My partner and I both have a love for 80’s movies. We really wanted to be something together for Halloween that was unique, which neither of us had seen done before. As we gathered a ‘costume list’ throughout the year, we finally settled on a Homemade Gremlins Gizmo and Stripe Couple Costume in September. We … Read more
I have been The Bride of Frankenstein more than a dozen times over the years and this year I wanted to be more authentic. I used a piece of carpet that I hot glued together and place on top of my head and brought all my hair up around it and secured it with a … Read more
I work at a kindergarten school and always have a hard time finding an original costume that the kids will reckon. So after reading the book, Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch to the kids for a couple weeks, I decided to create the character myself. The kids loved my homemade Paper Bag Princess costume. … Read more
This Andy and Brandon from the Goonies Couple costume is actually costumes that we made last year, but I thought the pic would be a nice addition to your collection. Brandon’s costume was easy to assemble. It was a sweatsuit with the arms cut off, another hooded sweatshirt, shorts, and then a sleeveless fleece. He … Read more
Our bobsled was made with plastic totes, trash zipties, chicken wire, duct tape, cardboard, broom sticks and trash bags. Attach all totes in a line by zipties and cover with tape. Wrap the outside of totes with chicken wire, attach with zipties and duct tape all sharp edges really good. Shape the front with chicken … Read more
I made this costume for my 7 year old daughter. I made the dress from a bed sheet, blue spray paint and 1 yard of sheer fabric torn in strips and sewn on to the dress. The fur wrap was a stuffed polar bear my older daughter had for a few years. We gutted the … Read more
Everyone loves a homemade costume referencing pop culture from the 80’s. I love the irony of creating a Halloween costume from movie character’s Halloween costume. For the record, every guy at the party instantly knew who I was in my Homemade Karate Kid Shower Costume, but all of the girls were clueless. All the materials … Read more
I have always loved Selene from Underworld and noticed there was really no cool options out there. So dug out an old corset I had from back in the day that had buckles on it. Since I was sort of a dark teen I had some old knee high boots from high school that just … Read more
There were seven and a half of us who all got together to do a Homemade Spaceballs Group Costume. I was Asshole/Spaceball. I made the helmet from an outdoor lamp globe, a bike helmet, foam, a drimel, and spray paint. The suit was a painters suite, and the belt was from an old shirt. All … Read more
The only costume that was not homemade was Frank-n-furter. The rest of the Rocky Horror Picture Show Group Costume was put together by us. We frequented the thrift store, and craft store.
Why try to make a statement with a costume when you can make 1000 statements? The Office Space Post-It guy… Sticky notes, duct tape, tie, briefcase, glasses, and patience. Inspired by the DVD cover shot of the instant classic, Office Space, Post-It guy is loved by all. Topping the get-up with a note-filled briefcase seemed … Read more
Being the huge Tarantino fans that we are, my boyfriend, my best friend and myself decided to be Vincent Vega (John Travolta), Jules Winnifield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) from Pulp Fiction. My Pulp Fiction Costume was made by using my black pants sewn to the ankle, black pumps, my own button … Read more