Hey, I dressed up as Medusa in 2010. I just knew I wanted to be Medusa for the longest time….But, I’m broke as a joke. So, I came up with the best way for me to dress up in the character I wanted to be for the least amount of money possible because I didn’t … Read more
For the top of this Alice in Wonderland’s Red Queen adult costume, I bought a cheap white shirt to put under the black fabric. I used a sewing machine for the bodice of the shirt, and hand sewed the black fabric on top of the white shirt (on the sleeves). For the red ribbon on … Read more
This peacock costume is my first homemade costume. I’ve always wanted to be a peacock for Halloween, I did a bit of research and decided that I could make my own. I found a few peacock costumes that I liked and used those for inspiration (I also used this website). I used a navy blue … Read more
Thank you Max, for that marvelous introduction. This cool Winifred Sanderson Hocus Pocus homemade costume combines everything awesome: half scary, half ginger and 100 percent ‘buck-toothed, mop riding, firefly from HELL!’ For all those nostalgic 90’s babies that ever wanted to light the Black Flame candle, sing ‘I Put a Spell on You’ by heart–choreography … Read more
My idea for this SeaWorlds Manta roller coaster with cool water effect came from my friend’s daughter who loves SeaWorld in San Diego Ca. This was a new ride that just opened in May 2012. My friend’s daughter loved the ride so much I constructed replica of the ride. This costume was a hit at SeaWorld’s … Read more
This is Hawa, she loves wild animals, she is a wild animal too, LOL. Hawa wanted to be a gorilla gone wild. So we made her one, and I decided to put her in a cage that she would look like the gorilla turned the tables on her. I bought a gorilla suit and cut … Read more
I had a lot of fun making this beautiful Dead Girl Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice costume. I was inspired by the receptionist Miss Argentina from the 1988 movie Beetlejucie. I bought the dress at Goodwill for only a $1.00 (Thursdays are dollar days). I made the cape with tulle from Michael’s $7.19 and floral wire … Read more
This Nerdy Nerd costumes is made out of foam board, about 3 large pieces. The foam board is hand painted using acrylic paint. The straps are elastic bands that are hot glued to the front and back of the foam board. The sides of the box are put together with hot glue and duct tape. … Read more
I had a lot of fun making this Peacock Tutu Halloween costume! I saw a tutu on Pinterest and that was my inspiration! I love the colors of a peacock so I knew exactly what to be for Halloween. I bought 5 yrds of tulle in peacock colors, blues, greens, browns and purples. Then some elastic. … Read more
So for once I wanted to make a totally different costume. I usually get into creepy costumes with contacts. BUT unfortunately my contacts ripped *and they are prescribed*. I had to come up with some new. Well I got this idea for a Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween costume one day searching online for make … Read more
This home made Wicked Queen from Snow White Halloween costume was a costume that garnered many compliments through out the night, from dinner at The Outback (yes my husband and his friends who did NOT dress up insisted we join them) to the club where someone yanked on my chin while on the dance floor … Read more
This is Ms. Audrey Lee. Her “bunch -o -grapes” costume was created simply (and afford -ably) with green balloons, a bit of artificial/plastic greenery, and safety pins! It was a last-minute easy grapes Halloween costume. I dressed her in a black leotard, and dark brown/black denim jeans. Myself and my two sons inflated appx. 40 … Read more