Matryoshka/Russian Nesting/Babushka Dolls Total cost: $200 ($40 per person) Materials: Foam, red and yellow fabric, red and yellow rose buttons, elastic, acrylic paint. You will need a sewing machine and thread. Total time: 3 days (based on one person crafting) Inspiration and steps in detail (trust me, it looks harder than it is!): The inspiration … Read more
Art Deco Medusa was handmade by myself and personally styled from the shoes to the headdress, leaving no element un-finessed. The pattern for the dress is researched from 1920’s flapper-style dresses and is made from second-hand deconstructed garments. These garments included an old beaded prom dress, some oversized velvet shirts, and some lace-y undergarments. All … Read more
First off my inspiration came the day after Christmas of last year when I came across a picture of Luly Yang’s Butterfly Dress and then while researching that I found her wedding gown Kimono. I am not a seamstress but I do know how to operate a sewing machine and I am fairly artistic. Where … Read more
My mother in law actually made this Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head couple Halloween costume. She started with the egg crate type foam you use on top of a mattress. She cut it into a generic potato shape. One side was hot glued shut and the other had Velcro hot glued on each side so … Read more
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
WHATS UP GUYS! Hello My name is Andy and I’m 24 years young. I live in Larose, Louisiana SWAMPS!! I’ll be showing you my Witch doctor costume 100% hand made. I spent many hours in the late night on this costume. Details are what I stride for. My favorite part about this costume is the … Read more
I asked my 8 yr old daughter Trinity what she wanted to be for Halloween, she replied with “a cemetery angel” – a challenge was made! I bought 2 pieces of foam core board to use as the wings, free handed the wing shape and cut out with a box cutter. I used craft foam … Read more
My brother Jesse and I went as the Walk/Don’t Walk signs in NY for Halloween last year. Jesse got the idea while walking around NYC and trying to think of something that would be instantly recognizable, but also flashy and would work perfectly for the 2 of us. The Homemade NY Pedestrian Crosswalk Sign Couple … Read more
Homemade Pedestrian Costume: To make it, you have to find some big signs, it can be a cardboard. It just needs to be flat and rough. Then, buy some bright yellow paper. You can paint it too. After that, draw or paint a big black lign. You can also had a little sign where it’s … Read more
I researched online what exactly she looked like, so that the Statue of Liberty costume would be completely accurate. I found this unique fabric, that had a shimmer to it, at Jo-Anns fabrics. I bought 12 yards of it, made a real long dress and draped the rest of the material around my shoulders. I … Read more
I wanted to be fantasy type warriors for Halloween, just one problem!! I couldn’t find anything cool enough or close to what I had designed in my head. So I decided to make a Fantasy Warrior Chic Costume, & it turned out AWESOME! (in my opinion anyway..lol). I started with some faux leather fabric, about … Read more
This Homemade Scuba Diving Baby Costume idea came to my hubby and I because we wanted an original costume for our son. We are both avid SCUBA divers and decided that why not start him young? We took a black long sleeve/pant onsie playsuit (black) and made the “wetsuit”. I went to Ross and found … Read more