My boyfriend and I decided to go with some friends to our anual work party. This year, we all wanted to go as a group, so I thought of going as an escaped circus sideshow. We had 5 people in our group (sorry I can’t seem to find the other pictures). We thought of typical … Read more
This Costume Caught Fire! Note from Elad: Making your own costumes is always a big challenge and lots of fun. We’re always hoping that the ideas on our site will inspire you, but you must be careful! I’d like to thank Tony H. from Millom, England for taking the time to send in this letter … Read more
These costumes were made by my very intelligent grandmother. She looked online and found pictures of the characters and decided it was a good idea.She made the Santa outfit around Christmas and the Sulley costume around Halloween.We always take pictures in the costumes but found this contest a great opportunity to take part in.The costumes … Read more
The toilet lid opens and closes by pulling on fish line, which connects to the lid and is strung inside through the eye holes. So not only does the toilet “say trick or treat and thank you” but the bowl is designed to open to receive and store the candy. The arms are not real, … Read more
My 7 year old son loves ocean life and wants to be a marine biologist when he grows up. He decided he wanted a Homemade Glowing Jellyfish Costume this year, but he wanted it to glow as jellyfish glow under water. Well, I thought about what we could do, and I decided to make him … Read more
Great Gotham! It’s a day before Halloween and we need a Batgirl costume fast! This costume was created in a couple of hours. After seeing my girlfriend disappointed because a Dorothy Costume didn’t fit her, I began to brainstorm a possible solution. Going back to my childhood, it suddenly hit me like a Riddler’s riddle … Read more
I LOVE Lady Gaga, and I couldn’t wait for Halloween when I could be her for a day! This homemade Lady Gaga costume was inspired by the Poker Face music video, and mostly a snap to put together. I started with a shimmery purple leotard and put it over black liquid snake skin leggings. I … Read more
The idea of our Homemade Hershey’s Chocolate Bar Costume came after my sister and I debated about a package that could be made into a costume. We entered to www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com and saw a lot of costumes, including a Hershey’s bar, but we thought that one looked not so cool, so we decided to make an … Read more
This is a transformer suit that i mad out of fiberglass foam and plastic it took 3 months to do
The year I was pregnant for Halloween my work chose Alice in Wonderland (with some nudges from me) as our theme. I wanted to be two people in one, so who better than Twiddle Dum and Twiddle Dee! This Pregnant Twiddle Dum and Twiddle Dee Costume was pretty easy to put together. I found an … Read more
In an effort to use “the belly” to it’s fullest extent, we just couldn’t cover it up! With our coming arrival, we also wanted to keep with the “kiddo” theme. And so was born Humpty-Dumpty, the before and after. This pregnant woman costume took several days to put together, but it really was easy. We … Read more
I created my Coolest Scary Zombie Costume because I don’t want to have someone with the same outfit as mine. I want something very scary and different. So I went to the Halloween store and found a prom queen ghost costume and combined with some accessories, fake blood a wig I painted myself, and zombie … Read more