Awesome Little Mermaid Group Costume with Thrift Store Finds

All of these costumes were pieced together by things that we found at a thrift store. The Ariel costume was a dress that we cut to look like a skirt.

All of these costumes were pieced together by things that we found at a thrift store. The Ariel costume was a dress that we cut to look like a skirt. We added tulle all around to look like water, and we added foam to make the fin. Sebastian was made from a karate uniform, and … Read more

Coolest Homemade Snow White Costume from the Movie Mirror Mirror

Coolest Homemade Snow White Costume from the Movie Mirror Mirror

This is a Snow White Costume from the Movie Mirror Mirror.  I loved the costumes in this movie-every one of them was a winner. But I found myself drawn to Snow White’s wedding dress. Rather than being white and super fluffy, it was blue and orange. Being an ILLINI, I loved the color scheme. I used silk … Read more

Coolest Homemade Adult Maleficent Costume

I worked on the Maleficent costume for about a week on and off, everyday.  The biggest challenge for me was doing the collar, since I had to fig

I worked on the Maleficent costume for about a week on and off, everyday. The biggest challenge for me was doing the collar, since I had to figure out a way for the collar to be huge and stand up at all times. The exaggeration on the horns was deliberate, I wanted them to pop … Read more

Coolest Red Queen and Mad Hatter Couple Costume

We bought the red queen costume. But made his mad hatter costume from scratch except for his hat. We bought everything at goodwill and i hot glued th

We bought the red queen costume. But made his mad hatter costume from scratch except for his hat. We bought everything at goodwill and i hot glued thread spools to 2 belts that he wore across himself. short pants. 2 different socks. a plaid vest butterfly scarf and brown corduroy jacket. Then i took some … Read more

Coolest Woody and Buzz Costumes (College Edition)

The costumes were actually very simple to make and turned out to be very cheap as well! 
Buzz: 
For Buzz, the clothing I needed was a pla

The Woody and Buzz Costumes (College Edition) were actually very simple to make and turned out to be very cheap as well! Buzz: For Buzz, the clothing I needed was a plain white tshirt, a pair of long white socks, leggings, and green shorts. To make the T-shirt (which was fairly simple), I used black, purple, … Read more

Sexy Mrs. and Mr. Incredible Couple Costume

This was one of my favorite couples costumes i have come up with yet! Me and my boyfriend wanted something originial and cute that no one else would

This Sexy Mrs. and Mr. Incredible couple costume was one of my favorite couples costumes I have come up with yet! Me and my boyfriend wanted something original and cute that no one else would come up with at our Halloween party, and it was a smash hit! Mrs. Incredible materials: red bandu or tank … Read more

Original Queen of Hearts Dress Made out of Cards

I made this dress for a carnival party in Rome, where I was living at the time. I had done something like this before, but not as complicated. The ni

I made this original Queen of Hearts dress made out of cards for a carnival party in Rome, where I was living at the time. I had done something like this before, but not as complicated. The nice thing is that it looks impressive but is very easy to make with easy to find material. … Read more

Disney’s Hitchhiking Ghosts from the Haunted Mansion Ride

My name is Yvonne Cazares, from San Pedro, California. Halloween has ALWAYS been one of my favorite holidays of the year. Since I can remember throug

My name is Yvonne and I’m from San Pedro, California. Halloween has ALWAYS been one of my favorite holidays of the year. Since I can remember throughout my childhood (grammar school) my mother always handmade me original costumes to wear. Every year school staff looked forward to seeing what new creation my mother came up … Read more

The Most Loveable Cheshire Cat Costume Ever

My daughter wanted to be the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland in the worst way, but the costumes were not what I would want my daughter to wear,

My daughter wanted to be the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland in the worst way, but the costumes were not what I would want my daughter to wear, some were a little too racey for a young girl.  I decided to create my own costume, and this is the beautiful result of my efforts … Read more

Disney’s Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Women’s Couple Costume

This costume was actually from 2009. We went to our local Goodwill and bought red skirts, yellow shirts, red baseball caps, white felt and blue felt.

This Disney’s Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Women’s couple costume was actually from 2009. We went to our local Goodwill and bought red skirts, yellow shirts, red baseball caps, white felt and blue felt. We both happened to already have red tights and the same black shoes so that worked out perfectly! The only other thing … Read more

Original Cheshire Cat Costume for Women

Original Cheshire Cat Costume for Women

I made this clubby Cheshire Cat costume head-to-toe! I handmade the corset using a simple pattern from Joann Fabrics – it laces in the back with alternating pink and purple ribbon long enough to drape down to my knees. I then made a patch worked round skirt that tied with ribbon, and laid it over … Read more