of sparkly pants from Limited Too that she had and a cute sparkle top to match. She also already had the boots. The guitar is real and one that my oldest daughter used years ago before moving on … Read more
After seeing the cheap look of store-bought Bob the Builder costumes we decided to make our own Bob the builder costume. We already had the overalls and just needed a few more items which we found at a thrift store; we found the hard hat, shoes, belt and shirt. Our son loved it! The night … Read more
My two year old loves Blue’s Clues so I decided on a Blues clue costume for Halloween. I went to the sewing store and bought a pattern for a basic dog costume. I bought light blue fleece for the base and dark blue for the spots. I had to make my own pattern for the … Read more
I made this Master Shake costume with some fence for the frame (3×6″ chicken wire is too flimsy) more fence as a top and a sheet wrapped around that and a cardboard tube with construction paper for the straw (attached the tube with bailing wire). I drew the face on butcher paper, spray painted it … Read more
I can really only claim the bottom portion of this costume and head piece as a “home made” costume. The top is from a lingerie store. I wanted a luxurious look that would turn heads but still have some class. I wanted a cheap Halloween costume but in the end it wasn’t so cheap at … Read more
I looked up some Elvis costume ideas online. I drew what I thought I could make for this Elvis costume. I went to a thrift store and yard sale and found a great woman’s white polyester pants suit. It was a size 12 and it was sleeveless but I thought I could adapt. First I … Read more
I searched the Web for easy Halloween costumes and found this idea. It was my son’s 1st Halloween & I made him a simple and quick SKUNK costume. I got the idea from his nickname from his big brother “Little Stinker”. This is one of those easy Halloween costumes that would work for any age … Read more
For this lamb costume, I followed a pattern. I did simplify it by coloring on the nose instead of sewing on the contrasting fabric, and I saved on materials by lining the ears with card stock to get them to stand up. I’d use cotton balls and hot glue if I had to make a … Read more
The baby is in a baby carrier. I am wearing sweat pants and a sweatshirt. I sewed ears on my hood and her hat and a tail onto my pants! Adorable and very practical! One of the easiest animal costumes ever made! Total Spent: $0 Costume by Staci N., DuBois, PA Somehow I needed to … Read more
This all started because we were the Spirit Committee at work. So we needed to come up with an idea that would include us all for Halloween. We finally decided on the Wizard of Oz. So we each made our own Wizard of Oz costumes (with some help from each other of course) Dorothy Let’s … Read more
I created this homemade dinosaur costume to entertain the children who come to the puppetry arts museum. I got the idea for this costume for the many dinosaur books I have read and by watching the talented crafts people at my job. In the beginning I planned to only design a dinosaur head; however that … Read more