For our Ginger and Gilligan costume – This was a really easy costume to put together. For my husband I got a simple long sleeve red shirt with a white collar and blue pants. And of course, don’t forget the Gilligan hat. For Ginger, I bought a red wig and a long fancy gown. Ginger … Read more
For Wayne: We ordered an official Wayne’s World Hat from eBay, bought a mullet wig and plain black shirt from Walmart, went to a used clothing store for the tightest jeans that we could find (so tight that he couldn’t fasten them!), we ripped the knees of course and wore a pair of converse-looking sneakers. … Read more
This is my favorite costume of all the costumes I’ve ever had, it’s a Scary pregnant costume. Be pregnant! The bigger the better Get an old shirt and a baby doll Rip the baby’s head and one arm off Determine your placement and rip a hole in the shirt Attach the doll parts to your … Read more
Making this homemade girl group KISS costume we used a lot of tin foil, duct tape and cardboard! We also bought used silver shimmery material for the cape, and different embellishments. We bought a simple makeup kit with black, white, and green and we each did our own. Gene Simmons had a fruit roll up … Read more
This is a costume I made over a couple of days for my son. My goal was to make a home-made boxy head shape for the monster. I started with a one gallon plastic water jug and cut the base off. The idea was to use the square bottom as the base/mold. I then covered … Read more
At the time, my boyfriend was in dental school so we thought it would be fun to go as a tooth and tooth fairy. Tooth Costume: It was easier to make his costume than I thought it would be. I bought white poster board and cut it out in the shape of a molar. I … Read more
I love crafting and make bows for my daughter. So when Halloween was coming up I knew I wanted to make my son something. I felt like I was leaving him out ever time I made my daughter somethithen. He wanted to be a Minion from Despicable Me. He loved the movie and watched it … Read more
This costume was very easy and cheap to make. I went to my local craft store and bought some orange and black felt material, glue sticks, and some safety pins. I cut out the Bam Bam skirt and put the trim around the bottom. I then hot glued the black spots on it. I made … Read more
I was inspired by the original Disney 101 Dalmatians movie. The jacket came from the scene where Cruella comes in chain smoking in her white fur coat with red lining and red gloves. I wanted to add more Dalmatian so I made the jacket a Dalmatian inspired fur with a red lining. I added the … Read more
This Mona Lisa costume idea just came to me. I was determined to do something I hadn’t seen before. This costume got a lot of attention as I walked around at a downtown street party. Fun watching all of the expressions of recognition as people passed by! It also got the attention of a certain … Read more
I made the tail just as I would a pillow and put elastic straps on it to wear like a backpack. Then I made an awesome tutu and hot glued some acorns to it! I also made boot covers and ears from the same fur I used for the tail. I would wear this everyday … Read more
My daughter is 14 years old and no longer participating in Halloween so just about the time I think I’m done making costumes my brother has his 1st child. Fisherman are born and raised in my family so what a better way to join my brothers 2 loves. Fishing and his Daughter Kai. The costume … Read more