Like most girls who’ve been exposed to Audrey Hepburn at a young age, I became obsessed with Breakfast at Tiffany’s, particularly with the sheer elegance of the character (and her enviable wardrobe). Being a brown-eyed brunette myself, dressing up as Holly Golightly “someday” had long been a plan of mine. Finally, I got my chance … Read more
Ever since I saw the movie Avatar I was hooked… I ended up watching it 5 times in the theater. So, I’ve been waiting a long time to dress up as an Avatar, seeing as it came out the end of 2009. Finally, October came around & I didn’t really have much time to plan … Read more
After seeing Avatar my daughter decided she MUST be a Na’vi Princess for Halloween. This homemade childs Avatar Na’vi costume was fun to make. I hand-painted tights and a leotard with two shades of blue fabric paint for the stripes. I made the tail from floral wire and wrapped it with the sheet style stuffing … Read more
I decided to be Avatar because it was such a HOT movie and I knew alot of people saw it. I didn’t want to buy the costume itself because it looks just plain store bought. I wanted to be original. I spent about $25 in putting everything together. I bought blue tights, a blue tank … Read more
Last year I came home from a Halloween party (dressed as Alex Delarge) and curled up on the couch in hopes of catching a scary movie before declaring my Halloween fun over for another year. As luck would have it, Carrie was just starting up, and I decided then and there that I had found … Read more
First of all this Homemade Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy Couple Costume took forever to make (but it was definitely worth it!!). First me and my friend each bought an extremely cheap unitard. After that, to make the flames on Chazz’s costume, we used ribbon. We cut out the shapes of the flames and … Read more
This Pennywise the Clown Costume is very simply, one of the most frightening clowns of all times. I used a latex bald cap to keep my own hair down, white face with the correct makeup. I unfortunately couldn’t use the razor sharp prosthetic teeth I wanted to use – they were just too uncomfortable. I … Read more
Although the costume of Captain Jack Sparrow is not a new one, we wanted it to be as close as possible to the original for my 6 year old son. We checked a lot of stuff online and I decided to create a Homemade Captain Jack Sparrow Halloween Costume. I also watched the movie twice … Read more
It was my son’s first Halloween and I love Alice in wonderland! So I made him a Madhater costume. I took a green onesie and appliqued cups and pots on it. Then I painted the drunk mouse on the front and the Cheshire cat on the butt. Then I made a blue bow tie and … Read more
We were invited to a Halloween party and my husband and I thought of a homemade Cat in the Hat costume idea in Halloween 2008. Since we’re plus size it was best to make ourselves. I went to Walmart and bought the black felt material for the body of the cat. Since they had x-mas … Read more
My son is IN LOVE with the movie Labyrinth, so I decided to re-create David Bowie’s character because IT IS SO AWESOME!! For this homemade Jareth the Goblin king costume I started with a pair of $4 gray leggings from Target. Then $9 black boots, $2 black vest and $5 blond wig from Walmart. I … Read more
My boyfriend and I went as Elliot and E.T. the Extraterrestrial. The Homemade E.T. and Elliot Couple Costume is 100% handmade! The mask was molded from Crayola Model Magic and then painted with Acrylic paint. The body was contructed with layers of quilt batting and then sprayed with adhesive and covered in fabric. I then … Read more