I had been wanting to go as Carmen Miranda for the last couple of years, but had not found the perfect dress; finally, I found it! It was a size or so small, so I bought about three yards of ribbon and a skein of embroidery thread. I sewed along either side of the zipper … Read more
We went as Bjork and Swedish Chef Couple Costume (Bork! Bork! Bork!). Okay some thought we were just a chef, a duck, but the more cultured of the group got it. For Bjork: a can can from my old clogging days and a feather boa turned into swan dress. The most fun was the hair. … Read more
I recreated this memorable outfit worn by singer Bjork by purchasing a leotard with built in tu-tu from a dance supply store as well as lots of white feather boas and a stuffed swan doll. The boas were simply sewn onto the tu-tu and the swan gutted and sewn into place. It was actually kind … Read more
Our Elementary School’s Accelerated Reader theme was Famous Tenneseans. My daughter, aged 6, decided she’d like a Homemade Dolly Parton Costume. We bought a blond curly wig from a Costume store and a hair net. I found a red turtleneck, added a red-fringed suede vest, long denim skirt, red fringed cowboy boots and a concho … Read more
I wanted to do something very original for Halloween this year, and when Lady Gaga wore the meat dress to the VMA’s this year, I thought it was the perfect costume idea. The DIY Lady Gaga meat dress Halloween costume took me about 3 weeks to finish, working about 1 to 2 hours on it … Read more
This Homemade Chiquita Banana Girl Costume was handmade with lots of love by Aubrey’s grandma Nancy. She modified a pattern to create this great look that is inspired by the Chiquita Banana lady. The dress is made of shiny satin fabric with slight sparkle accents. The skirt has boning to keep its shape so each … Read more
For my son’s Michael Jackson’s costume I found an old leather jacket and some velvet pants at my local thrift store, jazzed up the jacket with some safety pins and glitter glue. I sewed some ribbon down the sides of the pants. I found the wig and glasses at Spirit Halloween Store and voila! Can’t … Read more
Ever since the death of Michael Jackson, I knew that I would dress up as him for Halloween. I already have naturally curly hair. My sister bought some silver gloves from a flea market. I just took some short black dress pants and made them even shorter and started with my Homemade Michael Jackson Costume. … Read more
To make this Homemade Carmen Miranda Costume, I took the bodice off of an old prom dress and hemmed it. Then I took scraps of various cloth to make the skirt and sash. The hat, of course, was the focal point. I took a piece of floral foam, used bobby pins to secure it to … Read more
Gaga, Ooh La La! Lady Gaga was so much fun to do. She’s crazy, so anything goes, right? This Homemade Lady Gaga Costume started with a dress. A gold sparkly dress. We added on some lace material at the bottom, with the little bit of sewing me and my mom knew how to do. We … Read more
This is my homemade Ke$ha costume. I based the costume off of her music video “Tik Tok” especially the lyrics, “Wake up in the morning feelin like P-Diddy, grab my glasses I’m out the door I’m gonna hit the city before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack, cause when I leave … Read more
I made this homemade Bjork costume from a white ruffled skirt that I attached white feather boas to. The “neck” is made from opaque white tights stuffed with white grocery bags. I hand glued rhinestones to a nude colored body suit.