Here’s how to make a Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum costume – the right way! Every year my best friend and I dress up in matching Halloween costumes. This was our last Halloween together in college, so it had to be the best. Because we were on a student budget we decided to make our … Read more
I hand made every piece of both Circus Freaks costumes. I am no professional but trial and error works for me. More than anything, i was surprised that my husband agreed to walk around in leopard print lycra :) we used 2 thick balloons for each side and a pvc pipe to make the barbell. We … Read more
Well it was around May that I started to think about what my Halloween costume was going to be this year I always make my own costumes and seem to have to start earlier each year to finish them in time. I like costumes that have an edge to them and are not going to … Read more
This was one of the easiest costumes that I’ve gotten to do. You need black and white clothing, (suits, shirts, ties, gloves, hats, shoes, dresses, hosiery, etc.). The most difficult part was applying the paint on the skin, with most of the body covered by clothes, however, there was little skin that needed to be … Read more
I decided I loved Elphaba’s dress in the Broadway production of “Wicked.” I started collecting pictures and thought, “Meh – I can totally do that.” We made a duct-tape dress form of myself, which was thoroughly entertaining, and went from there. Each color of fabric had to be cut into strips, sewn together, rooled hem … Read more
This year I let my husband chose our costume theme and he choose skeletons. I thought ok, easy enough. But was it too easy? I thought the sugar skull theme was done last year and I wanted to stand out. So my original idea was “Santa Muerte” Saint of the Dead. Sounds pretty scary, right? … Read more
This was my very first homemade Halloween costume, and I think it was a huge hit! I decided, after a quick Google search for inspiration, to be a peacock for Halloween, and it turned out to be the best costume I’ve ever worn! So let me start with one disclaimer, just because it was homemade, … Read more
My costume was inspired by a submission I saw on this website. I used black elastic and tied black and yellow strips of tulle to create the skirt. I used black and yellow t-shirts and shredded the black shirt to create a striped bee/ragged zombie look. The striped tights, wings, and antennae were store bought. … Read more
This Bath Loofah Costume is one of my most favorite I’ve ever made and worn! It’s creation was a family effort, really! My sweet sister-in-law gave me the idea. After a lot of research, every variation that I found was made for the woman with the perfect figure to be a somewhat “sexy” costume. I, being what … Read more
I was tired of the same old costumes, so i decided to make mine, I had a costume party coming up and it happend to fall on Día de Muertos, The band that was going to be playing was a classic rock / grateful dead tribute band! I figured everyone would be a sugar skull or … Read more
I love to make my own costumes, I think its much funner than those boring store-bought costumes. And now that I’ve made a few creative costumes on my own for my work’s halloween costume contest, its pretty much expected of me to do something even better than the year before. This year another creative friend … Read more
I started with getting a bob style red wig online. It was about $12 including shipping. I also found the orange knee high socks online for about $10. I found brown mary jane style shoes at walmart for $8. I shopped around for a while looking for a skirt and decided to try our local … Read more