Coolest Yellow Submarine Costume

Homemade Yellow Submarine Costume

8 Year old Caroline wanted to be something Beatles oriented. The decision was made to be ‘The Beatles Yellow Submarine’. It took me about 3 days to construct. Starting with a Microwave Box and a concrete tube form for setting posts. I flattened the end of the back one to facilitate a rudder position and … Read more

Cool Homemade Yellow Submarine Costume

Angus in his Yellow Submarine Costume

My 4 year old son went through a serious Yellow Submarine phase where we had to watch the movie and read the book almost daily. I created this out of foam and felt.

Gotye and Kimbra – Coolest Couples Costume

Gotye and Kimbra - Coolest Couples Costume

So Halloween is NOT one of my favorite holidays at all.  However, the way I get through it is to create very creative costumes.  It’s my favorite.  About a month or two ago, I started thinking of what I could do this year.  (Last year I was Kate Middleton with a Prince William cardboard cutout, … Read more

Original I’m On a Boat Halloween Costume

Original I'm On a Boat Halloween Costume

I had a blast this Halloween, rocking the light up Jeopardy board on Friday night and this awesome boat Halloween costume on Saturday! I originally started with just the hat and jacket, and wanted to make it more awesome. I thought of the boat idea, which turned into light up boat, and finally adding Andy … Read more

Coolest People Eater Costume

One eyed one horn flying purple people eater costume

For this costume I used a bowl for the eye, I attached it to fake purple fur, which I stuffed with a pillow. To the eye I added eyelashes, and a iris. I made fangs out of foam, I then attached a fake hand, and some gel blood. The horn was foam, a big foam … Read more

Coolest Homemade Purple People Eater Halloween Costume

Homemade Purple People Eater Halloween Costume

(“The Purple People Eater” is a novelty song, written and performed by Sheb Wooley, that reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958…) Well I needed a costume for Halloween night… I pulled out an old dress and thought, “This will do all right”, I commenced to shakin’ and I said “ooh-eee”, It looks … Read more

Cool Purple People Eater Costume

Homemade Purple People Eater Costume

This Homemade Purple People Eater Costume was pretty simple to make. I bought a viking hat and removed one horn. I glued a purple boa on to it and wore it sideways on my head so the one horn was facing front. I made the one eye out of craft foam sheets and glued it … Read more

Coolest Purple People Eater Costume

Homemade Purple People Eater Costume

My daughter came up with the idea of a Purple People Eater Costume. To make this costume I paper mached a punching ballon for the head, we used newspaper and painted it purple when it dried. I cut a hole in the center for the eye, hot glued a black piece of tulle on the … Read more

Coolest One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater Costume

Coolest One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater Costume 4

I got this One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater Costume idea from the song, obviously. It was a hit, although some people didn’t know what it was which boggled my mind. I bought the dress from Forever 21, but any purple dress, or purple attire will work for this. I also purchased purple … Read more

Coolest Homemade Yellow Submarine Costume

Homemade Yellow Submarine Costume

This Yellow Submarine costume took me nine hours to make but it was definitely worth it. I constructed the whole thing out of cardboard and taped the periscopes to the hat. I used one of the portholes on each side for my arms to stick through, and placed pictures of the Beatles in the others … Read more