Bunsen: First I paper mache’d around a beach ball. It took about 3 layers to make sure it was going to be strong enough to not break if it was accidentally dropped. Once it all dried it was easy enough to simply deflate the ball. Then I placed the paper mache ball on my head … Read more
We made this Kick-Ass and Hit Girl couples costume! I found the green sweatpants at a thrift store, bought a green ski mask and used yellow electrical tape to make the stripes for the Kickass costume. For Hit Girl I had the purple thermal. Bought purple leggings and the cape. I made the belt buckle … Read more
Hope you like our homemade couples Batman and Robin costumes. We got the shirts at Spencer’s thinking we would just wear those for the day, but then we decided to go out so we got tights and shorts. Threw on some boots. And made myself a mask. That was the hardest part. The week of … Read more
This year I wanted to make another creepy couples costume for my husband and I. We’ve always loved the movie Silent Hill, and I’ve always wanted to be one of those faceless scary burned nurses! So I started looking around the house for stuff I could use to make the scariest Silent Hill Nurse and … Read more
They loved the movie – so I was stuck sewing. I didn’t want to spend a lot, so I opted for white eyelit fabric I owned, some fleece from a blanket making project and there you have it, a dad and daughter costume! Papa Smurf: I sewed his pants and sewed the shirt. We always … Read more
Last year, my girlfriend Libby convinced me to do our first couples costume and she chose The Maitlands from Beetlejuice with their stretched faces. We won and placed in several contests, found ourselves as a win on Failblog.com, and got to lead the local Halloween parade. This was a tough act to follow, and this … Read more
This is our fun Mario, Peach, and Yoshi Family Costume. I made my dog’s costume but using a green t-shit and a yard of green fabric and felt squares in red and white. I cut the felt in the shape of a hood then cut eyes out and used an old black shirt to make … Read more
This scary pregnant Zombie Halloween costume was my costume last year, me and my boyfriend LOVE zombies! I wanted to do a zombie with the baby coming out of the belly. I didn’t want to do the other ones I saw online, where they have just a bit of a normal looking baby showing, I … Read more
This Christmas story leg lamp and fragile crate couple costume was a hit- and it was inexpensive and pretty easy to make. For the crate (easiest of the two) we found a big box (one that seemed long/big enough to actually fit a leg lamp in). We cut out a hole in the top for the … Read more
I made this Sushi and Soy Sauce Halloween costume for myself and my boyfriend using a white tube dress some salmon colored cloth that I sewed into a pillow with shimmery ribbon for the “lines” on sushi and a green sash for my seaweed. For my hair accessory I made rosettes of pink “ginger” and … Read more
Last year, my boyfriend and I went in a Barbie and Ken in a box couple costume. I wanted to do something unique, and although we saw another Barbie and Ken at a party we went to, they quickly took their boxes off after seeing ours. Ken and I went to a few bars, and … Read more
I’m totally obsessed with Disney, so naturally I felt it was time to do a Disney inspired homemade couple costume! So I chose Buzz Lightyear and my boyfriend opted to be Woody (he hand made his costume as well, complete with a fully functioning pull cord). So the first steps I took to make this … Read more