My daughter wanted to be the American Girl Doll Julie for Halloween. I thought it would be cute to have her inside the box. The first thing I did was go to FedEx to find a box (I was thrilled I found one proportionate to the original AG Doll Box). I painted the base color … Read more
Luke Skywalker Collector Action Figure in Original Box I purchased this Luke Skywalker costume last year and then decided to update it for another years use. That’s when I came up with the idea for a collectible toy box. It was a big hit and lots of fun. My son was definately the hit at the … Read more
Last year, my boyfriend and I went in a Barbie and Ken in a box couple costume. I wanted to do something unique, and although we saw another Barbie and Ken at a party we went to, they quickly took their boxes off after seeing ours. Ken and I went to a few bars, and … Read more
Last year for Halloween my fiance and I wanted to make a grand entrance so we decided to get some over sized boxes, paint them pink and enter the party as a real life Barbie and Ken Halloween Couple Costume. First we went to a storage supply store and bought a massive wardrobe box. We … Read more
In my high school, Halloween is a big deal! There’s a parade and contest, so I knew I would have to be something super awesome if I wanted to win!! I had this idea for a Barbie in a Box Halloween costume for over two years, and at the beginning of September my mom, uncle, … Read more
My husband and I wanted a couples costume this Halloween and we thought of this Homemade Barbie and Ken Couple Costume. I cut out boxes to resemble the Barbie boxes; pink paper was used for the covering, some decoration was added to the outside of the box and,of course, the names Ken and Barbie were … Read more
This Homemade Barbie in a Box Costume was homemade from two cardboard boxes taped together and then painted a fresh coat of “Barbie Pink”! I downloaded the “Barbie” font and printed out the letters to glue onto the front of the box. In order to hold the box up, I glued two handles on the … Read more
I decided to make my Halloween Costume this year since, being 7 months pregnant, there wasn’t much out there for me to buy. Being a natural brunette, I couldn’t think of anything more fun than a Homemade Expecting (Pregnant) Barbie Costume!
My daughter, Koral, wanted to be a life-sized Barbie doll this year. Together we homemade this Fairytopia Barbie Doll costume. I used a wardrobe box and cut one side to resemble a real Barbie box. I then painted the outside watermelon pink and the inside, white. Next, I sprayed glitter over the paint, printed out … Read more
The idea for my Homemade Collector Edition Wedding Barbie Costume came to me because it happened to be my favorite Barbie when I was growing up. I LOVE Halloween and always go all out but this year was by far the most work I have ever done. It was totally worth it. I started by … Read more
I wanted to be Barbie for Halloween and knew that to present this icon the best I could, I required a Barbie Box. It took a total of 8 hours to complete and I was very pleased with the results of my Homemade Graduation Barbie Costume. Total cost of this was less than $20. I … Read more
Well I have seen Barbie in a box costumes online before, but I wasn’t pretentious enough to think I was a California or Princess Barbie (plus I look horrible as a blonde) so why not add some humor and be brunk B***ch Barbie!?! Most versions I found online of a Homemade Barbie in a Box … Read more