My name is Ashley and one year I was an Oompa Loompa from charlie and the chocolate factory. I had my grandma make white overalls with crossed straps. Then we found a shirt that was dark brown with long sleeves,after that was done we got hair spray(you can get this at almost any store that … Read more
I made this costume a few years ago, just for a photoshoot and a documentation. I used some textiles, I needled them. I colored some of them with batik textil-paint. For the jewelery I used pearls and braids.
My daughter Oksana was the coolest homemade Genie floating on a Magic Carpet. She wore dark pants over her “real legs” to hide them. Her “genie legs” were stuffed with plastic bags and fake shoes were added. These fake shoes were cardboard cut-outs, wrapped in tin foil and spray painted gold. The magic carpet was … Read more
Krampus is a traditional creature of German/Austrian pre-christian origin. Typically large groups of Krampus would descend upon towns and villages on December 5th and punish the naughty children and wicked adults, then the following night Saint Nikolaus would come and give candy and gifts to the good children. Here in America, Krampus could surely find … Read more
This costume idea came to me when I realized that a girl scout would be incomplete without her irresistible box of cookies! The cookie box costume probably cost about the same amount ($4) as a real box of Thin Mints!:) For the cookie box: -I used my friend?s guitar box which was both tall and … Read more
Me and my mates went on holiday this year for ten day and we wanted as many costumes as possible and we ended up with eight and we saved the best till last… WWF wrestlers. The Undertaker(me) Rowdy Roddy Piper, British Bulldog and Bret the Hitman Heart. i wanted to be someone who I’ve never … Read more
The beautiful Geisha! This year a fourth child was added to our group costume- and the theme was Japan. Two Samurai, a Geisha costume and a baby Hello Kitty. The Geisha kimono was home made from 2 yards of pink satin and one yard of orange. The Obi material was chosen from the decorator remnant … Read more
For our brother’s 21st birthday we decided to have an Animal Party Pub Crawl. I couldn’t find an animal costume that I loved enough to buy so I decided to be original and make my own! I found a pattern for a child’s homemade flamingo costume that I thought was really cute – when cutting … Read more
This year I decided to dress as “Gene” and included my Son as (ACE) and my Nephew as (Paul). I made all three costumes myself, the only store bought item was Gene’s boots. I saw Kiss in NYC in 1978 and then again years later with my son in 2003. So we are a KISS … Read more
The dogs sushi costumes are made out of all foam…packing peanuts for the rice and a little spray paint.
As two self-proclaimed ladies men, my friend and I decided to act in the opposite of our natural state. We literally became “Cock-Blocks”, not only in the “Cock-Blocks” Costume, but in character as well. The items needed to complete the costume were: – Large sheet of cedar wood – One length of quarter-round – Staple … Read more
My wife Alison is 7 months pregnant now, and really loves The Nightmare before Christmas! We watch it at least four times a year. She had never seen a person attempt this Homemade Jack “Bellington” Maternity Halloween Costume, so we thought we’d give it a go. She decided to dress her belly up as homage … Read more