I made the headpiece, mask and shoulders. The headpiece is wide sheer ribbon looped and sewn / hot glued onto felt covered cardboard, then bobby pinned into the hair. The mask is based on old sunglasses frames, with fake flower pieces glued to a standard black mask cut to size and glued to the frames. … Read more
I have never sewn in my life but I was determined to make this Britney Spears costume. This is pre crazy Britney with the python that she did at the MTV music awards in 2001 to “slave”. Total Spent: $50
When shopping for a Halloween costume for my daughter, I was unimpressed with the selection in stores this year, particularly for toddler girls. Everything seemed to be a fairy princess or something with wings/a tiara. Nothing fit my daughter’s personality. She LOVES Michael Jackson, so I decided to get her a Thriller-era Homemade Michael Jackson … Read more
Katy Perry’s California girls music video was the inspiration for this Homemade Katy Perry (California Girls) Halloween Costume Idea. The costume was relatively simple to make. I took a pair of denim shorts and spray glued sparkles on them. For the cupcakes, they are made with spray foam, and construction paper and sparkles as the … Read more
I LOVE Lady Gaga, and I couldn’t wait for Halloween when I could be her for a day! This homemade Lady Gaga costume was inspired by the Poker Face music video, and mostly a snap to put together. I started with a shimmery purple leotard and put it over black liquid snake skin leggings. I … Read more
I always make my own costumes as I don’t like spending too much money on something I will wear once, and this one was no different. After lots of looking online I saw that no-one had copied the bikini top and that got me thinking. I got my nan to help me knit the buns, … Read more
Let’s start with Halloween, it is one of my favorite holidays and because of that I probably put in way too much time and effort for one evening of fun. But… I enjoy it the whole time. I love Katy Perry, I think she’s fun and quirky, and it gave me the perfect excuse to … Read more
I’ve always loved the 1940’s and what a better costume idea to have and enjoy the look of the 40’s than a Carmen Miranda costume! I knew I’d have to make my own costume as no store bought one would do her justice. I’d never sewed before so I borrowed a friend’s sewing machine and … Read more
I absolutely love this homemade Katy Perry Halloween costume idea, I spent at least 5 hours creating it, all from scratch. I took the starting idea from Katy Perry’s video “California Girls” and spun from there, Each of the candies are made from foam, paper, fabric and glitter- all done by hand! I made the … Read more
I’m a big Lady Gaga Fan and I have followed her fashions and looks for quite some time. With Lady Gaga there are so many different looks to choose from! I was browsing through some of her more photographed looks and came up with this Lady Gaga Costume. She has done several variations on this … Read more
I made this Carmen Miranda costume for my daughter several years ago. A friend of mine was doing an “It’s a Small World” float for our local parade. All of the children were to dress from a different country. After looking up costumes at our local library I decided on a Carmen Miranda look. I … Read more
My husband and I dressed up for Halloween in 2006 as Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, right before they split. The Britney Spears and K-Fed Costumes are pretty self explanatory. We went to Goodwill and got the cheapest tackiest clothes that Britney would wear, some high platform shoes, cowboy hat and aviator sunglasses, and I … Read more