I kept thinking about what animal to be then I noticed hot pink duct tape at the store, which we didn’t even use in this costume. Just a color inspiration. I spray painted a white t-shit and used dry adhesive to get the feathers to stick. That’s all, and this cute pink flamingo homemade Halloween … Read more
Since we are a latino couple we wanted to do something traditional for Halloween, so I decided that I would make us a Day of the Dead couples Halloween costume. For my husband’s costume, it was easy enough, just a pair of black pants, long sleeve black shirt, red ribbon for a bow tie, and … Read more
This Double Dare couples Halloween costume was a HUGE hit a few Halloweens ago, and our friends still talk about it! If you are a child of the 90’s and remember watching the show Double Dare on Nickelodeon…you and everyone else will truly love it. My husband and I really got into “character,” which … Read more
By far the easiest part of this simple and easy dark Phoenix Costume was buying the red catsuit as the base of it all. Afterwards, I went to my local fabric store and purchase gold Lycra fabric. Using the computer, I found a photo of the phoenix and hand drew the emblem onto the fabric … Read more
My eight year old son wanted a home made costume, he was tired of the same old Ninja and Star Wars costumes. He asked if he could be a Bible character and I was so proud. We decided Noah and his amazing Ark would be perfect, and my wheels started turning. I took two boxes … Read more
I used a twin size ivory colored sheet to make this homemade Lipton tea bag costume using wonder web to “sew” my seams together. I also took orange and brown felt, cutting them into 2 inch squares and stuffing the costume to mimic tea leaves. I stapled a Lipton Tea box lid to a piece … Read more
After doing some brainstorming for my costume I decided that I wanted to go with a classic Halloween monster and be Frankenstein. Unbeknownst to me my boyfriend had wanted to do a costume as a couple. When I told him what I wanted to be, he simply said “I guess that means I am going … Read more
“What ARE you guys?” —- “THE PARTY duhhh” And then people understood. I wasn’t sure what to be this year. I wanted to be something fun, look cute, LOOK fun, be colorful, be original, be something people LIKED. … What does everyone like? A party! To be “a party” you basically have to look really … Read more
My boyfriend and I wanted to dress up for our youth group’s Halloween party last year (2011), but had no idea what to do, especially since we didn’t want to BUY our costumes… we brain stormed for about a week. I liked my “David and Goliath” idea, since I am 5’4 and my boyfriend is … Read more
In 2005 we went in a Gwen Stefani and Harajuku Girls Group Costume with our own security guard, of course. For Gwen, I bought a Malice in Wonderland costume, blond wig, and threw a corset I already owned over the top of it. The Harajuku girls bought matching black tank tops, skirts, and socks. We stenciled … Read more
Our 2006 Roller Derby group costume may be my all time favorite! We went as Roller Derby girls with a ref! Let me first say this…know both where you are going and what the weather is going to be before you decide to do this. We had both rain AND a flight of steps to navigate … Read more
For my daughter’s fall fair parade her class dressed up as circus food. And like every 5 year old she loves pink so a bag of cotton candy costume was her choice. I sprayed pink spray paint onto cotton batting and let dry. I put two clear garbage bags together and made arm and leg … Read more