So my husband (Matt) and I (Carrie) had decided that the year before we didn’t really have a creative costume. So for the next halloween we (or more me) started brainstorming ideas the summer before. After throwing out numerous ideas that didn’t appeal to my husbands masculine side (including cinderella and prince charming) I thought … Read more
This handmade Reindeer Fursuit costume is made from faux fake fur fabric (about 3.5 yards white and 3.5 yards tan brown), thread, upholstery foam, plasti dip, slippers, paints, prisma color markers, elastic, bacalava, fleece, clay, stuffing, wire, hot glue sticks, a zipper and fake leather fabric. The head was made from upholstery foam and hot glued … Read more
I am Jamie and my boyfriend Craig agreed to do a couples costume with me this year for Halloween. He agreed under the conditions I would not dress him in any costume where he would be considered cute (3 years ago our good friends Sarah and Danny went as Raggedy Anne and Andy, we still … Read more
It was that time of year again, Halloween. My boyfriend Chris (19) just wanted to pass out candy and not dress up. I, Selena (16) did not think that was a great idea. I realized how much camo we have, but yet we have never gone hunting. So I gave it a thought for a couple … Read more
We wanted to be something that you don’t see every time you go out for Halloween, but we were very limited on time and money, so we came up with something using items that we already owned. I was raised in an area where deer hunting is a huge sport, so I thought it would … Read more
Road: I bought a cute black skirt and shirt and stuck reflecting tape down the middle for the street lines. I bought led lights from the dollar store for the headlights that already had sticky tape on the back (bring double sided tape for back-up) and for the sign I just printed up a deer … Read more
The hunters we just got a lot of the pieces at Walmart or borrowed camo clothing from friends. We wore a lot of orange, camo and anything bright you would wear in the woods . We carried little toy guns and plastic knifes. One girl just wore black shorts then cut up a camo tshit and … Read more
Our seven year old didn’t want to be a “deer” — he wanted to be a BIG BUCK! The “skin” is a faux suede blanket sewn to make arm and leg holes. A little fake white fur to make him a White Tail, a HUGE homemade rack of antlers made of Styrofoam and painted brown … Read more
I built a fireplace with a mantle out of foam core and covered it with brick contact paper. The Homemade Deer over a Fireplace Costume was affixed to me using 2 straps/belts that crisscrossed in the back and attached to the foam core above and below the mantle. On the mantle itself, I created a … Read more
Here’s our cool Deer child Halloween costume. My husband is an avid deer hunter and fisherman and our son of course wants to be just like Daddy. He associated the deer with Daddy. For this costume I didn’t have a pattern so I did a lot of guess estimations. I took a pair of overalls … Read more