One beautiful Saturday morning a week before Halloween I was sitting outside enjoying rare and intense October sunshine having brunch with out of town visitors. I was contemplating and mind wrestling with the question of the year, “What should I be for Halloween?” I just returned from teaching abroad for two years and dressed up … Read more
I have an obsession with cupcakes– I simply think that they are beautiful– and all I really wanted was to be one for Halloween. This is how I created the homemade cupcake costume: Skirt/Wrapper: This was the hardest part of the costume, and it really wasn’t that hard. I used my prom dress from 10 … Read more
Last year, I went as a homemade voodoo doll, partly inspired by the ones on this website and submitted my costume. I knew I wanted to spread my ideas and creativity this year too, but wasn’t sure what I was going to dress up as. Cupcakes are my thing. Anyone who knows me, knows how … Read more
I have made my son, Jack, many costumes that have been based on his name (lumberjack, jack-in-the-box, jack and the beanstalk) but last year’s was my favorite! The costume was made primarily of felt. I purchased a rectangular piece of Styrofoam from a craft store to be the top of the box. I bought tan-colored … Read more
This is my daughter Phoenix as her favorite drink. This started from studying an actual Hi C drink box then creating from a cardboard box. We spent 2 weeks on this costume it has every single detail that the regular drink box has all the way down to the bar code and expiration date. We … Read more
I was trying to come up with an ideal costume for my son for Halloween, and he was sitting there at the table eating tootsie rolls, which he loves, and he says I want to be candy for Halloween. So I looked online for a Tootsie Roll costume and they have the ones you can … Read more
This is how I made these Homemade Cake and Cupcake Halloween Costumes. Cake : materials : – insulating foam (about 1/4-inch-thick) – cardboard – masking tape – pink & yellow creep paper – white glue – empty toilet paper roll how to make: 1. cut a piece of cardboard a little bit wider than your … Read more
Inspired by one of the most popular alcoholic beverages amongst college students in 2010, a one of a kind homemade costume idea was established. This Homemade Four Loko Group Halloween Costume sure was the talk of the town after being worn to the Homecoming football game, parties, and bars, winning two costume contests, and being … Read more
I tried to combine my two favourite pastimes: eating and dressing, and threw this costume spit roast costume together for 20 euros for a huge fancy dress competition that is held in a town in Ireland on the August bank holiday weekend every year. Competition is fierce and it is a big deal to win … Read more
I made this popcorn box costume for my daughter two years ago and everyone around where we live absolutely loved it. It was the best not only original costume but homemade as well. I enjoy putting the time into making her costumes. It gives us great memories to share. The costume contained no sewing at … Read more
I decided to make my own costume, I really wanted to be something cute and sexy, so I decided on a Homemade Ice Cream Cone Costume. Everything was made by hand, and sewn. Two silk material pieces of pink and brown, we inserted elastic in them and stuffed it with tulle. The bottom was a … Read more
My son always wants an original costume. We don’t have a lot of money to spend on costumes, so he picks some random object that he sees and we make it into a costume. We try to use stuff we already have at home. We have made it a challenge every year for our two … Read more