Coolest Homemade Flying House Costume from “Up”

Homemade Flying House Costume from Up

his Homemade Flying House Costume from Up takes approximately six hours to complete from start to finish so please leave yourself enough time. Materials Needed for the Flying House Costume What you’ll need: * Large piece of Cardboard (I used a White Science Project display board that was $5 at Michael’s – highly recommended since … Read more

Coolest Jessie from Toy Story Halloween Costume

Homemade Jessie from Toy Story Halloween Costume

I saw a ‘pumpkin carving picture’ of Jessie and Woody from Toy Story this year as I was trying to find an idea to carve a watermelon. I planted my first garden this year but didn’t plant pumpkins so I decided to carve one of my watermelons. I carved Jessie from Toy Story which is … Read more

Coolest Homemade Disney Pixar’s Up Costume

Homemade Disney Pixar's Up Costume

My boyfriend and I loved this movie, and I thought it would be a great costume for Halloween. So I got started on my Homemade Disney Pixar’s Up Costume with a few cardboard boxes, some acrylic paint, a little clay and glue, and here’s the final product! It took about 15 hours total. The house … Read more

Coolest Homemade Evil Emperor Zurg Halloween Costume Idea

Homemade Evil Emperor Zurg Halloween Costume Idea

My nine year old son REALLY wanted to be Zurg for Halloween! No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t convince him of something more simple. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy . . . but I think this Homemade Evil Emperor Zurg Halloween Costume Idea turned out great! We wanted a plastic … Read more

Coolest Homemade Toy Story Group Costume Idea

Homemade Toy Story Group Costume Idea

We started working on this homemade Toy Story group costume idea back in Sept of 2010 they were quite an undertaking!! The potatoes were the first costumes to be made primarily out of chicken wire, duct tape, trucker suspenders and lots of paper mache…. next came the dinosaur which was primarily composed of tag-board and … Read more

Coolest Homemade Wall-E Costume Idea

Coolest Homemade Wall-E Costume Idea

My son requested to be Wall-E for Halloween. Since there is not a store out there that sells this costume, my husband decided to make one. He started the process with a large cardboard box, duct tape, and creativity. With these materials he was able to create Wall-E’s body. From there he collected cardboard boxes, … Read more

Cool Homemade Daisy Duck Costume – Easy and Fun!

Coolest Daisy Duck Costume 2

This year, I decided to create a Daisy Duck Costume for Halloween! Materials Used for the Daisy Duck Costume The Hat: I started with a plain white hat that I found online for less than 5 dollars. First I painted the bill as well as a little lump for the nose and sides of the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Little Bo Peep and Her Lost Sheep Costume

Homemade Little Bo Peep and Her Lost Sheep Costume

For Halloween this year, my daughter dressed in a Homemade Little Bo Peep and Her Lost Sheep Costume. To make the sheep costume, I purchased an inexpensive, plain, long-sleeved white cotton T-shirt, several sizes larger than my daughter would typically wear. I placed a piece of cardboard inside the shirt to ensure the glue wouldn’t … Read more

Coolest Alice in Wonderland Family Costume

Coolest Alice in Wonderland Family Costume

For Alice we purchased a dress online, then bought tights and a wig and I wore my old Mary Janes from high school. I bought some ribbon at a craft store and tied it around my head for the head band. For the Mad Hatter we bought the hat, then went to Goodwill for the … Read more

Original Homemade Queen of Hearts Costume

Homemade Queen of Hearts Costume

The Homemade Queen of Hearts Costume is all hand made with some altered Goodwill stuff. It took me a week to sew it all together and paint my staff and make my necklace out of mini cards and resin. I used 30 yards of tool total and made my crown out of gold fabric. The … Read more

Coolest Mad Hatter DIY Costume

Mad Hatter DIY Costume

My Mad Hatter DIY costume is inspired by Tim Burton’s version of the Mad Hatter. I did not have time to take pictures in the process of my making the costume due to time constraints, but it was made completely from scratch. I started by making the infamous hat which was made from poster board, … Read more

Cool Homemade Mad Hatter Costume

Homemade Mad Hatter Costume

This Mad Hatter Costume is of my husband and I. Mine was store bought. He won first prize. We bought an Uncle Sam Hat, painted it black and added the scarf, peacock feathers and long pin. We also bought a cheap red wig and trimmed it. Using the trimmed pieces we glued eye brows. He … Read more