My husband has wanted to be Ralphie for years, but that left me high ‘n’ dry for a costume idea. Until…. I love dressing up as inanimate objects. I was a package of Smarties a few years ago! I am not a great seamstress, that’s for sure, but I managed to somehow get this bunny … Read more
This is a Homemade Cindy Lou Who Halloween Costume for my 6 year old daughter. I found an adult red velvet cape from a vampire costume from years’ past and cut it to my daughter’s size. I then added white fur trim around the hood and edges. She wore her Christmas dress from last year. … Read more
This is my husband, Shawn, as Oogie Boogie from the Nightmare Before Christmas. I made it out of burlap and yarn, along with some wire. When I first put the mask on him, it looked so bad that I almost gave up. The lesson that I learned – was that you should never give up … Read more
Jack Skellington and Sally from the movie ‘the Nightmare before Christmas’. The Homemade Jack and Sally Costumes are entirely handmade (except for the skeleton gloves). We wore them at the annual ‘Elf Fantasy Fair’ in the Netherlands and we were a huge hit. I tried to get the costumes as close as possible to the … Read more
So, a month before Halloween, my boyfriend and I were looking at costumes. He came along a Jack Skellington one and said that that would be a cool one. However, looking at the shoddy make of the costume, I said “I can make one better than that!” and thus began my month long costume project … Read more
I have made my costume every Halloween for the past 3 years and this year I decided to tackle my boyfriend’s. We both agreed on The Nightmare Before Christmas since were both huge fans of the movie. I never really liked the way the store bought costume looked so I decided to tackle his Jack … Read more
I apologize if this costume was entered more than once. I had a great deal of trouble with the submission form! I have always been in love with “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” This Jack Skellington DIY Halloween Costume Idea was created for my boyfriend. I had handy a plastic helmet (cheap hard hat with an … Read more
My daughter’s school had a Christmas in October party. She wanted to dress in a Cindy Lou Who costume. I purchased a child’s wig and hair extensions. I braided the wig, hot glued the extensions to a Styrofoam cone then glued the cone to the top of the wig. The outfit I made for a … Read more
This Homemade Jovie The Elf Costume was actually a custom request from someone this last Christmas, we just happened to be roughly the same size so I could model it for photos (I plan on making one for myself though, soon). The basic dress I made from a simple long sleeved, knee length dress pattern. … Read more
My friend and I decided about 1.5 weeks before Halloween that we wanted to dress up to go out. I was looking for costume ideas on the internet and had a thought to use paper mache for a costume. While exploring this idea, I decided that I wanted to try to dress up as Jack … Read more
This year my girlfriend wanted us to wear a couple costume for Halloween. At our local Halloween store she bought a Sally costume from the movie “Nightmare before Christmas” but could not find the Jack costume to match. We searched for a Jack Skellington costume online but none really matched the Sally costume my girlfriend … Read more
This Homemade DIY Jack Skellington Halloween Costume was really a lot of fun and my first attempt at creating a paper mache mask. I started because my company has really encouraged employee participation in our annual costume contest and I am proud to say that this year I won with this costume! I began searching … Read more