I wanted a costume that was original and funny this year, and I think this Sharknado Costume came out perfect. I started with the top of the tornado, using wire to create two different sized circles that connected. I used a frame for a wreath that I found at a craft store and manipulated. I … Read more
To make the homemade Queen of Hearts costume, I used playing cards, red and black tulle, black elastic, a white tank top, hot glue, red glitter, red ribbon, black tape, clear tape, a black headband, red scrapbook paper, and glittery foam! I used about 9 decks of cards, but since I only used one suit … Read more
I had a lot of fun making an Indian headdress Halloween costume last year (seen in the background of a couple of the pictures), and so I was interested in doing a different one this year. Inspiration came when I saw some pictures of beautiful Las Vegas showgirls with glorious headdresses and feather boas. I … Read more
This is my tribute to the game series Fallout. New Vegas is my favorite game ever and I have a feeling it will stay that way forever. I started making this costume last November and I had no idea what I was in for. I began with the T-51 Power Helmet. I used Pepakura as … Read more
OKAY, so first off, I wanted to be little mermaid and my boyfriend Prince Eric, but with a horrifying twist! Price Eric has turned into a zombie and took a chunk out of little sweet Ariel’s neck. Our costume was a HIT at my party and I received so many compliments on each of our … Read more
My friend and I took two big boxes and first spray painted them white, then painted each box accordingly to a nerd box. her half was the pink side and my half was the purple side. we painted them so when we stood together they matched as one. on the side we wrote ingredients and … Read more
I wanted something creative and not too time consuming. I was sick of the typical store bought costume and really didn’t want to do that 2 hour walk through the store, trying on every costume possible. I started browsing Pinterest and saw some cute homemade ones but nothing ever really stuck out to me. I … Read more
So who doesn’t love Dippin Dots? This Dippin Dots costume was challenging to make but overall I got a lot of positive feedback! People loved it! A lot of people thought I was a gumball machine or Ping-Pong balls! Oh well! I was really excited to make this costume because it hasn’t really been done … Read more
I needed a Halloween costume and couldn’t think of anything to be. At work my nickname is barbie and so like two days before the party i saw this big box at work and they let me take it home i knew exactly what i was going to do with it. I was going to … Read more
This was my most ambitious homemade costume yet. I was scrolling through Netflix and saw the Edward Scissorhands title and a light bulb went off. I was curious how much a Edward Scissorhands costume would cost and it was over $150! I knew I could do better so thus started my research on how to … Read more
My sister in law has always been extra crafty, always into paint up to her elbows. Avatar is one of my most favorite movies of all time. I got thinking, got searching and everyone I had seen online really didn’t do Neytiri justice. I called my sister in law, ran the idea past her and almost … Read more
This costume was thrown together with $70 of last minute purchases. The JayZ t-shirt ordered from amazon $30, microphone and fishnet stockings/gloves and fake gold chains from local Halloween store. The JayZ beanie black sunglasses, black pants and boots were something that i already had Beyonce’s mask was cut from a fishnet stocking and the … Read more