This last-minute Ke$ha costume was EASY to make/do! I started by making the “death to the pixies” shirt that she wears. It is available online and you can cut the neck to make it more grungey but I just got some fabric paint and free handed it myself. Next I took some old tights and cut … Read more
I always appreciate original, yet creative Halloween Costumes. Who didn’t like Doug Funnie, Patty Mayonnaise and Skeeter growing up? I decided to put a feminine twist on Doug’s alter-ego character, Quailman. A quick trip to Goodwill provided me with a red vampire cape, cargo shorts, belt, and a simple green tank. Next stop was to Beverly’s Fabric store for … Read more
I saw a similar idea for a cat lady costume on Pinterest about 3 weeks before Halloween and ran with it. I went to my local thrift store and bought old lady shoes, giant old lady glasses, an old lady dress, a cardigan and a certified crazy cat lady brooch. I then went over to … Read more
I’m 20 years old, and I hadn’t dressed up for Halloween in YEARS, so when my friend invited me to her annual Halloween party and a costume was required, I panicked a little because I HATE store bought costumes. But a month before the party, we were discussing the 40’s in my American Pop Culture … Read more
I found an old dress at a thrift store that was the exact color and material I needed to make this pretty homemade Princess Jasmine costume. I purchased the dress for $7. I bought trim and elastic for about $4. It took me about 4 days to make. I bought the necklace ($4) and brooch … Read more
My baby turned 8 months at the time of Halloween this year and I started thinking about what costume to make for her a month in advance. She had just started going on her knees and I thought by the time Halloween approaches she will be crawling all around and so I decided to make her a spider costume … Read more
This Victoria’s Secret Bag was the cutest costume I’ve ever worn and everyone seemed to love it! I just took a regular box and cut the front and the back to be the same size. I measured the lines so they were equal and alternated pinks for the stripes. I just used cursive stencils that I found at … Read more
Who said there wasn’t an Oompa Loompa girl costume? Who said an Oompa Loompa had to be short? Ha ha, here is my 2012 costume of an Oompa Loompa. The socks were bought at a random store, I made the skirt out of a tank top, the overalls were made of duct take with drawn … Read more
I love Britney Spears and I always wanted to dress up as her! I chose to recreate her outfit from her 2001 VMA performance of “Slave 4 U”. Because my 21st birthday took place on midnight of Halloween, I knew I had to go all out to replicate her! Putting Together the Bottom For the … Read more
To create the Lara Croft costume, I used an old black tube top and rolled it up into a crop top, and borrowed a pair of my roommate’s spankies that she had from cheer leading dancing. I used an old pair of black garters and attached a small pocket deep enough to create a gun holster with … Read more
I bought a simple tan dress at the Goodwill store for this Pocahontas costume ($7). Cut of one shoulder strap, measured and sewed to fit me. Took an old white men’s undershirt (free) and cut into fringes for the bottom and sewed. Then I cut a belt from a brown shirt from the Thrift shop ($1) and pinned it one. … Read more
I know I’m probably showing my age, but I have some pretty fond memories of Bad B-style superhero movies as a kid. (Ahh, the 80’s and early 90’s.) One of my favorite obscure superheros is Tank Girl, the foul-mouthed, smoking, drinking, mutant kangaroo-loving bad a**, who fights to save the environment/world agaisnt all types of … Read more