My two boys could NOT decide what they wanted to be for Halloween so I searched all over the internet for costumes I could buy already made. They didn’t like anything! I was ready to scream! So, i thought to myself….”hmmm what could I make for them to wear that would make them stand out!” … Read more
Our daughter is very petite, so trying to find a fun and uniques costume that would fit her was nearly impossible so I HAD to make our own. We live in Las Vegas which gave us the inspiration for a Pint Sized Las Vegas Show Girl costume! I purchase elastic and hot glued the ends … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the Weeping the Angel from Dr. Who for Halloween last year. I set out to a bigger feat then I could ever have imagined. The costume should be on this site not because its been done before but because it will never be sold or given away. The memories making … Read more
Starting at New Years and ending at Christmas our group of friends hand-crafted costumes for the Key West world renowned Fantasy Fest. Being college students we used items we had around the house and things from second hand stores. This costume was a hit with family, friends and strangers alike. We hope you enjoy it … Read more
My favorite color is pink and cats are my favorite animal. So what could be more purrfect than me being my own version of the Pink Panther for Halloween! And after seeing me as the Hot Pink Panther, a local private investigator paid me to dress up in it again to represent him at a … Read more
Here’s our cool homemade couple costume – Pikachu and Ash. The Pikachu costume is made from a yellow dress, heels, and a Pikachu headband/tail combo sold on Ebay. The cut-outs in the dress make it so you don’t need to add the brown stripes that Pikachu has on his back, but those could also be … Read more
I made this costume for a 2011 Halloween party and everyone loved it! It took about six hours to make and cost less than $100. The claw machine costume is made out of a large cardboard box as the frame and then wood trim purchased from a home store. Construction paper, poster board and bulletin … Read more
After watching the movie, Big, with Tom Hanks, I decided to make my husband the “Ask Zoltar” fortune machine for our 2011 Halloween Party. This costume got a lot of great feedback and it wasn’t too time consuming to put together. Most of it was done in the course of one day. The machine itself … Read more
This is how I made my Phoenix costume. Skirt: To create this costume I started by cutting fabric feathers in two sizes, medium and large. Once they were all finished, I layered them and sewed them to an elastic band for the skirt. Next for the top I ordered several hundred red craft feathers that … Read more
My husband and I were inviting to a disco themed Children’s Hospital Fundraiser party and he didn’t want to just go dressed in a standard disco outfit. So I came up with the idea of being the Bee Gees and he got 2 of his friends to go along with it. We decided on an … Read more
It all started when my wife walked into the local Target to buy a costume for my sons. It was a pair of flimsy Star Wars Clone Trooper costumes that looked like they would fall apart. I took one look at these costumes and turned to my boys, “What kind of costume do you really want?” … Read more
I created and designed this Mystical Genie costume all by myself. My idea came from a Mardi Gras theme!! It took me 3 hours to apply my gold, bronze, black and glitter make up! I designed the gown by adding gold material purchased from an arts n craft store. People loved my costume as I … Read more