The Story of How to for BeeDoo My son is a first grade teacher and loves dressing up for Halloween for his class in a character the kids can identify with. Thus this is how CARL was created. It all began with a cardboard drum for the body.. I cut the drum to my son’s … Read more
My wife and I made our costumes for our entire family, us plus our 7 children. We try to put together a family costume theme every year. We voted as a family, and Despicable Me won. We started by building the bases of the more difficult costumes. Our minions are made from cardboard tubes and the … Read more
I absolutely love Disney, and once Wreck-It Ralph came out I knew I wanted to be Vanellope. My boyfriend pretty much goes along with my ideas so he agreed to Ralph. :] I also like to be original and I was glad that there were not any Ralph costumes available in the Halloween stores. Not … Read more
My boyfriend (Luke) and I (Danielle) attend Ohio University in Athens Oh, and Halloween is always a huge deal! So if you want to stand out you HAVE to be creative! All summer we contimplated all kinds of costume ideas. When I got back to school a group of my friends also wanted me to … Read more
I wore this vegas showgirl costume to local casino costume night. I was asked for lots photos and ppl said it looked like the real thing. I took silver fabric made simple skirt. took a bra with sequins added a belly dancer necklace to it. took tiara hot glued ostrich feathers for the head … Read more
Super Coolest Halloween Costumes 2013… Featuring Bowser, Dry Bones and Petey Piranha My name is Tami and our Halloween theme was easy to decide this year, with a new puppy we named Bowser, it was too obvious…Super Mario! I’ll start with his costume, Bowser! I used 2″ foam for the shell and cut small shaped … Read more
I have always loved Transformers, and now I love watching Duck Dynasty….so we decided to make a Duck Dynasty themed camo transforming truck! Four years ago, we (my dad and I) set out to make a transforming costume, and successfully made a Bumblebee transformer. Every year since, we have made a newer, bigger, and better … Read more
I wanted to make a challenging costume this year, and my roommate, Gregg, came up with the concept of Jesus riding a Raptor. The idea was funny and poignant [and potentially offensive] enough to be worthy of the effort. Additionally, it presented an opportunity to sculpt/create a large-scale creature, which was something I wanted to … Read more
I’m a huge Indiana Jones fan. I’ve made this costume several times but it never looked very authentic. So during a recent trip to Disney World I finally got myself an Indiana Jones hat! Yay! That’s just what the costume needed. The bag and the whip I purchased online. The bag came as a kit … Read more
I have always been a fan of princesses from cartoons, movies, and Video Games. One of my favorite’s has always been Princess Peach Toadstool, from the Mario games. And her many different outfits are always so fashionable. I’ve waited years to make a Princess Peach costume, and when I finally did so, I had no … Read more
This crazy Cat Lady costume all started in the art room of Tongue Point Job Corps in Astoria, OR in 2005. I found this black and white cat print fabric and thought it was so cute! I learned right then and there how to follow a pattern and sew a dress. It was a splendid dress but when … Read more
Well it wasn’t too hard coming up with this sexy Miley Cyrus costume, I’m not sure if it counts as home-made since I did not make any of it, but since it isn’t an actual store bought costume I thought I’d give it a shot! My costume was a nude top from American Appareal, nude … Read more