I can’t even begin to describe how much attention this fabulous homemade Ke$ha Costume got me. I won third place in a costume contest and made a girl cry simply because I walked in to the room and she realized that her Ke$ha costume was not nearly as good as mine. The Outfit: I found … Read more
For the boy’s shirt I got a plain white t shirt and duct taped stripes and got red fabric paint in a spray bottle, added a little water and sprayed the t shirt. For mine I got red and white striped fabric from Joann’s and just made a tube top and I already had a … Read more
I’m back. I usually like to make my costumes a play on words. Last year’s idea came from me being from New Orleans and a huge “New Orleans Saints Fan” and our saying is “Who Dat”, Who Dat say they gonna beat them Saints!” So last year I went as a “Who Dat” and this is my costume. … Read more
I wanted to make something really pretty this year and what is more beautiful than a swarm of butterflies! I ordered a TON of butterflies online at a floral shop and hot glued them to black wire, which I then attached to hair combs. I made them all different lengths and just hoped they wouldn’t … Read more
Assault and Battery….errr…I mean…A-Salt and Battery. Last years assault and battery costume I made the day of Halloween. Next year I’m going to carry a plastic machine gun and go as “Assault with a deadly weapon”. I took a white piece of poster board and drew the Sifto Table Salt logo on it. Then I … Read more
Three years ago I was at a bonfire in September. We were eating s’mores. It was that day I decided that I wanted to be a s’more for Halloween! I looked online for some ideas and they were all the same: Two pieces of cardboard on either side of for the graham crackers, something brown … Read more
A couple years ago I really wanted to be a Rabbit in a Magic Hat. I already had the rabbit ears and tail. I used lipstick and eye pencil to draw the nose and whiskers on my face. The hat was the tricky part. I don’t sew at all, so first I went to the store to … Read more
This was the year that the Swine Flu was infecting Mexico. If anyone does not know who Morgus is, it’s a local television show in New Orleans, LA. He always tries to find a cure for any give problem but something always goes horrible wrong. So we came up with the idea that Morgus cures … Read more
I decided to be Alice for Halloween several years ago. That is Alice from the Brady Bunch! I did it the day before Halloween. I borrowed the blue dress from someone and already had the apron from a previous costume. Then I used a big piece of cardboard to be the TV. The hardest part … Read more
Started out with only a pink and yellow one-piece unitard then used a variety of different fabrics to create the tummies and bum hearts. We hand stitched some felt-like fabric to create the leggings and mittens/arms and fabric glued the seams. The tummies are hand painted using fabric paint. Was a lot of fun :)
My husband and I are theater teachers/directors and we love to make homemade costumes. We take it pretty seriously. One of our favorite books is “Where the Wild Things Are” and, before we were even expecting, we knew that, if we had a boy, his first Halloween costume would be Max from the book. We … Read more
This particular headless Bride halloween costume was inspired by an old wedding dress found in a vacated rental property. I borrowed a backpack and some tent poles from my nephew. Next, I stuffed an old t-shirt with plastic grocery bags. You could use any kind of stuffing, these were handy and lightweight. Then I slid the t-shirt over … Read more