I really wanted to do this Homemade Gossamer Costume for years so I decided how. I got foam and cut it to sit on my head and be tall. Then I laid the fur over the top and glued it on top of the foam. I put suspenders through the foam at the shoulders to … Read more
I’m a bit of a pack rat, and I’ve had about 20 yards of this red plush fur cluttering up my house for a while. I finally decided to do something with it, and this Looney Toons Gossamer costume was the end result. I started with a costume pattern that was actually for an “Elvis” … Read more
I was going to a Halloween party in two days and wanted to make a Homemade Marvin the Martian Costume. So I headed over to Walmart and picked up a whole bunch of foam, and found that they had duct tape in green (didn’t know it came in that color until that day) and some … Read more
My wife and I love Halloween and we wanted to top our previous year costumes (which were The Joker & Harley Quinn). We came across a picture of Marvin the Martian and agreed that would be a great to try and make a Homemade Marvin (and Marsha) The Martian Couple Costume. Since we like dressing … Read more
My husband loves Taz so I thought, why not? I bought 2 union suits and dyed them dark brown, then painted a lighter brown for the chest and stomach area. I then made a little fluffball tail with medium brown yarn and attached that to the rear. To make the horns I just cut out … Read more
This year my husband and I rocked out our favorite Looney Toon characters Wile E Coyote and the Roadrunner. I made his costume first out of 5 yards of fleece. I made some elastic-waist pants and a fleece shirt. His coyote head started with a baseball hat, cardboard and foam. I sewed and glued the … Read more
I decided to make a “Pepe Le Pew” costume because I not only loved the cartoon, but I had never seen one before. I Googled it for hours, trying to find “skunk” accessories, but I could only find them for children and dogs. So, I got to work. I bought a black long sleeve leotard … Read more
I got a wild hair one day and decided that for my kids homemade costume ideas, Marvin the Martian was a cool character that I felt would be a fun project to duplicate. The helmet is by far the hardest part of this costume. It took me several days and many trips to the hardware … Read more