So Lindsey and I were searching on the internet for costumes ideas. We came across a peacock costume, but knew we couldn’t just go out and buy any ordinary store brought costume. So we started thinking, and we came up with a few ideas(some good ones, some bad ones and some we knew wouldn’t work). … Read more
I absolutely LOVED making this Avatar Halloween costume! The movie came out that year, and I wanted to be her but the store costume was boring…so I decided to make my own!! I bought some zebra print fuzzy fabric and spray painted it blue, and I used that for the tail, ears, and as a … Read more
We’re both named Erin and we work at a country club, so some of the members there refer to us as E1 and E2. That is what gave us the idea to dress up as Thing1 And Thing2 for the Halloween party at the country club. We found this red sparkly dress for $19 at … Read more
I am a college student at Texas A&M, therefore for things like Halloween, I always try to be innovative and cost efficient. Developing the Tom & Jerry Couple Halloween Costume was so easy and it wasn’t too time consuming of a project once we came up with how to actually make the costume. The materials were … Read more
This Peter Pan and Tinkerbell Couple Halloween costume was very easy and last minute. For Peter Pan, the hat and the shirt was bought online for only $25. The green tights we bought at a Halloween store, and the brown shoes he already had! For Tinkerbell, I wanted to be as glittzy as possible because she’s … Read more
I started off this Medusa costume rounding up some rubber snakes, a wig, material for the skirt, some air brush paint, wire, and wire mesh. First we made a skull cap out of the wire mesh that would fit my head underneath the wig, then we placed it inside the actual wig. Second we cut the snakes in … Read more
The five of us started our girl group costume idea with fabric in our personally picked sauce packet colors. This fabric was purchased from a local craft store. We each purchased 2 yards and began fitting and pinning. After fitting, cutting and hemming front and back pieces, we then laced them together with ribbon. We did … Read more
I always want to stand out in a crowd and wear something that no other person has, which is why I always make my own clothes and costumes. I designed and created my own Geisha costume by myself from scratch. I wanted to do a unique take on a traditional costume which is why I … Read more
I have 5 close girlfriends and every year we have the hardest time coming up with our group costumes! Being that we are all in college, we thought “what better costume than to dress up as our beer of choice…Coors Light!!” We bought cheap dresses at Forever 21 and Duct Taped each other into them … Read more
Wonder Woman: Started off with a red spangly tube top, with the ‘W’ cut out of gold fabric and hand stitched on. I tried it with duct tape at first, but it had no give and made my body look funny shaped. With the same gold fabric, a thick belt sized for my waist got … Read more
Everyone LOVED this Energizer Bunny Costume! It is one of my all time favorites and both easy and cheap to make. The battery pack and drum MADE this costume. I already had bunny accessories from a previous costume (tail, ears), you can use any set or make your own. I decked myself out in pink yoga gear: tights, shorts and tank- you … Read more
Now I am girl that believes in using whatcha got and, what do I have?? Hair!! So, when I was trying to think of a good costume that included my long hair I came up with CRAYON!! To make my red Crayon costume: I went and got a ton of red and black felt. First, … Read more