So ‘round about August of this year, my 5 year old son declared he wanted to be Clutch Powers for Halloween. For those not in the know, Clutch is the Indiana Jones-esque main character from the somewhat new Lego animated feature DVD. So a Lego minifig costume, cool idea I thought. Since we usually do … Read more
This is our Homemade Dead Bride and Groom Costume of 2008. This took a lot of searching on eBay! I wanted the perfect white puffy wedding dress under 50 bucks. I found a lot of old wedding dresses online but decided to go with a new white prom dress. I bought a can of aerosol … Read more
We chose to make a simple homemade Flintstones costume of Fred and Wilma Flintstone. First off we got some material for Fred and a white soft blanket for Wilma. The blanket was cheaper to buy compared to warm non-see-through material. We even had enough of the blanket left to make a shawl for Wilma. Once … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to be a Homemade He Man and She-Ra Couple Costume. We both made our own costume, in our own time! Mine took me a few months, his he whipped up in a few days. They both came out way better than expected!!
MARGE -The wig was made from an egg crate foam mattress pad purchased at Kmart. I used wax paper to trace the line of my face/hair line. With that I made a stencil out of a piece of the foam to try as a template on my face. Made the necessary trims and then cut … Read more
Me and my husband made a homemade Smurfette and Papa Smurf costume and it was super easy. We first started by painting our bodies blue and with a few accessories it was complete. I made the hats from heavy felt and purchased a ten dollar wig for Smurfette and a two dollar beard for Papa. … Read more
I like to make my own costumes out of bed foam…. and wanted something unique for my boyfriend and myself. So, I made up a “Mrs. Peanut” and of course Mr. Peanut.. Good luck with your own homemade costumes!
These Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf costumes were created by a family friend and are completely hand made. Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year and as a Mom, I look forward to dressing up both my kids. This was taken October 31, 2007. This year will be even more … Read more
My husband and I decided to have a Beetlejuice and Lydia Wedding Costume from the wedding scene in the movie. I got lucky and found a Swiss dot wedding gown from the 70s at an antique store in town. The only problem was that it was white and polyester, with gigantic sleeves. First step was … Read more
These Homemade Beetlejuice and Miss Argentina DIY Halloween Costumes were my first ever homemade costumes! I started by picking out fabric to make the cape and used wire from a craft store to mold the flames. I then sewed by hand the flame cape and stuck the wire outline into the sewed flame. I found … Read more
My best friend since second grade, Kelsey and I, dressed up in a Homemade Avatar Halloween Costume! Making a costume is always ten times more fun than store bought and we love makeup! So I painted our faces blue and we wore blue leggings and outfits. We had fake bow and arrows and tails made … Read more
The idea for this homemade Lt. Dan and Forrest Gump costume came from the movie “Forrest Gump”. The hardest part was getting a wheelchair but I eventually found one on sale for $90 on Craigs list. Other items bought for Lt. Dan’s costume: – the wig was a hippy wig found on ebay called the … Read more