I got the Idea of a Peacock costume from an expensive one that I saw online. I knew I could create an amazing one of a kind costume, without spending hundreds of dollars. I started compiling a folder of photos & ideas of what I wanted to make. I ordered the materials I needed from … Read more
This Homemade Cupcake Halloween Costume is my 2 year old daughter with a cherry on top. I used a lampshade for the cup then used construction paper and aluminum foil, folded in zig-zags, to cover the lamp shade. Then used cream colored fabric to make suspenders on the lamp shade to go over her shoulders. … Read more
I borrowed the Troll idea from this awesome website! We were a big hit (it was just a tad cold though). We bought long sleeve leotards and tights (nude) from a Discount Dance store, got the colored hair spray and elf ears from a Halloween store, and the jewel is made from glitter foam from … Read more
To start off on this homemade Avatar adult costume idea you have to shave your body entirely. If you don’t the paint will flake off more easily and ruin your costume. I bought a small sports bra and white spandex shorts to wear for the night and painted over them. Then I used Ben Nye … Read more
For Character day at my daughter’s school, she decided she wanted to be Pippi Longstocking. 1. First we went to Salvation Army and bought a denim jumper dress ($3) and a red and white striped shirt ($2) 2. Second I cut old t-shirts and sew them onto the jumper for patches. I hand sewed them … Read more
I have always loved Selene from Underworld and noticed there was really no cool options out there. So dug out an old corset I had from back in the day that had buckles on it. Since I was sort of a dark teen I had some old knee high boots from high school that just … Read more
I am a fan of really original and fun Halloween costumes. This year I had a pretty strict budget and I really had to get the creative juices flowing. I came up with the homemade Mail Order Bride costume idea from a political cartoon I saw of a bride jumping out of a mailbox. I … Read more
My daughter, Cate, is 15 months old and is STILL at that lovely age when you can dictate WHAT they will be for All Hallow’s Eve, unlike her older 4 year old brother, HA! So, there were SOOO many cute costumes that I had in mind for her/us. However, when I received Pottery Barn’s Fall … Read more
My birthday party theme was ‘Comic Book & Cartoon Characters’ this year. I chose this theme mainly because I’ve always wanted to dress as Catra from the She-Ra cartoon series. You may not remember Catra, but she took command as Force Captain for the Evil Horde on Etheria when Adora (aka She-Ra Princess of Power) … Read more
I started this adult Pippi Longstocking costume by buying the blue dress at a local thrift store. I then bought a colourful striped top to go underneath (ideally I would have liked a red top but I couldn’t find one with the right fit for the costume I was trying to create). I cut the … Read more
This was by far my favorite Halloween costume. Ever. I think everyone I encountered loved it as much, some even more than me! I was inspired to make the Comic Girl Dress from the MAC makeup POW! Halloween look, which I used as my makeup for the night. To make the dress, I started off … Read more
This Homemade Lady GaGa Halloween Costume is my take on Lady GaGa. It was inspired by a mixture of her early years (before she was famous and was bedazzling bras), her Poker Face and LoveGame videos and her “The Fame” album cover. I put everything together individually myself. I got the jacket for $1 and … Read more