My 4 year old is an avid Xena Warrior Princess fan. She wanted a Homemade Xena Warrior Princess Costume so I went to work making the costume using a 4 or 5 inch action figure as a model. I used some old dark brown nogahide that my Dad had left over from upholstering car seats, … Read more
My husband and I watch the Price is Right everyday, along with our almost three-year-old Cameron. He loves the wheel, and the noise it makes. Early this year my husband said, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we could make him the Big Wheel Halloween costume?” I thought that it was a great idea, but I … Read more
This is my two year old daughter Leila Jayde and her cousin Christian in their Homemade Little I Love Lucy and Ricky Homemade Costumes last Halloween. Me and my mother made the Lucy costume. Everything is homemade except for a few parts of the dress and the jewelry. I like to incorporate her naturally curly … Read more
The New Zealand comedy duo known as “The Flight of the Conchords”. Our Homemade Flight of the Conchords Costume is based on the characters from the HBO TV series of the same name.
This Homemade CSI Costume is very easy to make Just find CSI Jacket with ‘detective’ badge on breast pocket. Then it is quick and simple to complete: just add your own black jeans and boots with your own shirt underneath, throw in a pair of your own ‘shades’ (for ‘Miami’ version) and a toy gun … Read more
H.R. Pufnstuff; if your child doesn’t know him, he needs to! The Homemade H.R. Pufnstuff Costume was entirely made by hand with exception of pants and undershirt. Mask is made with chicken wire, paper mache and then fabric sewn on by hand. I then clipped out all the wire so his darling little face wouldn’t … Read more
I am obsessive about doing my own costumes for everything, and the one costume I had been putting off until I could do it justice, was the Borg Queen from Star Trek Costume. For the last 11 years, I have dreamed of the moment where I would reach the ability to make that costume. Last … Read more
Two years ago, before you could buy the costumes everywhere, I decided to take advantage of my long blond hair and dressed up as Beth Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter’s wife). I went more along the lines of her being sexy and not silly as the costumes you can buy are. I simply used a … Read more
For Muno I bought a red hooded sweat-suit at Academy. They were so cheap I was able to buy an extra pair of pants that I cut numerous circles out of. I hot glued the circles over the whole costume stuffed with pillow stuffing. I made the eye and the mouth out felt. I hot … Read more
The blonde in my hair doesn’t show up good in the picture. The DIY Lt. Dangle Halloween Costume was a success. Every detail is there. The belt and accessories are real, I actually used to work with the police in my city so that stuff came in handy. I think there is a pretty good … Read more
This is a homemade Price is Right contestant costume. It is made to look like I bid the winning number and am ready to ‘come on down’ to contestants row. I made this with a sturdy white board that I purchased from a convenience store and carefully placed yellow and green construction paper to make … Read more
I’ve been a fan of Pee-Wee since I was a child ..so putting that thought into my 4 year old son Dillon’s Halloween costume I came up with this look. I bought some grey suiting fabric from my local Joann’s fabric store, made a 2 piece boy’s suit and purchased a white button-up dress shirt … Read more