I wore this Riddler costume last Halloween – my band was performing a show at a Six Flags and we were encouraged to dress in costume. This costume ended up being a bit pricey in the end, but I think it was well worth the trouble. Purchased the jacket on eBay for about $40. Got … Read more
This Prom couple costume was time consuming, had a lot to sew, but of course in the end it was very worth it! I guess you can call this costume a prom couple. I really really wanted a long flow-ye dress, so I got red silky fabric and without even knowing how to sew, sewed … Read more
I spotted the perfect Oscar the grouch color blanket and set about making a costume. The head was made out of duct tape and wire, then I glue gunned the blanket fabric on. The top of Oscar was the remains of the blanket, and the can was two hoops and a silver table cloth that … Read more
To make this Oogie Boogie costume you will need: • lots of burlap • Velcro • Scissors • A Stapler • A Hot-Glue Gun • A Sharpie • Plaster gauze, (or paper maché) • Aluminum foil • Pins • Garbage Bag How to make the mask: • We covered my face in plaster gauze. We … Read more
I made this almost from scratch. A size M blue v-neck T (cheap!) with the arms cut off and an XXL T of the same color used to make the pants (turned inside out, and slipped on sideways, then pinned at the back and between the legs, pinned, single stitched and cut then turned back … Read more
My husband made this Homemade Flintstone Family Costume for all of us. After seeing the prices of costumes in the stores, we decided that we would try to make them ourselves. Three hours later this is what we came up with. We’ve never had our picture taken so many times!
When our 5-year-old son saw a trailer for the movie 9 he insisted on being the 9 character for Halloween even though he couldn’t actually see the PG-13 rated movie. It was so visually interesting that we agreed it would be a fun costume idea. However, there was nothing out there that we could buy … Read more
This homemade Peanut Butter and Jelly family costume first started when I purchased this store-bought Wonder Bread costume for my youngest son (in the center). I wanted his two older brothers to have something that “complimented” the theme. The inside frames of the costumes are both pop-up hampers (the Jelly one was hemmed up for … Read more
We decided this year to have a group Halloween theme. My friend, Christina, and I have toddlers 6 weeks apart and we thought it would be perfect to dress them up as Pebbles and Bam-Bam. Then we figured, the kids can’t do it alone! So, I designed, re-created and sewed seven costumes for the group. … Read more
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) is one of my all time favorite movies. I told my 4 year old if he would be an Oompa Loompa, I’d get him a huge lollipop. After purchasing the lollipop, I got a few yards of white felt, a few yards of a purple paisley pattern, sage … Read more
I wanted to be cute and original so this is how I came up with my homemade Mountie costume. I live in the Cayman Islands and Halloween is huge! There are also a TON of Canadians that live here. I also work for a radio station, we throw a massive Costume party in the lobby … Read more
When my boyfriend and I arrived at the Halloween Party in these costumes, the crowd went NUTS with cheering and applause! There were probably 400-500 people at this party, and we might have known 50 of them. Total strangers swarmed us, followed us around and told us these were the best Halloween costumes they’d ever … Read more