3…2…1… BLASTOFF!! This costume was for the 1960s Day at my school and the space race was certainly an exciting time. The frame of this costume uses my favorite costume building technique, cardboard strips enforced with wire. Basically, you take some lightweight wire and glue it between 2 cardboard strips. There are ring after ring … Read more
I was making a piece of bread in the morning, tired, getting ready for school, when I burned myself on my toaster. Ouch! But then it occurred to me what a great costume a toaster would make. This is made mainly with a box, so finding the right size was the hardest part for me. … Read more
I am a sports fanatic (especially Lakers) and decided being a foam finger would be a fun, unique costume! I went to my local craft store and bought 2 huge rolls of foam (each 72″x24″x2″), 16 oz of bright yellow acrylic paint, and 4 oz of purple paint. I bought contact cement at the hardware … Read more
The Homemade Jessica Loves Tony Romo Optical Illusion Costume I am submitting is original and my own idea. I call it “Jessica Loves Tony Romo & Can’t LET GO!” I was looking through this sight when I came up with the idea. I saw the old lady and baby costume and I thought to myself, … Read more
I have been making a chain from Starburst wrappers for years and finally decided to put it to good use so I made a Homemade Lady of Starburst Costume to feature it. I decided to make a flappers dress using more wrappers. I flat ironed each wrapper and then hot glued them to a terry … Read more
I created this People Magazine Cover Halloween Costume with a printer, foam board, exacto knife and a free afternoon. It was a huge Halloween hit!
Hello, my name is Laura, I’m a senior in high school, and I make crazy costumes for my school’s spirit week and for Halloween, and here I am as bush. This is particularly relevant to me because I made a pun out of this costume. My name is Laura, so when anyone asked, I said … Read more
After going to Ren Faire last year, I sketched out a design for a Centaur costume with moving legs. The skull is pipe foam covers held together with masking tape and covered in Claycrete. The front hooves of the Centaur costume are high-heel boots with the heels ripped off and a sizable wood platform attached. … Read more
This was for villain day at my school. I didn’t just want to be any normal villain, so I came up with my own. I love working with balloons, so I became Balloon Lady. You can see the frame if you look closely in the picture. Basically, the frame is cardboard and in made of … Read more
I wanted a “belly” costume for my daughter who wasn’t yet walking. I made the snail shell out of strips of fabric sewn together and stuffed with batting. I then rolled it up and stitched it so that it would stay in a roll. I then affixed some Velcro to the shell and to the … Read more
And the winner is? I made a Golden Globe Award costume for my school’s Spirit day “Red Carpet Day”. Materials: -2 boxes -3 hula hoops -gold fabric or material -string -glitter The bottom half of the costume is just two boxes on top of each other with the bottoms cut out so that you can … Read more
Meet Fenris. A Norse Mythological creature! A ferocious Beast! I read a story about the creature Fenris, and with wolves being my favorite animal I couldn’t refuse challenging myself to make this fluffy beast. The Homemade Fenris Wolf Costume is a quad-suit, which means there is one person inside walking on all fours with the … Read more