My husband and I both decided to be the Hamburglar (well he refused to be Ronald McDonald… so two Hamburglars it was!). We both purchased prison uniforms that would work as the base of the costume. I bought the big red ties from Amazon (for about $5.00 each) and the hamburger iron on patches from … Read more
This is my version of Poison Ivy, the positively Divine Batman villains (see what I did there?). My friends and I decided to dress up as heroes and villains – more specifically DC and Marvel characters – for our very last day of school ever, and I chose Poison Ivy as I have always wanted … Read more
I know that the face paint on the L.O.D costumes is lacking, we were running a 3 mile obstical course/mud pit race. and we did not want it to run into our eyes. The spikes are made of foam cones from the craft store, they don’t come with pointy tips so I wrapped them with … Read more
This is a strawberry headdress / costume my hubby and I made for my 4-yr old preschooler, which was used during a school musical presentation in 2011. It is made up of cardboard, foam, white cloth, and some fabric paint. It’s the perfect cupcake headdress costume.
I love making cupcakes! So as soon as Halloween rolled around, I knew exactly what I wanted to be. Being 22, most store-bought Halloween costumes for my age group are more like lingerie, so for the past few years, I’ve been making my own costumes and I love it! However, a cupcake seemed tricky and … Read more
My boyfriend and I always try to go as a couple for Halloween so this year we chose Bonnie and Clyde. Well, Bonnie and Clyde when they return from the dead. We had to make it a little creepier for Halloween. This was a pretty easy costume, and everything was basically found at a thrift … Read more
I had wanted to do a Black & White Halloween character and started to look into movie and TV personalities. Since the I Love Lucy show began in 1951 and was only broadcasted in B & W, I thought it would be a perfect costume. The trouble was trying to find out what makeup to … Read more
I make my costumes every year. Last year my husband and I wanted to go as Waldo and Wenda. This Waldo and Wenda couple costume was cheap and easy and fun to make. For my husband we went to the thrift store and found a long sleeve red and white shirt under $7.00. Found some old … Read more
When I asked my 5 year old daughter what she wanted to be for Halloween, she responded: a cat. I thought, simple enough. But then she continued, “Except, I’m going to have blood coming out of my eyes and you’re going to be able to see my bones!!” Well, that’s creative but I knew I’d … Read more
Since I hand made my other two kids costumes this year, I couldn’t leave out the little one! But I wanted something that would be easy and comfortable, not to mention something that would give easy access to diaper when necessary. And a baby smurf answered all of those requirements perfectly. The main costume was … Read more
I wanted to do an original/homemade costume and saw a picture of a girl as a sexy leprechaun next to a guy painted gold with a pot around his waist. My husband was not all for painting his body gold and I was not at all for wearing a tiny little dress. So I switched the … Read more
I came up with this idea for a creepy doll costume for my company party last year. It’s kind of a mixture of creepy doll/puppet on a string (with stiff movements, and silence). Start out trying to find a dress with a lot of ruffling- or tulle. I could not find what I wanted anywhere … Read more