My twin girls were obsessed with all things Harry Potter, while my six year old could not get enough of mustaches. We came up with the headless idea as I had decided to go as a headless bride that year. The body was made from duct tape. I simply had the twins wear a turtle … Read more
I won first place in this costume last year at our annual Halloween party. This was super easy, comfortable, and cheap. I already owned the tank top and shoes. I bought the dress suit for less than $5 at Goodwill. I bought all the birds, except for the larger bird on my shoulder at the Dollar … Read more
I wanted to do a more creative take on the “naughty girl scout” outfit you can buy off the rack. After securing as large a girl’s uniform as I could from a local thrift store I used online auction sites to order funny patches (skull and cross bones, “candy” moniker and even ordered some blank … Read more
I was running out of time to pick a costume for Halloween. I was going through my closet when I stumbled upon a shirt I had from a clothing line called “porn star”. Thinking about what I could possibly do with that for a work-appropriate costume I remembered Boogie Nights! Cute 1970’s outfits, maybe something … Read more
One of the easier costumes I’ve ever pulled together was the Hamburglar costume! I found a dress online that was black and white striped that gave me the idea… you can probably find some combination of a striped top/skirt or just use a recycled referee costume! The red gloves are those shiny prom gloves, just … Read more
Aleidian here is quite an adorable monster indeed. Always well-received, it’s nice when people run up and ask for hugs and tell you how cute you are. This character is very fun to dress up as and act out, by being affectionate, lively, and of course, adorable. This costume mask features “follow-me” foam eyes, plastic … Read more
My daughter wanted to big beautiful butterfly, so we got at the sewing machine and paints and got to work. Used newspaper to make a pattern to cut the wings out evenly. Used a purple silk doubled to get it a little more stability. Used paints for the wing designs. Used a headband for the antennae.
My daughter won best costume at her Anime Club with this Sally costume. My aunt sewed the dress, but I did the rest. The tights were dyed blued with Koolaid, and the arms are the tops of men’s long socks, also dyed with Koolaid. I used a black sharpie marker to draw on the stitches. … Read more
My girl loves Boo so I decided to make her costume. It was difficult to find purple cloth which resemble original Boo. I went to four shops and finally found the suitable cloth. Bought some rope for Monsters hair. I made eyes with Styrofoam and put black felt in the center. Making a lot of suckers was … Read more
A few years back I purchased a store bought Halloween costume, and like most others was INSANELY disappointed by the poor quality, see through material, and overall mashed appearance from poor packaging and shipping….as such the following year I DID NOT make the same mistake and so began adventures of homemade costume making (let me … Read more
I needed an idea quick, for a Halloween social we were going to, and then a commercial got my creative juices flowing. The hardest part by far was the drum and that in a sense was easy. I bought 2 foam boards and cut 2 circles, I then cut a long strip of poster board … Read more
I saw a cute little girl peacock costume online and decided to make one for myself. I either made or found all the parts at the thrift store (except for eyelashes and hair accessories). All the people that saw my costume said it was the most beautiful costume they had seen. I even got a … Read more