Fantastic Homemade Costume: The Man in the Yellow Hat

Fantastic Homemade Costume: The Man in the Yellow Hat

I wanted something different for Halloween, so I decided to bring my childhood years into play. I used to love Curious George, so why not be The Man in the Yellow Hat? I wanted to make sure the top and bottoms matched, so I dyed  a white shirt and white leggings, yellow. Since the leggings were slightly see … Read more

Female Buzz Lightyear and Woody Couple Costume

Female Buzz Lightyear and Woody Couple Costume

Buzz: Making Buzz’s jet pack was the difficult part of the costume. I used cardboard poster board and cut out the shape. From there I drew/painted the exact design from the movie onto it. Waiting for the paint to dry took the longest. The paint was Martha Stewart All purpose paint (even waterproof). I cut holes into … Read more

Coolest 1996 Women’s Olympic Gymnasts Group Costume

In 2008, a couple of girlfriends and I thought it would be a great idea to bring back some of the 1996 \"Magnificent Seven\" Women\'s Gymnastic

In 2008, a couple of girlfriends and I thought it would be a great idea to bring back some of the 1996 “Magnificent Seven” Women’s Gymnastics team for our Halloween costume. That summer, there were many other Olympians, like Shawn Johnson or Michael Phelps so that is why we decided to go back in time … Read more

California Girls Costume: Katy Perry

2010 was one of Katy Parry\'s best years, so I decided why not have a little fun with it on Halloween. I decided to use an outfit from her Californ

2010 was one of Katy Parry’s best years, so I decided why not have a little fun with it on Halloween. I decided to use an outfit from her California Girls video, the candy dots. Making the dress was the hardest part. I initially took a XL white pillow case, but it was very thin … Read more

Batman Villain Costumes: Penguin and The Riddler

My friend and I decided we wanted to be Batman villains for Halloween a couple years ago. My Riddler costume was pretty easy to make.
I bought a lon

My friend and I decided we wanted to be Batman villains for Halloween a couple years ago. My Riddler costume was pretty easy to make. I bought a long sleeve cotton green dress on clearance from Old Navy and turned it into a tank top dress. I made stencils of all sizes for the “?” … Read more