Our Scott and Kourtney costume was the simplest and cheapest costume we have ever done. For Scott we used already on hand clothes (yes, the red pants we already part of his wardrobe). We threw a ridiculously, hideous wig on him (5 bucks), some aviators and of course…an over the top cheesy grin. For Kourtney, … Read more
Our Willy Wonka and Oompa Loompa costumes have been the most fun, not only to wear but to make so far! I Googled some pictures of Oompa Loompa’s as well as the ORIGINAL Willy Wonka and based my design off of that. The Willy costume was the fastest to assemble so I will start with that: … Read more
This is how I made these Popeye and Olive Oyl couple Halloween costumes The Popeye costume was a combination of: a simple navy v-neck, a cut-out from a red polo, corn cob pipe, sailor hat, yellow bias tape belt, navy heat seal trim on the sailor collar, work boots, light blue dockers, and the tattoos … Read more
These double header Halloween costumes were not too hard to make. We made a T frame out of PVC pipe. Wrapped the frame in newspaper to make the clothes fuller. This was then taped into a backpack that we put on. For the one costume we went to the thrift store for 4X shirt, found a … Read more
My hubby and I were invited to a Halloween party and we wanted to go as a couple, without spending much money, and we wanted something that would be comfortable to wear for an evening….so after hours of perusing websites, we decided upon a perfect couple Halloween costume: Mary Poppins and Bert. Mary Poppins was … Read more
Cool KFC Col. Sanders homemade Halloween costume – found a white 3-piece suit online for $9. From Ebay I purchased the horn-rimmed glasses for $5 and the cane for $6. I crafted the neck tie from extra ribbon I had on hand. I had no luck in finding a white wig or one that was decently … Read more
Sonic – Blue Mohawk wig, ears sewn onto wig made from royal blue and tan felt, royal blue shirt with a tan felt piece sewed on for the belly, royal blue sweatpants (not shown here) with tail sewn on, made from blue felt, white gloves, and black paint for the nose. Amy Rose – Red … Read more
I made these cool Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes with movable parts for my hubby and I two years ago. The potato body is felt and a draw string bottom which allowed us to stuff and pull tight to close. The parts are felt and stuffed like small pillows with Velcro on the back … Read more
Another year, another cool home made costume. Hunger games peacekeepers costumes this time around! In my opinion, this is a cool costume for pre-teens /older kids. I used white pants and white shirts, painted helmets, black boots,cop accessories (glasses, belt with all its accessories) and even a flashlight and…. voila! They were so unique and different and … Read more
My daughter decided she wanted to be Mary Poppins this year after watching the movie so I made the sweetest homemade daughter and father Mary Poppins costume by doing a lot of scavenging. I visited a bunch of local thrift shops and what I couldn’t buy I borrowed from kind neighbors. We also made the chimney brush … Read more
My boyfriend and I went as a unicorn and dragon couple costume for Halloween! I actually started our costumes last year, but a rogue blizzard rolled in and cancelled our party plans in 2011. Anyone could easily be a mythical creatures couple! For starters, I don’t have a sewing machine, so I kind of just … Read more
Here are Abu and Aladdin on a Flying Carpet kids Halloween costumes from the Disney movie. The Abu outfit was made up of faux fur, I used wire in the tail to give it shape. His hat was made up of stiff felt and a glue gun, and a elastic to keep it on her … Read more