I had been anticipating this peacock costume for a whole year. I love peacock feathers and figured this would be a great idea to have some cool make-up and hair. The costume itself was very easy to make. I ordered a bright blue gymnastics jumpsuit off of ebay and wore black leggings underneath. To make … Read more
I decided to go wild this year and take on a major project. I made a shower for the costume but went beyond the usual Karate Kid outfit and went with the shower scene from Psycho. Yes, I made a Psycho Shower Costume out of a whole scene. I made the shower itself out of PVC … Read more
I’ve always been a big fan of this movie so this year I decided to go all out and make my own white Goodman Dodgeball costume. I used lacrosse shoulder pads for the chest protector and arm and shoulder pieces. I used a purple spandex shirt, and half sleeve. For the pants I used an … Read more
My homemade Burlesque Peacock costume! This is my pride and joy! I even won a costume contest at a casino for it! and I LOVED making it. I made the following pieces to complete my peacock look: – A hand sewn layered tulle, black saddle feather, peacock feather and peacock sword bustle. (I HAND SEWED … Read more
I wanted to make a medusa costume that would stand out and wouldn’t make me look awkwardly bald like so many of the fake snake hair wigs do. I started out with a bag of 150 plastic snakes and set about attaching them to 5 black headbands that would be connected to create a sort … Read more
Obviously Wonder Woman isn’t the most original costume idea ever, but I went with a whole 80’sish costume theme for my kids and I. I absolutely loved this costume, and I was so satisfied with how it came out. I wanted a skirt, those legs aren’t meant to be in some leotard. I used a … Read more
Walter and Donny from Big Lebowski Couple costume. Donny is obviously in cremated form in the Folder’s can. Took two wooden hoops and attached red felt. Puff painted red felt with Folder’s logo and VIOLA, Donny! Walter is a little easier, with whatever cargo gear, bandana, and aviator sunglasses one might have lying around. Just … Read more
I made this cupcake costume after getting some ideas from this website. The best ones so far were for babies so I had to guestimate most measurements… I’m sorry I don’t remember the measurements of what I bought but it will all depend on your basket size and body shape. My best advice is try … Read more
This X-Wing fighter pilot costume is really simple and pretty cheap to make. Firstly I “borrowed” an orange overall/boiler suit from work and some 20mm black webbing, it was on a roll and I used about 4m of it. I also “borrowed” some flexible ribbed pipe about 1m in length. Next I bought two of … Read more
When our son Chase was born, my husband would constantly tease that his wayward ‘old man’ hair made him look like Doc Brown from ‘Back to the Future.’ As he got older, it got worse and others (complete strangers even) made the same observation – definitely the Doc. The inspiration – Doc hair! Construction … Read more
This was Halloween 2011, my daughter was 5 and a half and has been a huge fan of all the Toy Story’s but that year in particular, Jesse! So here is how I made her Toy Story Jesse costume. Materials used: Hat: originally pink, and purchased at Walmart (came in a set, $10, made for … Read more
I had been wanting for years to dress as Ursula, as I have always loved the character, and the drag queen Divine which she was modeled after. So when my fiance agreed to be Ariel, I finally had the motivation to do all the work and made these Ursula and Ariel costumes. I love the … Read more