What could be more beautiful if not for two lovers fill the shoes of the pair of true story of Ulysses and Penelope? This mask was designed because my partner had a beard like the images of Ulysses. This Ulysses and Penelope couple costume is quite challenging especially with regard to accessories. The tunic of … Read more
When my very independent daughter came home saying that she needed to dress up as her favorite book character, I thought, OK, Fancy Nancy? Amelia Bedlia? Hello Kitty? No. Of course not. Only a Kanga Kangaroo Child Costume would do. Off to Wal-Mart I go. First I needed brown sweat pants and jacket. That was easy. … Read more
This awesome Team America couple costume is definitely the most intense homemade costume I’ve ever attempted! We love Halloween and we want our costumes to be unique and therefor make them ourselves. I wanted our costumes as true to the characters as possible. It’s hard sometimes because I don’t know how to sew so I … Read more
For the groom costume, my husband had an old white shirt that he did not mind getting messed up so we used that, he also had an old tie that he as well did not mind using. For his jacket and pants we went to a Goodwill and bought those which were about $10 all … Read more
You gotta love the outfits they have to wear to work at Hot Dog on a Stick. These homemade costumes took inspiration from the fast food chain and their uniforms. I purchased a t-shirt and cut the bottom off. I then purchased yellow, blue and red fabric. I cut the fabric into strips and sewed … Read more
Every year my husband and I go all out for Halloween. This year was no different. It took me three weeks to create these three Barbie and Ken looks for three different parties we were attending. I used foam core and cardboard to put the boxes together. I then decorated the boxes with wrapping paper. … Read more
Every year we try to create a fun sibling costume. This year I wanted to hit it out of the park by doing something fun, unique and crafty. The kids had many ideas and finally we all landed on Lego people. In the end the Lego Munchkins Costumes were very economical and able to be used … Read more
Year after year my friends and I rack our brains months before Halloween to come up with the most creative costumes! A friend came across this idea for a Four Seasons Girl’s group costume online and we immediately began working. I was Fall and my friends were Summer, Spring, and Winter. All the tutu’s were handmade, … Read more
I bought a plain black dress, stuffed Dalmatian toy, and red heels from the local thrift store for this Cruella Deville Halloween costume. I found the Dalmatian fabric at a local craft store. I used the fabric to sew Dalmatian straps and a border on the plain black dress. I then used the fabric and a … Read more
There was a sorority date function called “Trick or Treat” and the theme was fiesta, and instead of going in mariachi clothes or something, we decided to go as chips and salsa. Basically, all we did was get some foam from a craft store (Joann’s Fabric to be exact) and cut it to the shape … Read more
My best friends and I had a sleepover one night and we were brainstorming ideas for cute Halloween costumes, which brought us back to our childhood memories and popular trends and then I remembered how every girl owned at least 5 of those lipsmacker gloss sticks and the decision was made, original and sexy Lipsmacker … Read more
My friends and I made these Sexy iPod Costumes for a Night Out at the University and they attract a lot of attention!! Be prepared for a lot of photos because everyone will want a picture… WHAT YOU NEED: -White Boob Tube – Fabric Dye (or you could by a boob tube in the color already!) … Read more