I bought a simple tan dress at the Goodwill store for this Pocahontas costume ($7). Cut of one shoulder strap, measured and sewed to fit me. Took an old white men’s undershirt (free) and cut into fringes for the bottom and sewed. Then I cut a belt from a brown shirt from the Thrift shop ($1) and pinned it one. … Read more
I know I’m probably showing my age, but I have some pretty fond memories of Bad B-style superhero movies as a kid. (Ahh, the 80’s and early 90’s.) One of my favorite obscure superheros is Tank Girl, the foul-mouthed, smoking, drinking, mutant kangaroo-loving bad a**, who fights to save the environment/world agaisnt all types of … Read more
I originally wanted to do Han Solo and the Slave Princess Leia with my dog being Princess Leia in a little gold bikini. This was going to be for a Halloween party at my home. But then we decided to go out instead so I had to scrap the princess puppy. I found the white … Read more
We purchased for our Snap-Crackle-Pop Girl Group Costume two XXL men’s t-shirts, in red and royal blue, then an XL goldenrod yellow button-up men’s shirt, and went to town cutting them up! We acted as each other’s seamstresses, cut down the sides of the tees, made slits, and tied the side slits together one by one. … Read more
I love this sexy Pinata costume and had a lot of fun making it! I got so many complements the whole night! Here is what you need to create this Piñata Costume: 1. Buy a tightly fitted dress (I bought a dress slip cover) I bought mine at a small boutique but I believe they … Read more
First I found an orange tight sleeve tshirt from American Apparel, and green tights also from American Apparel. The red Uggs I’ve had for a while but any red shoes would do. This purple/pink belt was from Forever 21 and I just cut out the yellow M with construction paper. I had purple eye shadow and practiced … Read more
My boyfriend and I were looking for a fun costume idea that we could make that no one had done before. We bounced some ideas off of each other and finally came up with Aladdin and Jasmine because it’s our favorite Disney movie! My roommates and I went to Walmart to buy all of the fabric and jewels. I made the Aladdin … Read more
As a group we decided to make our own Teenage Mutant Nija Turtle costumes for Halloween 2012. Making the tops and buying the ribbon were easy. However creating our shells was more tricky. After many different ideas using such things as a baking tray we decided to use a nibble platter dish and glued it … Read more
This sexy circus ring master costume, is super easy and it great because you can piece it together using items that you can totally wear again for everyday occasions. Here’s what you’ll need… 1.) Black glitter top hat (I found a plain hat and used adhesive spray and added loose black glitter to it) 2.) … Read more
Adam and Eve couple costume, easiest costume I’ve made! All we did was bought leaves from Hobby Lobby, but it was the leaves off the branch so we had to cut the leaves individually. Then get a pair of boy shorts and strapless bra for the top and boxers for the male. The next step to … Read more
For the wands I printed out a star and traced it onto an old shoe box, making four stars. I glued two together and painted them yellow. I found some bale wire in the barn and straightened it out and stuck it between the glued stars. For the crowns I cut yellow paper into the … Read more
I decided that the Disney Prince and Princess costume, while adorable, was a tad overdone. So, I convinced my boyfriend that he should be Aladdin…and I would be his best buddy, side kick…his monkey Abu! All the costumes are handmade, and other than having some odd proportions, wasn’t too tricky too made. The hats are … Read more