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The Hangover costume was so simple, but I have already been to a party and people love it! I thought it would be funny but man it was awesome. I went to a discount store to get most of the stuff on this list. A baby doll Two pairs of similar styled sunglasses Something to … Read more
For Halloween me and a group of my friends had this homemade hangover costume idea and decided to be the guys from the movie ‘The Hangover’. For each character we had different things that we had to get. For Doug (the guy getting married): We just found him some simple dress clothes at a local … Read more
This costume is a Homemade Mary and Ted Costume from Something About Mary. We just took 2 of the funniest moments from the movie and went from there. It didn’t require a lot of work and it was a hit at the party!
There’s Something About Mary Costume was a costume that I actually wore to work. I work at a creative advertising agency and each year there are contests for different categories (funniest costume, celeb lookalike, etc). There’s some stiff competition at work! I wanted to do something creative, easy, and funny. Mary always wore sweet little … Read more
I’ve always wanted to make this Three Amigos costume ever since I saw the movie years ago. I just had to figure out how I was going to pull it off. And have 3 willing participants – My husband and his two best friends were all for it. I started with having the guys get … Read more
I have always loved the story ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and with the movie just out it seemed like the perfect costume for our 17 month old son Sampson. We have not seen the film yet so I went mostly off of the book. This is how I made the Homemade Max King of … Read more
This year’s Halloween costume was Carol from the book “Where The Wild Things Are”. I started it kind of last minute, about 8 days before Halloween. I started out with a couple sheets of 1-1/4″ foam and formed a rough torso, hands and legs. Then I tried to manipulate a cardboard box into a head. … Read more
This year, my boyfriend and I decided to dress up in a Homemade Max and Wild Thing Couple Costume since the movie was also coming out in October. We decided to stay true to the illustrations of the book to keep our costumes timeless. As we marched downtown San Jose, we truly let the wild … Read more
My husband and I decided on a Homemade Carol and Max Couple Costume from “Where the Wild Things Are”. We made Carol’s head with paper mache on a big blow up punching ball. We added rolled up newspaper and styrofoam balls to make the facial features and to add dimension to the face. The horns … Read more
Wicked Witch of the West! This classic Wicked Witch DIY Halloween costume was homemade. I followed pattern for the dress but improvised for the cape and added the “wrap” for the hat. The hat and broom were the only store bought items. Professional green makeup was spread over a nose and chin prosthetic piece to … Read more
This wicked witch costume was thrown together at the very last minute. I was getting the kids ready to go and decided I wanted to dress up to. The cape is the one I had made for my Professor McGonagall Harry Potter costume. The skirt is one I got cheap at a thrift store and … Read more
My friends and I decided this year to dress up as a group: here is a picture of the homemade Zombie Wizard of Oz group costume! The Tin Man decided he was tired of everyone complaining and, since he didn’t have a heart in the first place, took his ax and started wielding it! Let’s … Read more