Homemade Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker Couple Costume

My boyfriend and I loved Back to the Future, so we decided we wanted to be Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker, but we did not own anything that worked.

My boyfriend and I loved Back to the Future, so we decided we wanted a Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker couple costume, but we did not own anything that worked. We set off to thrift stores and found 100% of our clothes in the three stores we went to. The vest was essential and was … Read more

Scary Silent Hill Nurse Costume

I made this Silent Hill nurse costume a couple years ago entirely by hand! Every aspect, aside from perhaps the shoes and tights, was made by yours t

I made this Silent Hill nurse costume a couple years ago entirely by hand! Every aspect, aside from perhaps the shoes and tights, was made by yours truly. And even the shoes and tights were, as you can clearly see, heavily modified by a decent spattering of real — Er, I mean … Fake … … Read more

Coolest Homemade Yoda the Jedi Master Costume

I made Yoda the Jedi Master from a simple picture I took from the movie. His head was made of starch and news paper with a large punching balloon for

I made Yoda the Jedi Master costume from a simple picture I took from the movie. His head was made of starch and news paper with a large punching balloon for the shape. The funniest part was as I was adding the starch and paper the balloon kept it flatting. I didn’t know the balloon … Read more

Coolest Pinocchio in a Cage Optical Illusion Costume

Pinocchio's and his friends Jiminy Cricket, Figaro, and Cleo. I improved on my naughty Pinocchio cage costume by adding a paper mache Pinocchio head

Pinocchio’s and his friends Jiminy Cricket, Figaro, and Cleo. I improved on my naughty Pinocchio cage Optical Illusion costume by adding a paper mache Pinocchio head and tree nose with a bird nest, leaves and flowers.  I painted the face with acrylic paints and  sealed the mask with clear spray paint. I added some twinkle … Read more

Cute Homemade Baby Scarecrow Costume

I decided to dress my baby up for Halloween last minute.  We had most of the items to make this costume, so it probably cost less than $5. &nbsp

I decided to dress my baby up for Halloween last minute.  We had most of the items to make this baby Scarecrow costume, so it probably cost less than $5.  It’s pretty self-explanatory, but to create this costume, you need a flannel shirt, overalls, hat, tape, raffia, red lipstick, and a black eyeliner pencil.  I … Read more

Awesome Homemade Scorpion VS. Subzero Costumes

One of my best friends and I decided that we needed to do something really cool for Halloween last year, so we poured over several different ideas fo

One of my best friends and I decided that we needed to do something really cool for Halloween last year, so we poured over several different ideas for group costumes, and finally decided on Mortal Kombat, Scorpion VS. Subzero Costumes.  We went to the fabric store and picked up some blue, yellow and black Halloween … Read more

The Only ‘Oregon Trail’ Costume You’ll Ever See

The computer game "Oregon Trail" [circa '85] always ended with me getting dysentery in grade school. (In the game, not on the playground.)
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The computer game “Oregon Trail” [circa ’85] always ended with me getting dysentery in grade school  (in the game, not on the playground.) This Oregon Trail costume was an easy costume to put together, the key parts are: 1. Custom Oregon Trail sign (which is a foam picture frame found at craft stores painted in … Read more

Super Creative Castaway and Wilson Couple Costume

My husband was in a beard contest nearing Halloween, so we came up with this Tom Hanks on Castaway and his best friend Wilson the volleyball. Tom Han

My husband was in a beard contest nearing Halloween, so we came up with this Tom Hanks on Castaway and his best friend Wilson the volleyball. Tom Hanks as Castaway costume is really easy, raggy clothes, long beard and hair (he used a wig for the hair, but the beard, all natural). Cut the toes … Read more

Coolest Poison Ivy Costume with Uma’s Infamous Hairstyle

I went to highschool with Uma Thurman, so I always felt a little personal sting (along with a thrill for her) when she got to do such cool things on

I went to high school with Uma Thurman, so I always felt a little personal sting (along with a thrill for her) when she got to do such cool things on film as play Baron Munchausen’s Venus,  dance with John Travolta (I mean- WOW!) and to also to be a super villainess in a Batman movie. Alas, … Read more

Home Made Pikachu Halloween Costume

Every year the company that I work with has a Halloween Event in which people bring their children to \"Trick or Treat\" around the cubicles. Bec

Every year the company that I work with has a Halloween Event in which people bring their children to “Trick or Treat” around the cubicles. Because two of my friends at work commented that I sounded like Pikachu when I sneezed (they can hear my high pitched sneezes over their cubicles), I decided that it … Read more