No idea who and how we came up with this idea for the sexy Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood costumes but we had a blast making these costumes. We’ve been making our costumes for years and this is just one of my favorite because we played the part all night…Big bad wolf … Read more
My eight year old son wanted a home made costume, he was tired of the same old Ninja and Star Wars costumes. He asked if he could be a Bible character and I was so proud. We decided Noah and his amazing Ark would be perfect, and my wheels started turning. I took two boxes … Read more
I wanted to do an original/homemade costume and saw a picture of a girl as a sexy leprechaun next to a guy painted gold with a pot around his waist. My husband was not all for painting his body gold and I was not at all for wearing a tiny little dress. So I switched the … Read more
My bestfriends and I decided to go in sexy three blonde blind mice costumes. We collected all of the items at different stores and created these masterpieces! The ears, gloves, cane and nylons were from the Sanfransisco store in Saint John, New Brunswick. The sunglasses from the Dollarstore and we paired them with a simple … Read more
This is Sir Walter in his Prince Charming dog costume. He was entered in the Pug Social ensemble (more than one pug) costume contest with his mate Josie dressed as the “Tudors”. She wore a gown and a tiara. As beautiful as they were they only won third place, but had a lot of fun. … Read more
I was going to my niece’s costume birthday party and had to think of something other than a pregnant fairy. I decided to become a Pot O’ Gold at the end of the rainbow! I already owned a black shirt, I then used a rolled up black tank top as the rim of the ‘pot’ … Read more
I was looking for a Halloween costume online and I came across this page and I loved the Eve idea. So I started by purchasing some nude panties and a bra, if you have them you can use those too. Then I went to my local Walmart and went to the garden section. I picked … Read more
I came up with the Leprechaun Halloween costume because last year my 3 year old son saw a commercial of the Leprechaun movie and it fascinated him! He had a million and 1 questions to ask about leprechauns! So, I decided to make him a little leprechaun for Halloween. I looked everywhere for a leprechaun … Read more
We got so many great responses to thisHomemade Little Bo Peep and Her Sheep Couple Costume. My Bo Peep costume consisted of a couple of different store-bought costumes that I mixed and matched to create my perfect one. They do sell complete Bo Peep costumes but I wanted to create one that was unique to … Read more
I needed to make a Big Foot costume for the lead character in a school play. We bought around 5 yards of fake brown fur, trying to haggle down the price to work with a high school play budget. I then sewed a onesie, breaking my needle about every three minutes. Fur got everywhere; I … Read more
This Homemade Eve Costume was my latest idea for Unofficial Halloween this year. It was super easy to make and took little time. Here is what I used: Black one piece monokini Boy shorts Pins Hot glue Gold ribbon Red craft roses (I got a bundle for .99 cents) Ivy leaves from the local craft … Read more
My daughter recently heard the story of the Princess and the Pea and decided that’s what she wanted to be for Halloween. It took many nights of brainstorming this original Halloween costume idea, but this is how I finally did it. I took 4 mid-weight sheets of cardboard cut out 4 circles large enough for … Read more