A sexy homemade Tornado costume to remember: A couple of years ago in my first semester of college, my roommates and I decided to host a Halloween party. I wanted to make a costume that people at the party would remember and ask me about it. I looked online for ideas and seen one that was … Read more
I wanted to be something that everyone would just love and what better than Tim Horton’s Roll Up the Rim Coffee Cup costume. I purchased a garbage can for $20, spray painted it red and printed out all the prizes. I had to draw the arrow and hot glue all the details (the front and … Read more
I tend to go all out on Halloween and this carousel costume was no exception. I like to pay attention to detail and make ordering things come to life. This was probably the most time consuming costume I have made yet but well worth it in the end! The Carousel skirt was made from a … Read more
This colorful Techno Rave girl costume was so much fun, and extremely easy to do. The only thing I had to make was the shirt. I used an old black tank top and cut it and then used neon acrylic paint to splatter paint onto the shirt. I mixed each neon color with some glow … Read more
Last Halloween my un-creative friend could not come up with anything to be for Halloween. She did not like any costumes she found and is not the type to make her own. She finally decided she wanted to be a spider but could not find any spider costumes anywhere. So I told her we could … Read more
My friends and I decided to be “lawn ornaments” for Halloween, and they gave me the task of turning myself into a flower pot costume. I called around to a few floral stores asking how big their biggest planter was. I found some larger ones at Bachman’s Floral, and decided to go “try them on.” … Read more
My 9 year old wanted to be Perry so I searched for material and the fun began. I used and old sweatshirt and old sweats (that fit) to cut a pattern out for her to wear. We then used cardboard and rolled it into a circle to fit her head. I covered it, measured the … Read more
Hello my name is Rachel and my sister and I were sitting in the house one day bored with nothing to do. Halloween was fast approaching so we decided that we would try our hand at making Halloween costumes. She decided to go down the more pretty/sexy Halloween look whereas I wanted to make my … Read more
I love anything to do with Dia De Los Muertos which is Day of the Dead-a Mexican celebration, so I decided to try and create my own version! I bought my beautiful red and black velvet gown from a garage sale for a whopping $3! My top hat, I bought at our local dollar store … Read more
I love glitter and bright colors so my friend suggested I should be a magical unicorn, which was the perfect costume for me. I got a sheer rainbow and sequin tank top as well as the white leggings on sale at Charlotte Russe. The white fur vest was from Forever21. I also got rainbow glitter … Read more
We love Bethany Hamilton. She is a positive role model and a true inspiration. My daughter decided to honor her by wearing an original homemade Bethany Hamilton Soul Surfer Teen costume for Halloween. It was a tribute really. Everyone knew who she was even if they couldn’t call her by name. It was fun to watch … Read more
My daughter’s love for Lego Batman led to a request to be perky villaness Harley Quinn for Halloween. To create this girl’s Harley Quinn costume Minifigure style, I modified a few sewing pattern to suit my needs. The pants were easy, used a simple elastic waist lounge type pants and made one leg red, one … Read more