Someone-Special
To create the Lara Croft costume, I used an old black tube top and rolled it up into a crop top, and borrowed a pair of my roommate’s spankies that she had from cheer leading dancing. I used an old pair of black garters and attached a small pocket deep enough to create a gun holster with … Read more
First I found an orange tight sleeve tshirt from American Apparel, and green tights also from American Apparel. The red Uggs I’ve had for a while but any red shoes would do. This purple/pink belt was from Forever 21 and I just cut out the yellow M with construction paper. I had purple eye shadow and practiced … Read more
As a group we decided to make our own Teenage Mutant Nija Turtle costumes for Halloween 2012. Making the tops and buying the ribbon were easy. However creating our shells was more tricky. After many different ideas using such things as a baking tray we decided to use a nibble platter dish and glued it … Read more
This Asian Persuasion Group Halloween Costume started with me seeing someone dressing their baby up as Sashimi. It then escalated to a full fledged group costume! Sushi, Fortune Cookie, Soy Sauce, Take Out Box, EggRoll The Fortune Cookie’s sash says “$*!# Happens When You Party Naked” and on the back “Your Lucky Number: and her phone … Read more
This Bat-Tastic family Halloween group costume was one of my favorites to make and wear out! It was a huge hit at my brothers’ Halloween party and didn’t make a dent in my bank account! Plus, it was awesome all three siblings were characters from Batman! The hunter green leotard was purchased at a dance store. Lucky for … Read more
I carry my 8 month old son in a carrier called a BOBA. He is usually always strapped to my back and never in a stroller. For Halloween I knew that I wanted to decorate the carrier itself as part of my costume. I thought of several options. The most easy to make at home … Read more
I got an idea when I saw a picture of a desaturated Santa costume. It really stood out against all the regular colored Santa outfits. So I thought, Halloween is so full of colorful costumes, it may have the same effect. Although I did like the look, I did not like the costume theme. So after … Read more
This cool homemade Rubik’s Cube costume is pretty simple, just used cardboard boxes and construction paper and duct tape…. easy as that the only difficult thing is measuring up the squares. I glued the construction paper to the box, it made it easier to tape the duct tape and not have the paper lift. I … Read more
In high school, my close friends and I loved making group costumes for all six of us. Our senior year we decided to be unique and be the important roles in the movie Up. We had Kevin, Carl Fredricksen (me), Ellie, the house with balloons, Russell and Dug the talking dog. These Up Cast costumes were … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to make Mr and Mrs Potato Head couples costumes after seeing some great ideas on this site and loving the characters from the Toy Story movies. The bodies are made from a lighter fleece bought at Jo Ann Fabric. The face pieces are felt. We bought the hands at a … Read more
This is how I made this Buzz Lightyear and Woody Couple Costume: The girl part: a white corset fabric paint, purple, white, green ,blue, black wings- a white board, acrylic paint, green, blue, black, purple, red white gloves bought at Party City black shorts I got a Jocle Leslie heels are a must, lol stockings … Read more
This is my Butterfly Catcher in disguise costume. I bought the top and bottom. The big butterfly was already on there so I created it from there. Everything else was painted on. For details I added ladybugs and used string cord for cocoons. My daughter made butterfly clothespin with tissue paper, pipe cleaners, markers and paint. … Read more