Having been born on Halloween I decided to join in the work dress up contest. My son had created a wig (which I previously posted) and I decided I would use it to be the Senior Lady Gaga. The wig was constructed using human hair which was colored at the ends, a stocking cap, tulle, … Read more
My daughter always likes to be something unique for Halloween. I thought she would make the cutest Carmen Miranda Chiquita Banana Girl so I asked my mother in law to help me make a Little Chiquita Banana Girl Costume. I had an idea in my head and it turned out great. To make the hat … Read more
Bjork is my favorite singer and I decided to replicate her infamous Oscar dress with this Homemade Bjork Swan Dress Costume.
There was a Lady Gaga themed party and instead of dressing up like her, I wanted to mimic a certain costume. I replicated her bubble costume. I purchased a black leotard from Joyce Leslie and bought a package of 50 opaque balloons. I blew up the balloons ranging in size and pinned them with safety … Read more
This Homemade Lady Gaga Costume is actually easier to make then you think. I bought a one piece from the lingerie section in Wal-Mart. I had black sunglasses that I put rhinestones on, cut the fingers off a pair of black gloves and sprinkled some glitter on them and bought fake nails. I also purchased … Read more
I wanted an original costume for my 4 month old daughter for her first Halloween. I wanted to take advantage of her full head of hair and her beautiful eyes. I decided to make her a Homemade Baby Elvis Costume. Materials: thread and needle 3-6 month long sleeve white sleeper onesie with the zipper that … Read more
Our sons are infatuated with Michael Jackson and his music. When asked what they wanted to be for Halloween, our younger son immediately yelled, “Michael Jackson!” Not too pleased with the store-bought varieties, we decided to make our own Homemade Little Michael Jackson Costume. So, we started out the suit our oldest son wore in … Read more
I’ve never been the kind that sews but when I saw this outfit I had to make it happen! Used glitter glue on the shorts, found material that closely matched and even sewed on pheasant feathers. Used a sheer fabric over a bra and pinned on broaches. Add the snake, head piece, and paint on … Read more
The only thing I bought for this Flavor Flav costume was the viking hat. I hooked a wall clock to a chain and sewed my cape! I thought this guy was crazy after seeing him on VH1 and I had to be him for Halloween in 2006. All of my friends loved it!
This year I really wanted to go all out with my costume, and make it. So I decided on a Lady Gaga costume, who better when wanting to make a statement right? Dress: For the dress we bought a wedding dress at a thrift store and made it into a mini dress( any white dress … Read more
I got the Candy Princess Halloween Costume Idea from Katy Perry’s candy dress in the California girls video. I found some dresses on the web that were highly priced or that just weren’t that cute. And beside I have this thing with having to make our costumes every year. It was surprisingly cheap to make. … Read more
I love love love dressing up for Halloween! I had this Homemade Boy George Costume idea for a few years. I browsed the internet for pictures of him. I went to my local thrift store and bought the leggings and the long plain black jacket. I cut the sleeves off the jacket and cut the … Read more