My twin sister Lora and I dressed up as patty and Selma from the Simpsons. We had never seen patty and Selma costumes before, so we thought we would try it. We bought the wigs, but cut and painted them ourselves. The dresses we made by a neighbor and the accessories were bought and painted … Read more
Recently I started having a cupcake obsession. I make up excuses to bake them. So I figured this year, a cupcake costume was the only choice for a Halloween costume. If I had sat down in one sitting and made this costume it probably would have taken about 3-4 hours. But since I could only … Read more
Our costumes were the hit of the party and everyone loved them! Dog’s costume was purchased offline as a “kit” and we amped it up with a feather extension in his hair and an under armour shirt under the vest. Beth’s costume was created from scratch. I bought a blonde wig, a black skirt and … Read more
Me and my friend were playing around with some chicken wire for masks for Halloween 2006 when I realized the shape I had made looked like Homer’s head. From then on, he was my target. I used papier-mâché to cover the chicken wire frame, painted it, and put on some black string for the hair. … Read more
Please help, I promised my son I would submit his costume for your contest. I was waiting for some better pictures from my father in law but he kept forgetting and when I didn’t get them last night I forgot to submit even one picture. I’m feeling like the worst mother ever, since he was … Read more
This costume was a real piece of cake to make and cost almost nothing. The shirt: Bought a plain baby blue shirt at a craft store with a coupon so I think I spent like 3 dollars on it. Bought a yellow sticky felt sheet and a red sticky felt sheet to make the Saturn … Read more
After looking at this site for potential Cap’n Crunch costumes I noticed people had good ideas but no one really nailed it. I came up with my own way of making this costume for literally under 30 bucks and No Sewing Needed! The Hat: Bought (4) 9×12 blue foam craft sheets. Made a hat pattern … Read more
I have an adoration for the beauty and essence of peacock feathers and decided to rock this essence this Halloween. I knew it was going to cost a pretty penny because I tend to think big, but I am lucky enough to have this ability to drop some cash on this project. I had a … Read more
Teen Wolf’s an 80’s classic. Right off the bat, I thought of the video box cover, with Michael J. Fox holding up his denim sleeved shirt with a “Teen Wolf” shirt under it. I used a combination of that image along with the colors of his “Beacontown Beavers” varsity jacket for my costume. The jeans … Read more
Materials needed: White t-shirt (unless you can find a baby blue striped shirt, good luck!) Light blue spray paint (or fabric paint) Red knit fabric for hat 1 Cotton ball Reading glasses Blue shorts White face paint (for sideburns) Blue painters’ tape We did a Peter Pan theme for Halloween 2011 and my husband was … Read more
Materials needed: Red gabardine fabric Yellow ribbon Gold fabric Purple pants White cravat Black wig White lace Plastic hook Plastic sword Red hat with white feather White socks Black vinyl Black eyeliner For Halloween 2011, we did a Peter Pan theme. Our 8-year-old son chose to be Captain Hook and he was amazing! To make … Read more
For Halloween 2011, we did a Peter Pan theme. Our 5-year-old son chose to be Peter Pan and he was spectacular! To make his shirt, I used bright green cotton fabric and traced around one of his existing t-shirts. I cut the zigzag design around the sleeves and bottom and I left a collar on … Read more