Melissa B.
My daughter Linda wants to be Hawk Girl this year so I started brainstorming as to how I was going to do this. I used pictures as reference and started immediately on the helmet. The helmet is finally done. Was a trick to put it together, looks good but it was a monstrosity to put … Read more
Here is a costume that my 8 year old specifically asked to be, a homemade Pirate Zombie costume. We decided to look through some scrap clothes we had in this old box that we were going to scrap and found the perfect match for the outfit. With a little bit of shredding and adding webbing … Read more
I was asked to come help out with the Halloween Festival at my daughter’s elementary school shortly after we moved to Texas. I wanted to do something special for the occasion and decided to dress as part of the school staff so to speak. I took a pair of my husband’s old work coveralls and … Read more
Okay, I would have to say this was a very challenging costume for me to put together. Katelynn wanted to be Harleyquin from the Batman cartoon. So I set to work on getting the materials needed to make the costume. I had to purchase two long sleeved body suits and two pairs of tights, each … Read more
My 4 year old is an avid Xena Warrior Princess fan. She wanted a Homemade Xena Warrior Princess Costume so I went to work making the costume using a 4 or 5 inch action figure as a model. I used some old dark brown nogahide that my Dad had left over from upholstering car seats, … Read more
My daughter Samantha wanted to be Violet from Disney’s Incredibles. So I set to work to make the costume for her. I bought a set of red tights, knee high black hose, black slippers, black panties, and a long sleeved red body suit. In the craft section I bought black, white, yellow and orange felt … Read more
My daughter Linda saw the scary maze game online while her sister was having a slumber party. She told me that she wanted a Homemade Excorsist Girl Costume off the original movie. I figured okay, sounds like fun. I found a picture online and went to work. With a little make-up, some liquid latex, scar … Read more
Here is a costume that originally was a store bought Spartan costume. I took it upon myself to modify it with extra material I had around the house. I had to cut it down to size my daughter and also add some painted sandals to match. I used a beadazzler to add studs to the … Read more
I made this Homemade Woodland Fairy Costume for my daughter when she was 3 yrs. I had this little lace dress that was given to me for her but she never got a chance to wear it. So I decided I would use it with this costume. I took 2 coat hangers and hooped the … Read more
I decided to have fun and join my girls in the town Halloween bash. I decided to go as a piece of furniture. What better to go as then a bedside table from an Ol’ Lady’s house…LOL For this homemade bed side table with lamp costume, I took an old box and turned it upside … Read more
My 8 yr old daughter Katelynn just couldn’t wait to try this Homemade Dead Pirate on. Just a bunch of shredded clothes. I made a crocheted chain brown wig for the stringy hair look, liquid latex and toilet paper with the usual face paint, plastic bubba teeth and a spray bottle of blood, cobweb and … Read more