My fiance mentioned the idea first for a Homemade Little Bo Peep and her Sheep Costume, not realizing I was going to give it my best shot. After finding an old square dancing dress and crinoline at a thrift store, I decided there was no turning back. To finish “Bo Peep’s” outfit I bought a … Read more
We decided we wanted to do a creative costume, and try to make it as realistic as possible. We decided to go with the Homemade Green Plastic Army Men Costumes. Although a few others have done this costume in the past, we felt we could take it to another level. We knew we needed to … Read more
We decided to be Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head and the best part was that we actually had parts that you could change and move around the whole night; we even had the pocket in the back for these extra parts and we changed our faces throughout the evening. We thought about adding a bucket … Read more
I first started this Mister Potato Head costume making a wire mold with 2×4 wire fencing. I then sprayed expanding foam (like to insulate around doors and windows) all over the wire. After many coats, I then carved with a saw and sanded until I reached the correct shape. I also put in a trap … Read more
Mr. Potato Head took around 70hrs to construct. The idea was to make the structure hollow in the center. To do this, I acquired black tubing (width of a hula hoop) and made 4 different hoops varying in size to create his base. In each tubing, I placed galvanized wire to strengthen the hop. Every … Read more
I coach high school field hockey and their Homecoming theme was Disney. Luckily, it fell just before Halloween, so I was able to use this Homemade Mike Wazowski Halloween Costume for both. I used a work out ball and paper mached it. I painted it and cut out the holes for it. I had originally … Read more
This Boo Costume was made from a child size sleeping bag, purple material, drawer liner, pipe cleaners and two large plastic salad bowls and for the eyes large balls. This costume was made for the grand-baby who loves the movie Monsters Inc. and wanted to be Boo. The sleeping bag was cut to size and … Read more
This year we dressed up as characters from Toy Story 2. Jessie and Woody had pull strings on their back. This Homemade Toy Story 2 Family Costume was a blast!
My kids love this movie, so it seemed the perfect choice for Halloween this year to make a Homemade WALL-e and EVE Costumes. Lots of cardboard, duct tape and hot glue! WALL-e started with a box, of course. Painted the box yellow, cut a head hole and arm holes. We printed the letters from the … Read more
My boyfriend looks like Woody so I wanted us to be Woody and Jessie Couple Costume from Toy Story 2. I looked and looked but couldn’t find any costumes that fit well enough or were to my liking so I decided to make ours. For Woody: For the Vest I bought a vest that I … Read more
Here is an adult Homemade Buzz Lightyear Halloween Costume. The base of the upper body is a trash can which I cut with a razorblade. On top of the trash can I sculpted the armor with cardboard and duct tape. When I had the desired shape I covered everything in masking tape so I could … Read more
My son is in LOVE with Buzz Lightyear so we dressed up as a Homemade Toy Story Family Costume for Halloween. The Buzz Lightyear costume was purchased from Disney, but the Woody and BoPeep were home made. For Woody: found a yellow plaid shirt at Value Village Red Hanky from the Dollar store Hat and … Read more