It all started with the strawberry then came the rest. I took a lot of time to design my costume and get such a realistic view of the fruits. My friends always support my crazy ideas and we were able to celebrate with style in Las Vegas Halloween 2011. The strawberry started out with a … Read more
I hand stitched every last stitch on each of these costumes. It took me a very long time but was well worth the effort. Banana: The banana Halloween costume was an ongoing project that was changed several times when I discovered one way wouldn’t work, or the foam would fall if it were held up … Read more
This grapes costume was a relatively simple costume to make. She wore a purple sweatsuit (with a hood) and I made, out of a big piece of felt from the fabric store, an A0line shaped dress. I am not a big sewer – don’t worry, it’s easy to hide flaws with this thing. I cut … Read more
I made this Homemade Grapes Costume for a work Christmas party so the balloons were unfortunately popped quite quickly. I got my flatmate to blow up all the balloons (I used light and dark metallic purple). I tied them in rows to tie around my body. Tip: Keep the grapes small – you’ll find it … Read more
After much discussion and debate about what to be this Halloween, I finally decided to turn myself into a pineapple. Of course, it was much easier said than done. This Homemade Pineapple Costume was made with a foam mattress pad hot-glued to six foam pipe insulators (apparently you can’t buy pool noodles in the fall). … Read more
The best piece of advice I can give for a Homemade Banana Couple Halloween Costume Idea like this is… Thrift Stores! They generally carry the widest range of color and style options for costume clothing, and are always the cheapest. My friend Evan and I wanted to dress up as bananas, but were not satisfied … Read more
for my grapes costume I wore a green skirt and a crochet sweater. I tied strings to all the balloons and tied them to the crochet sweater. It was perfect for school because I was able to take the outfit off during each class period.
My three year old is still at that fun age where I can convince her to be anything, which is great cause I know I won’t be able to in a few years. I started this grapes DIY Halloween costume idea by looking for purple pants and a long sleeved shirt. I also found some … Read more
To make this homemade apple costume, I made a hat out of paper mache, using cardboard strips cut from a cereal box. I made a band to go around head taping it together with duct tape and then criss-crossed the other strips over the band attaching to band with tape. Then using paper and paper … Read more
This Bunch of Grapes Costume Idea was easily made. All that is needed is 1 packet of balloons, purple or green (I got metallic purple ones from a party shop), green material (cheap lining is what I used). I made the leaf out of cardboard, left a little lip on the end and attached it … Read more
For her first Halloween I thought I’d turn my daughter into a banana costume since her name rhymes with it and it’s what we always call her anyway. I already had a white bunting bag which became the part of the banana you eat. I then stapled on foam cutouts to make the peel. Sewing … Read more
This homemade bunch of grapes Halloween costume is the easiest and the cheapest costume I have ever made! The best part is it only took about half an hour to put it all together. The shopping list is one purple long sleeve shirt, 50 purple balloons, one pack of safety pins, 2 sheets of green … Read more