From the time my granddaughter (who lives in another state) was six years old she has wanted to be the Wendy’s Restaurant girl for Halloween. My daughter and I searched online and catalogs for a Wendy’s costume (including finding this site) but never found one that we liked. That just would never do for the Nana!!! I … Read more
I made my mom this bloody pad and tampons costume in 2009. It all came with a random idea, I think I was on my period. lol 1. I got a Styrofoam (I had left from my sweet 15th that summer) 2. I cut it up in the shape of a pad. 3. I cut … Read more
I bought a plain black dress, stuffed Dalmatian toy, and red heels from the local thrift store for this Cruella Deville Halloween costume. I found the Dalmatian fabric at a local craft store. I used the fabric to sew Dalmatian straps and a border on the plain black dress. I then used the fabric and a … Read more
Last year I had a contest at my beauty school I was attending for Most Original Costume. I wanted to do something completely original, easy, and funny. I’m a very out going girl who loves to make people giggle. It makes my day! I had been thinking hard about what I could do, when it … Read more
When choosing a Halloween costume I always try to be the most creative and think of things that aren’t overdone or too provocative. I find that a lot of teenage girls my age just perceive Halloween as a time to show off as much skin as possible. I believe that you can still be sexy … Read more
I simply LAYERED athletic tape you can buy at any CVS/Wallgreens etc. I looked at a picture of Leeloo from the movie and put the tape exactly where she had it. White booty shorts and tape is the only thing on my body. I bought a small blonde bob wig and spray painted it orange. I … Read more
I made this quick and easy Greek Goddess Costume for a 3-year old girl. It took me less than an hour to do it. It is so easy to make. I gathered all the materials for it and I started to work on. The costume was made of 1 piece of white plastic bag taped … Read more
So, always on my quest to out-do my costume from the year before, I had to come up with another recognizable character. Now the key to this one is the TV that I’m carrying, otherwise, you may not get it. I really wish I had more pictures of the costume, but you get the idea. … Read more
For this Marge Simpson costume, I did what I never do, I bought a pre-made costume, but mainly just for the wig. Tall blue wigs are not cheap or easy to find, and the costume was $15 on clearance! Can’t beat that! Now the dress had a stupid sheer portion on the shoulders, which looked … Read more
I needed a simple character that most everybody knows, because I get so sick of having to explain who I am all night long. Well, most people have seen or watched Family Guy, and Meg is one of the most recognizable characters. This Meg Griffin from Family Guy Halloween costume was pretty simple. I found a … Read more
I wanted to have a costume that was homemade and amazing but also functional. So when I decided to become a unicorn, I wanted to make sure I could detach the legs. I used pool noodles for the legs, wrapped them in fabric and pinned it (no sewing) attached the legs to a card board … Read more
My 4 yr old girls wanted to be bugs, and I wanted them to be somewhat realistic – so I did an online search and found this site and saw the awesome things previous posters had done! I wanted their wings to be as appropriately sized as possible, and I can’t sew – but luckily we had … Read more