This Creepy Seed of Chucky homemade Halloween costume is a fairly simply costume to do. I purchased the rubber mask, the bib overalls, and the sneakers. The shirt was hand sewn. You can use any striped material you prefer. Almost any shirt pattern will work, long sleeves and semi crew neck. I bought a heavy material, as … Read more
Each Halloween I strive to create a costume that is unique or seldom if ever seen before. After seeing watching the movie Prometheus, the idea for an alien of sorts came to mind, one that has never been seen before. The problem now, is how to present it. After brainstorming, I drew inspiration from one … Read more
I made my Werewolf costume mostly by molding a form to my head in plaster. From there I made the lower jaw in a separate part that followed my chin. Important for the ability to chew. Eyebrows, claws and teeth are made from clay. The fur is sewn from the inside of a shirt and … Read more
I got most of my materials for Oscar the Grouch costume at Wallmart! The green fur is made out of green bath rugs. I had an old wire hanging flower pot that I used for the top of my head and then sewed the green bath rugs onto there. The bottom half of my head/chin was … Read more
This year my son is REALLY into Ninjago…Lego Ninja guys. And he requested to be a Lego Ninja for Halloween this year. Well, after a bit of searching I realized the only way it was going to happen was if we made the costume. He didn’t want to be just a plain Ninja, so we … Read more
Like all eight year olds these days, my son is obsessed with Lego Ninjago. So of course he had to be Lloyd the Green Ninja this year. At first we considered the idea of just dressing him up in a green ninja costume. But after looking at his toys and watching an episode of the … Read more
This year I was blessed with my very first grandchild. On July 4th, 2012 Cayden was born at 8lbs 0oz and 21 inches! He has changed my life forever and I would do anything for him. I have always really been into sewing so when I found out my daughter was pregnant my creative mind … Read more
This year we decided to make a mermaid and pirate costume… however everyone dresses like pirates so we thought it would be cool to be a mermaid and deep sea diver. The only problem I found is that every deep sea diver costume is really lame. The best helmets I found were home made. But … Read more
Coming up with my costume each year is mentally taxing due to my ideal of having the perfect reaction at parties. I’m going for the “aaaah, yesss” or “Simply Awesome!” comments. Thus I had a very simple DIY Costume this year based on one of my favorite commercials – Mayhem, the guy who represents accidents … Read more
This year my 4 year old son Julian said he wanted to be Bowser (King Koopa) for Halloween. I looked for it everywhere online… but, couldn’t seem to find this costume anywhere. So I decided that it was up to me to make it. The costume is made up of a lot of felt, batting, … Read more
I started this homemade Fish Aquarium Halloween costume with a box the size to fit my son’s head and be able to carry on shoulders for ease. I cut out one side completely and two sides for side view. I left one side solid and covered with tank backing from Pet Smart. My son helped … Read more
I am a huge Looney Tunes fan and have been since I was a kid. I love to think of offbeat characters to be for Halloween, especially ones that are easily recognizable and that you can’t easily buy a costume for. So Marvin the Martian popped into my head the week of Halloween. I got … Read more