For this Siamese Twins Costume my roommate and I basically rummaged through old clothing. We found big clothing by going through our bigger family members stuff. We found a huge skirt, and we stretched it out by pulled it apart and loosening the seams. We found a huge sweatshirt that we also managed to stretch … Read more
My sister and I were going for a rock and roll theme when trying to decide what it was we wanted to dress up as for Halloween. We were thinking Metallica, Kiss, Ozzy, you name we thought about it! Finally we came up with songs instead of groups and this Highway to Hell and Stairway … Read more
Homemade John and Lorena Bobbit Costume. Just after Lorenna Bobbit brutally cut off her husband’s penis, she jumped into her car and sped away. While traveling down the highway, she decided to throw that limp bloody thing out the window. For a friend’s Halloween Party my husband and I went as John and Lorena Bobbitt. … Read more
Hey there~ my name is Ashley B., I am a stay at home mother of 2! Kyler Kash is 16 months and Brinley Sage is 4 1/2! This year I wanted to do something “Exciting and Creative” for their costumes! Its Kylers 1st year walking for Halloween and Brinleys 1st year to “Take” her baby … Read more
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