I’ve been a long time KISS fan and have created many Homemade Gene Simmons and Kiss Group Costumes over the years. My little brother and I, along with a couple of friends, used to put on fake KISS concerts when we were kids for the neighborhood where we lived. However, I think this year’s costume … Read more
This year for Halloween my kids decided to be the rock band Kiss. Here is what I did and used to make the KISS Costumes. Demon child costume: I started out by making some boots to look similar to what the Demon Child’s Dragon boots look like. To make the Dragon boots I started with … Read more
This Homemade Gene Simmons KISS Costume idea came from my 10 year old son. He has always been told he has a Gene Simmons tongue, so, it was inevitable that, one day, he’d wanted to be him for Halloween. The bat wings were made with a black suede material (couldn’t find fake leather) with studs … Read more
This year I wanted to be something I can make myself. I didn’t want to buy a costume for tons of money to wear for only one night. So since I absolutely love Lady GaGa, I put together a Homemade Lady Gaga Costume costume for Halloween! I also thought this would be a good costume … Read more
I think my DIY Lady Gaga adult costume idea should win the coolest homemade costume contest. My costume was inspired by Lady Gaga Telephone video. I put the costume together myself rather than just going out and purchasing one. Some people say I look like Lady Gaga so I ran with it. Everyone knew who … Read more
My name is Lindsay and for a costume golf tournament a few years ago I decided to go as Mr. T. Being female, I felt that my biggest challenge was figuring out how I could even try to begin to mimic Mr. T’s body. I ordered a fake chest online and built the rest of … Read more
This “BABErham” costume was to poke fun at the idea that costume companies have a “sexy” version of every type of costume. There’s never been a Sexy Abraham Lincoln, for good reason, so I decided to create a Homemade Sexy Abraham Lincoln Costume myself. I used materials I already had, high heel shoes, nude fishnet … 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
My daughter has always wanted a Carmen Miranda costume because it is vibrant and unique. I began with the headpiece. It is very simple to do. I just purchased plastic fruit from my local Dollar Tree and added plume feathers that I purchased for $1.99 on eBay! All of this was randomly hot glued onto … Read more
I made this Handmade Baby Elvis Costume for my son Kael when he was a baby – we called him ‘Kaelvis’. I don’t sew very well so this was all done with fabric glue. First I found a white sleeper at Wal-mart. I cut off the feet and cut triangles on the sides. Then I … Read more
My sister and I decided to be Axle and Slash from Guns and Roses. She’s wearing a wig that we braided with a big bandana, I teased my hair to no end, bought a fake cigarette and a bunch of metal bracelets from the dollar stores. We both wore Gun’s n Rose’s T-Shirts, add leather … Read more
Well I may have outdone myself on my Katy Perry from California Girls Music Video Halloween Costume Idea for 2010. I have always made my own costumes, since they seem to be the funniest. This year I decided it had to be something very current and Pop Culture. I also decided it would have to … Read more