Coolest Harlem Globetrotters Halloween Group Costume

Homemade Harlem Globetrotters Halloween Group Costume

Another year, another awesome Halloween! My friends and I decided to go with a tribute to the Harlem Globetrotters of the past; you know Curly and the gang. So with that idea here is what we did. First off we order the old school converse all-stars off line at the converse website and had them … Read more

Coolest Shamu Trainer Costume

Homemade Shamu Trainer Costume

My friend’s daughter has always been infatuated with Sea World and Shamu since she was 4yrs of age, now 10 she still has the dream of becoming a Shamu trainer. I made her this Homemade Shamu Trainer Costume. Materials List: 1/2″ PVC piping Foam pipe insulation for ½ in pipes 1 sheet of foam sheeting … Read more

Coolest Statue of Liberty Costume

Homemade Statue of Liberty Costume

I researched online what exactly she looked like, so that the Statue of Liberty costume would be completely accurate. I found this unique fabric, that had a shimmer to it, at Jo-Anns fabrics. I bought 12 yards of it, made a real long dress and draped the rest of the material around my shoulders. I … Read more

Coolest Homemade Fantasy Warrior Chic Costume

Homemade Fantasy Warrior Chic Costume

I wanted to be fantasy type warriors for Halloween, just one problem!! I couldn’t find anything cool enough or close to what I had designed in my head. So I decided to make a Fantasy Warrior Chic Costume, & it turned out AWESOME! (in my opinion anyway..lol). I started with some faux leather fabric, about … Read more

Coolest Tennis Ball Costume

Homemade Tennis Ball Costume

Boing! Boing! Boing! It’s a big bouncy ball! I have wanted to be a ball for a long time but I couldn’t figure out how. Finally, I was cleaning up and I found a swimming pool toy ball. Often, my best costumes come from finding the right object to work with. Materials: -Swimming pool toy … Read more

Coolest Homemade Scuba Diving Baby Costume

Homemade Scuba Diving Baby Costume

This Homemade Scuba Diving Baby Costume idea came to my hubby and I because we wanted an original costume for our son. We are both avid SCUBA divers and decided that why not start him young? We took a black long sleeve/pant onsie playsuit (black) and made the “wetsuit”. I went to Ross and found … Read more

Coolest Homemade Bowling Costume Idea

Homemade Bowling Costume Idea

I made this Homemade Bowling Costume Idea in about 8 hours with the help of my Son Caleb. The costume consist of 8 bowling pins, lots of rigid wire, a foam core board and Balsa wood. The idea came from my warehouse manager. But I had to use my imagination as to make it work … Read more

Coolest T-Rex Dinosaur Costume

Coolest T-Rex Dinosaur Costume 20

My four-year-old son loves dinosaurs and wanted to be a T-Rex for Halloween 2011. I constructed the T-Rex Dinosaur Costume in four components: head, tail, suit, and feet. I decided to build it this way to allow my son to easily take off the tail to sit in a chair or take off the head … Read more

Coolest Homemade Deep Sea Clam Diver Costume

Homemade Deep Sea Clam Diver Costume

I am 5’4″ tall and I used a size 58 coverall (so I am the legs of the diver) with a backpack to support the upper torso, drain pipe for arms, flower pots, PVC, coffee can lids and an old “fortune teller ball” for the Helmet of this Homemade Deep Sea Clam Diver Costume. I … Read more

Coolest Fish Tank Costume

Homemade Fish Tank Costume

One fish. Two Fish. Red Fish. Blue Fish. I have wanted to be an aquarium for quite some time not and I finally made one! Materials: -Big Box -Blue transparent material (cellophane) – Paper fish -Fishing line -Snorkel -Goggles -Flippers First, I had to find an appropriate box. I looked all around and finally my … Read more

Coolest Upside Down Person Costume

Upside down person costume

My idea for an upside down person came from a Key West Poster from Mardi Gras. To create my head, we went to our local wig store and got one of the Styrofoam heads that the wigs sit on and painted it flesh color, adding eyes and some red lipstick. The wig store threw in … Read more

Coolest Homemade Astronaut Costumes

Homemade Astronaut Costumes

My four friends and I were astronauts this year… not sexy, slutty astronauts, but AWESOME astronauts. We made our own Homemade Astronaut Costumes. We made our helmets out of trash can lids and purchased plumber coveralls online for our body suit. The costumes cost approximately $35 each and took about five hours for one of … Read more