Pretty Woman is my favorite movie of all times and I have wanted to be Vivian for Halloween for years. I finally decided to make the costume this year. I purchased the white tank and Red jacket at a consignment store, and the material for the skirt, ring, and boot pleather at a fabric store. … Read more
We decided to dress as Troll Dolls for Halloween because we wanted to dress up as a group for fun and seeing as there were eight of us and there are a variety of Trolls to choose from we all agreed that it was a great idea. We also wanted something different and that we … Read more
I made this Homemade Monsters Inc. Family Costume to be different from other people since every kid loves Sully. I figured hey why not buy a sewing machine and try it out! Lol, well needless to say I succeeded and everyone wanted pictures with us especially Sully! Sully is made out of faux fur and … Read more
Last year we went as ‘The Wizard of Oz’, so we went with another fantasy novel this year – ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’. We used graduation gowns from a thrift store for the kids – I duct taped ‘hemmed’ them, and found white collared shirts in our closet. We did dye Harry … Read more
Who knew a baseball cap could turn into this?! I honestly didn’t know exactly how this whole Homemade Golden Medusa Halloween Costume was going to turn out in the end, but I knew I wanted it to be extravagant to say the least! Items used: Foam Cotton stuffing Electrical Wire Green and purple iridescent fabric … Read more
When we had our third child last year, I just knew we had to dress up as the Simpson’s for Halloween. Our oldest child Malachy is 8, Maude is 5, and Lulu 1 year. We had the perfect combination of ages and gender to make this costume work. I did a lot of research on … Read more
My son always loved to watch Mary Poppins so therefore we had the idea to dress all the family in a Homemade Mary Poppins Family Costume following the theme. For Mary: I was sewing myself with my mum’s help the skirt (blue, adding light violet ribbon) and I have adjusted the collar of an existing … Read more
I was inspired by this website to create my Homemade Sexy Ninja Turtle Costume. My friends had little faith that a Ninja Turtle could actually be sexy, so I was left to the task of proving them wrong. After realizing, and basically succumbing to the fact that I haven’t the faintest idea how to sow, … Read more
We always have a family theme to the costumes, and this year was Mr. Potato Head Family Costume. I spent a lot of time getting tips from this site, so here is the result! The potato bodies are big burlap bags from an online gardening store. The burlap was itchy, so we sewed a white … Read more
BLACK BIRD: Materials for body: *Long black blazer style jacket (Thrift store $5) *Big fake ficus tree (Thrift store $10) *3 cans black spray paint *2-5 black feather boas (depending on thickness) *Lots of hot glue/glue gun 1. Paint the leaves of the ficus tree with black spray paint (clean dust off leaves first so … Read more
I simply made the Coolest Mystery Machine Costume out of cardboard, paint, a window insulation kit, TONS of hot glue and a wagon to make it mobile! This Coolest Mystery Machine Costume didn’t take very much time to make. I attached two large cardboard boxes together and cut them to shape. I then drew the … Read more
Based on the 1964 Rankin and Bass holiday classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Homemade Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Character Costumes were created to capture the true fun of the characters Rudolph, Yukon Cornelius and Bumble, the Abominable Snow Monster of The North. Rudolph and Yukon costumes were hand-stitched, using very simple patterns. And … Read more