Someone-Special
So what you’re seeing here is NOT JUST a store-bought football uniform. Digging deep into my creative depths I had to use up to THREE safety pins to adjust the jersey for a slightly better fit. Reactions to the Mac-n-Cheese costume you ask? “Mommmmm, it’s still too big!” Oh wait, you probably didn’t mean the wearer’s reaction. … Read more
I thought long and hard on an easy costume that my boyfriend and I could throw together the week before Halloween. I figured turning a dress into a piñata would be pretty simple with the help of Internet tutorials and YouTube videos. Boy, was I wrong! The first dress, that I spent hours working on … Read more
This Headless person holding his head was one of the easiest costumes I made, but not to comfortable to wear all night , at the Halloween costume party. I bought a a double extra large man’s dress shirt and cut out a diamond shape out of the front of it and glued shelving liner on to … Read more
This year, I grew an extensive vegetable garden. It was so impressive that when Halloween season began to approach, my friends started to suggest to me that I should really go as a farmer, or a plant, or some other garden-themed creation. I thought about it, and finally decided I wanted to go as a … Read more
My grandson loves baseball and wanted to do something different this year than just a baseball player so we made our grandson a MVP All Star Little League trophy for his costume this year. It turned out awesome. We used his old baseball uniform top ,pants, socks and cleets and spaypainted them all gold. We … Read more
I was unsure what to be for Halloween at first. I’ve always liked Alice and Wonderland, so I started thinking it would be really neat if I could create my own Alice in Wonderland house. I knew right away it had to be light weight, of course cardboard would be the best choice. I wanted … Read more
I love the Simpson’s. When Marge posed for Playboy a few years ago, I was thrilled because, going as Marge had a new spin and seemed perfect for the occasion. The costume itself was fairly easy to construct. I tried to use things I had on hand around the house. Marge’s hair was fashioned from … Read more
My 14 year old son comes to me and asked if I could make a Mad Hatter costume for Halloween. Sure, why not, how hard could it be. He says “mom you can do it, it will be easy”. First we searched pictures of Mad Hatter, and cost for buying the costume online or in … Read more
This costume was made for my boyfriend. Depending on what materials you have around the house, this costume is cheap, cheap, CHEAP! It can cost less than $5. I’d say the most someone would spend would be somewhere around $20. The best way to stay cheap is to keep 2 things in the back of … Read more
Who says you can’t dress up on Halloween if you’re pregnant? This easy costume is comfortable and fun…plus it does hurt to be told you look hot all night long. Here’s a simple pregnancy related costume you can finish in 20 minutes, in 6 easy steps. Step 1 – Form fitting black top and pants. … Read more
Welcome to the 85th Academy Awards! I am your host Oscar and I will be with you for the whole evening! I am wearing this little number from the 2013 “Sweitzer Fall Collection!” I got the idea to be the host of the Oscars from looking at past pictures on Coolest Homemade Costumes! This … Read more
I got the idea for making the Zoltar costume from the movie Big, then it just happened from there. I made my costume out of a refrigerator box that I got from Lowe’s, and the rest of the items in the fortune telling machine are just some things that I found laying around the house. … Read more