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 is Phoenix in a Homemade Can of Krylon Spray Paint Costume. We worked very hard to make this with household items and construction paper and markers. It’s a family thing we all work together to make it happen but it’s great cause her father is always the mastermind of the invention. It’s cost effective … Read more
I did this costume 3 years ago for the WOW – world of wearable arts awards in New Zealand. At that time I was still a student of a Fashion design course, and was eligible for student category. And this costume indeed won me the second price for tertiary education section. The inspiration came from … Read more
We wanted to come up with something creative, so we based our idea of Miley Cyrus’s hit song: party in the U.S.A…literally. The song is in every public place you walk into, there is no escaping it. We used poster board, paint, and sketched the U.S.- Then made confetti, party hats and used glowsticks to … Read more
For Halloween we went as a pirate family. Our costumes were semi-homemade. The pirate ship our infant son rode in was our pride and joy and took hours to make. It was such a hit we had people stopping us while we were trick or treating to look at it. They commented on all the … Read more
This is a homemade baby nerd costume. The idea for the costume came to me one morning while thinking of what my son could be for Halloween. I didnt want one of the few costumes that are available for babies. The costume is loosely based on the Steve Urkel character. Items used were pants,a plaid … Read more
My son came home from school two weeks before Halloween and told me that he wanted to be a scuba diver. Thiscostume was so easy and very inexpensive. Originally I was going to use a black sweat outfit, but it ended up being warm on Halloween so I went with black stretch pants and a … Read more
I came up with the Homemade Lady Gaga Costume after watching the video “Just Dance”. I love that song! I bought a blonde wig, fake eye lashes, and a zebra dress. I painted a blue lightning bolt with eyeshadow and eyeliner. I also made a rhinestone microphone (not pictured). I think this came out great … Read more
I got the idea to do this Hot Dog on a Stick Couples Costume after going to the mall and visiting the hot dog on a stick stand. They are known for having dorky costumes. I made the dress out of a t-shirt and fabric I purchased for the skirt. The hat was made out … Read more
Like so many people, I have been a Transformers fan since for ever. Still have all of my toys from the 80’s. I had been wanting to make a costume for a while and figured why not try a Transformers costume. I know tons of people are making Transformers costumes, some can transform, some are … Read more
Since it isn’t very often that I am 9 months pregnant for Halloween, I had to come up with a great costume. Instead of the bun in oven or painting my actual belly, I came up with being Wilson from Cast Away. I had to wear semi-normal clothes for work so I decided on maternity … Read more
I purchased front zip, brown, feet type, fuzzy pajamas that actually also included a hood for this Homemade Roadkill Costume. I purchased light colored fur at a local fabric store and hot glued (I don’t sew) this to the front of the pajama in two sections (divided by zipper) for the stomach area so the … Read more