Cool Homemade Gingerbread Man Costume

Cool Homemade Gingerbread Man Costume

This year, my 10 year old daughter informed me only a week in advance that the local carnival was taking place the following weekend. The big deal being that our local carnival has a different theme to it every year, and so this year, it was “delicacies”… With such a short notice and very small … Read more

Original Andy Warhol and Campbell’s Soup Can Couples Costume

Original Andy Warhol and Campbell's Soup Can Couples Costume

We made the soup can out of an old collapsible laundry hamper. We painted the Campbell’s logo on a white cloth then sewed it around the top of the hamper. Andy was simple enough, black pants, stripped shirt, and a homemade camera made from a cardboard box and some bottle caps.

Cool Homemade Wonder Woman Costume

Cool Homemade Wonder Woman Costume

Wonder Woman! I found an old blue field hockey skirt at my local thrift shop which was my inspiration for my entire costume. For the stars on the skirt, I cut out starts from white duck tape and simply stuck them on to the skirt (was a quick fix for one night, but by the … Read more

Deceased Couple from Beetlejuice Costumes

Deceased Couple from Beetlejuice Costumes

After finding out about a Halloween costume party at the last minute, my boyfriend and I knew we had to make awesome costumes. We decided on the married couple, Barbara and Adam Maitland from the movie Beetlejuice. 1. We started with making rough shapes of the masks with cardboard. His was easier than mine, but … Read more

Creepy Corpse in a Body Bag and Coroner Couple Costume

Creepy Corpse in a Body Bag and Coroner Couple Costume

If you want to get your boyfriend to dress up with you in a Couple’s Costume for Halloween, sometimes you have to be a little dark and creepy about it. Like, for example, being a corpse while he is the coroner that will carry you around in a body bag! The idea came about because … Read more

Last-Minute Mr. Fredrickson Costume from the Movie Up

Last-Minute Mr. Fredrickson Costume from the Movie Up

My little boy absolutely loves Pixar’s movie Up! So, when Halloween rolled around I couldn’t think of a better costume for him. This was probably the easiest and cheapest costume I have ever made because we used mostly things that were lying around my house. When it came to his outfit we used a simple … Read more

Anime/Harajuku Street Style Couples Costume

Anime/Harajuku Street Style Couples Costume

Halloween is a time we can dress as anything, in any fashion we want. But on every Sunday in Japan around the Harajuku Station District young people dress however they want just because, they don’t need a holiday. The best part about the Harajuku style is that there is NO cookie cutter recipe, or certain … Read more

Awesome Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Couple Costume

Awesome Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Couple Costume

This is a build for two people, but unfortunately I had to do the construction alone. I turned my garage into a robot laboratory, and spent all of my free time working on these costumes. I tried to keep it simple and use any recyclable materials I could find. I got some help with the … Read more

Epic Little Shop of Horrors Costume Complete with Audrey II

Epic Little Shop of Horrors Costume Complete with Audrey II

My boyfriend and I decided we needed to top our previous year’s effort when we donned Jessica and Roger Rabbit costumes in New Orleans for Voodoo Fest, and knew we had our work cut out for us.  We wanted to keep with the theme of awesome retro movies from our childhood, so we decided to … Read more

Best Homemade Toy Soldiers Group Costumes

Best Homemade Toy Soldiers Group Costumes

Our Toy Soldiers group costumes were inspired in part by the Disney animated movie, Toy Story.  These costumes were fun to make.  At first, we were like, “this would be a cool idea” but as we got closer to finishing them including props and all, it became apparent that this was a great idea. We got … Read more

The Very Best 3-Legged Lioness – Pet Dog Costume!

The Very Best 3-Legged Lioness - Pet Dog Costume!

My 3-legged Isabelle survived Hurricane Katrina and 2 cancers, including one resulting in the amputation of her leg, was always well dressed and I wanted her costume to reflect her sweet, extraordinary personality and life!. She was the perfect, brave Lioness! I have no craft skills, so I used an elastic waist, net ballerina skirt … Read more