Original Halloween Costume: Polaroid Picture from 1983

Original Halloween Costume: Polaroid Picture from 1983

Everyone who see’s this picture thinks it is a picture of a picture, but I have to tell them that it is my costume. I am very proud of how it turned out. I just taped together a box made of the foam poster boards, 3 black and 1 white that is in the front. … Read more

Magically Impressive Unicorn Halloween Costume

Magically Impressive Unicorn Halloween Costume

Last summer, I told the two little girls who live on our street that they could choose my Halloween costume. They gleefully encouraged me to be a unicorn—so I had my orders! I pieced together something inexpensive, easy, comfortable and warm. I wore it to a party and got RAVE reviews; some people even told … Read more

Sweetest Chocolate Cupcake Halloween Costume for a Girl

Sweetest Chocolate Cupcake Halloween Costume for a Girl

I had no idea where to begin when my eight year old said she wanted to be a chocolate cupcake this year for Halloween. I was thrilled when I stumbled onto this website! The costume was surprisingly easy and fun to make. It took me awhile trying to figure how to attach the bottom pieces … Read more

Homemade Captain Crunch Halloween Costume

Homemade Captain Crunch Halloween Costume

My wife decided that I needed an epic costume this year. We were celebrating our 20th anniversary, and we needed special costumes for our annual Halloween dinner party. She had her idea almost immediately, but I took a little longer to choose mine. I searched the internet high and low, and finally found an idea … Read more

Cutest Homemade Peacock Costume for a Toddler

Cutest Homemade Peacock Costume for a Toddler

My proud peacock!! I wanted to do something creative for my 19 month old daughter’s first night out trick or treating!! I thought a peacock costume would be really cute!! First I took a black onsie and glued blue and teal feathers on the front with fabric glue. I bought a child size skirt at the local … Read more

DIY Mail Order Bride Halloween Costume

DIY Mail Order Bride Halloween Costume

I wanted to make my own costume because I think it is more unique and way cheaper to do it that way since costumes are very expensive now. I am also not for the revealing costumes and I wanted mine to be funny and like nothing I had seen before. I browsed the internet probably … Read more

Homemade Yzma Costume from The Emperor’s New Groove

Homemade Yzma Costume from The Emperor's New Groove

We had one themed picked for Halloween 2012 since about August. Two weeks before Halloween we changed our minds to Disney Villians. We only had 4 people in our group because Ursala and Queen of Hearts bailed. I was Yzma from Emperors New Groove: I already had the black dress which was made by my … Read more

Last-Minute ZomBee Halloween Costume

Last-Minute ZomBee Halloween Costume

I love to play on words!  I found a bee costume at the thrift store, it was missing parts so it was really inexpensive!  I picked up some fishnet tights and a pair of Tinkerbell wings (clear). We had so much fun making blood with food coloring, coco powder and corn syrup! Simple putting it together!  … Read more

Cutest Homemade Cabbage Patch Doll Costume for a Baby

Cutest Homemade Cabbage Patch Doll Costume for a Baby: I love making Halloween costumes and over the years I have made my fair share. Oompa Loompa's, Shrek, a butler carrying a head on a platter. My daught

I love making Halloween costumes and over the years I have made my fair share. Oompa Loompa’s, Shrek, a butler carrying a head on a platter. My daughter in law wanted me to crochet a wig for my six month old granddaughter Addisyn to be a Cabbage Patch doll for Halloween. She already looks like … Read more

Original Taco Truck Costume: “El Taco Movil”

Original Taco Truck Costume: "El Taco Movil": I took two large boxes from Home Depot, cut them out in the shape of a truck. Then I spray painted all of the sides and let it dry over night. Next wa

I took two large boxes from Home Depot, cut them out in the shape of a truck. Then I spray painted all of the sides and let it dry over night. Next was all decoration! I used aluminum foil for the windshield and the hub-caps of the wheels. I used a lot of construction paper … Read more

Coolest Homemade Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games Costume

Coolest Homemade Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games Costume: This  Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games costume cost a total of $10 to make, it's amazing what you can find in you own house, I decided to do Effi

This  Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games costume cost a total of $10 to make, it’s amazing what you can find in you own house, I decided to do Effie Trinket because I need something colorful and fun. I started with a old jacked  then started to  visualize. I had an old Santa Clause wig (any … Read more