I decided that I wanted Daniel to have a scarecrow Halloween costume this year (2008) but I could not find his size in-store or on-line. I was determined to make him a scarecrow. So I checked on-line for ideas from other pictures. I scrounged around home to see what I had to use. I wound … Read more
Have you ever wanted to pass down the traditions of Halloween to your kids, then the best thing that I could do for them was to make sure that their Halloween costumes are always handmade. Growing up, my mother always made my costumes by hand and used her imagination to bring these costumes to life … Read more
We love Legos at our house. My son came up with the idea of being a Lego minifigure. After some research, and finding this website, I agreed to make it! He chose a Homemade Lego Frankenstein Costume. The body and legs are made out of cardboard, covered in brown paper. Head is made out of … Read more
My homemade Female Pirate costume is directly based on the Jack Sparrow character from “Pirates of the Caribbean”. My outfit was made from material I had from other homemade costumes. The belts were made from old strips of material and the buckle from cardboard, with foil wrapped around it and painted. The rings were made … Read more
I wasn’t planning on taking my one year old out on Halloween, but changed my mind at the last minute. I actually put this pirate costume together 30 minutes before trick-or-treating. Here’s how: I used an old white onesie that I drew on with a permanent marker (a skull and cross bone design), black sweatpants, … Read more
I made this Forrest Fairy costume for the faerieworlds festival 2011. My inspiration was just an idea – to become a “forest themed” fairy that could easily have come from the mossy woodlands of Oregon. I started with a bodice found online for 7$ and altered it – painting the lace a lighter green and … Read more
Well, we all decided to do something original for Halloween. Since the three of us don’t like buying costumes, we all made them. While deciding on an idea, we searched the web and found some great ideas. We decided to be the Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2. While trick-or-treating, everyone commented … Read more
This Snow Queen Costume was made from a white polo neck long sleeve sweater was used as a base. A simple elasticated long skirt was made from a length of white satin fabric. Sheer lengths of fabric were sewn over the top of the skirt to add texture and an extra sheer effect. Approx a … Read more
I have two boys and last year my oldest was Chucky, so of course this year his five year old brother wanted to be just like his big brother! I found everything I needed for this Homemade Chucky from Childs Play Halloween Costume at thrift stores, if I did not already have it at home. … Read more
To start off on this homemade Avatar adult costume idea you have to shave your body entirely. If you don’t the paint will flake off more easily and ruin your costume. I bought a small sports bra and white spandex shorts to wear for the night and painted over them. Then I used Ben Nye … Read more
I work for an advertising agency and Halloween is a HUGE deal. Most everyone dresses up and each year the ideas get better and better. This Navi from Avatar Costume was from this year and I won!! Yay! Here’s how I created the look…I took a pair of white tights and a tight white shirt … Read more
In their own Halloween interpretation of the classic 80’s movie-Back to the Future, Colin Murad sports his Hover Board and Life Vest as Marty McFly. Ben McMurray dons his radiation suit and tool belt as Doc Brown. Armed with a flux capacitor diagram, three watches, goggles, DeLorean remote control, and radiation gloves the pair completed … Read more