Kirby is the Red Queen and Gary is the Mad Hatter from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. I (Kirby) love Johnny Depp and Tim Burton’s spooky spin on these classic movies he’s directed. I’ve been begging my fiance to do a couple’s costume with me for years now with no prevail – until this year! … Read more
We are the Pyramid Head and Bobblehead nurse from the movie Silent Hill. With the 3D movie just coming out it was perfect for us to dress up as them! Everything but my nurses outfit is home made, that was bought, cheaper than making, so I improvised with tea dye and fake blood. My mask … Read more
The Halo Reach Spartan costume was made from two kinds of foam. The kind that you put under a sleeping bag when camping, and the kind of interlocking foam used to support a treadmill. I measured and made cardboard mock ups then cut the foam out. Had to make a lot of right angle cuts … Read more
As soon as the thought of being a Gremlin from the movie Gremlins came to me I got super excited. I grew up watching the movie and loving it so I made a trip to the video store to rekindle the thoughts and images in my mind. I decided to go above and beyond anything … Read more
I decided I would do a fresh take on the traditional “Man Being Carried” costume. So I took the idea and ran with it, or carried it. The basic idea of the costume was to take the “man being carried” style of costume and put a more comical twist on it rather than the usual … Read more
I was tired of store bought trashy girl costumes. I wanted something that was unique, magical, and slightly obnoxious in a crowd. This site inspired me to create everything from scratch in the true homemade spirit. This is how I made my own original and creative homemade Halloween costume: Dreamcatcher Materials: Small diameter irrigation tubing … Read more
Hi all. This costume for Ursula was made a few years ago, thought you might like it anyway. I was so stoked when my bestie agreed to go as Ariel, She got her costume and Wig from Amazon and looked amazing on Halloween day. Okay. Now it was time to get to work, wanted to … Read more
This year Gabe is 10, and we can no longer build his costume around a wagon. Last year as Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine, kept wanting to tip over. Gabe came up with the idea of “Oscar the Grouch” and that is all she wrote. Paper mache, balloon, a bunch of fur, a lot … Read more
I wanted to do a really unique couple’s costume this year. Being the crazy planner that I am, I started early. I came across the idea of creating a disco ball costume while at a dance party in August. With a love for all things shiny, it was decided. I was going to create a … Read more
Since my triplet boys were babies Grandma has been making costumes for my family, in fact since I was a little girl I have been lucky enough to have some of the coolest handmade costumes. Each year my husband and I rack our brains, trying to come up with something the kids will love. Our … Read more
My goal was to make a homemade dinosaur costume as cool as possible by spending as little as possible in only 2 weeks. I had to start somewhere. Some of the “How to make…” sites used foam to shape heads for costumes, so I figured this is where I should start. I had some foam … Read more
My husband has a few of these awards lying around (he is a television camera operator) and I thought it a great idea to go as an “Emmy”. But just like all costumes on this website, it just takes time and patience. I started off by researching the length of the dress (floor length) and … Read more