I’ve always loved Halloween and done pretty detailed costumes and always at the last minute! I wasn’t going to “do” Halloween the year the Ganster Hamster Kia commercial came out but on Oct 1st I decided I wanted to use that theme for my costumes. We were a pretty big hit walking around town and … Read more
I wanted to do something that was recognizable, but different. I was thinking I would be a bunny of some-sort, yet that seemed too ordinary. The Energizer Bunny, now that was going to be something different. I bought the standard ear and puffy tail. For my body part I bought a pink too-too with … Read more
This costume all started from seeing a picture of the Joker (Heath Ledger version) in a Ronald McDonald outfit, someone was bored and Photoshopped it I’m assuming. So my quest went on to make the picture a reality. I shopped for a year for the right clothes before I finally put everything together for the … Read more
I came up with this Pepto Bismol Man costume on my own and had a blast shopping for everything and putting it together. It’s complete with a bucket on my head to measure out the Pepto Bismol needed to help save the day for anyone with upset stomach troubles. None of my friends really knew … Read more
This Nerds group costume was very easy to make and many of the clothes were already owned by the people wearing them. to make the braces, use stud earring backs as the part that goes on your tooth, and opened up paperclips to hold them there, which are then attached to some kind of stretchy … Read more
Two months after I started, here it is…Kia Hamster and “Soul” car costumes. I made it all from scratch, except the hoodie, but did the stenciling manually… The mask has over gone several makeovers since I began to get just right. I used a foam base, then hot melted the fur onto it. The mouth … Read more
This was a funny one…I was working in the Pharmacy so it was really cool going to work as the Mucinex Lady. I was first inspired by a Used Goldilocks costume I found at the local thrift shop. It just came to me. I watched some commercials and chose to base my lady off of … Read more
First Flo is an icon so I knew I had to do the costume right. I did dye my hair darker to look more the part. The Progressive insurance web site was really helpful in creating this look. It offered print outs and instructions down to what color lipstick Flo wears. I bought my apron … Read more
My husband and I own a food truck and sadly we had to work on Halloween. So we wanted to wear a couples costume as we do every year but something we could easily work in. So we brainstormed while watching TV and the sweet and lovely Flo came on in one of her many … Read more
The inspiration for this Hamburglar costume idea was the black and white stripped dress I already owned (from Target). I try and make my costumes every year. Something the average person can make; I am not a sewing genius. The hardest part about this costume was making the hamburgers for the tie. The felt pieces … Read more
My husband and I dressed up as the Geico Money Man for a party in March 2014, but the theme was Halloween…. We are motorcycle riders and we thought it was a great idea to dress up like the money man and roll down in our motorcycle, with all the money flowing around. The money … Read more
I originally decided to make a homemade costume this year because I’m still too small to fit in a lot of the women’s costumes at Halloween stores. I got very disappointed at first but, decided I would do something homemade again. I immediately got home and Googled homemade costumes and happened to come across this … Read more