At my daughter’s request, I designed this cupcake costume for Halloween. My mother (her Nana) did all of the sewing. First, we took an old lampshade and turned it upside down for the cupcake wrapper. We spray painted it teal and then added suspenders that we looped through the lampshade, brought up over her shoulders, … Read more

I was at a loss as to what to make for my daughter’s costume once the “tea cup” costume didn’t work out as we had planned. We decided on the Homemade Cupcake Halloween Costume and I am SO glad that we did! This was made from a medium sized laundry hamper. We cut out the … Read more

I got this homemade cupcake costume idea from a similar cupcake submission on this site. I used a lamp shade bought for $1.00 at the Goodwill. Then I took out the metal rods from inside and cut a mini slit so my daughter could walk freely. I went over the lampshade with glitter paint so … Read more

Cupcakes are my favorite dessert, any kind! When I was deciding what to wear for Halloween, I remembered a cupcake costume I had seen the week before. But I wanted to make it better. I used some ideas from others’ cupcake costumes and modified them to work best for me. It only took me a … Read more

My mother always put a lot of time and creativity into making our costumes and I wanted to continue this tradition. I asked my 3yr. old what she wanted to be this year and she decided on a cupcake! This Homemade Cup Cake Halloween Costume was inexpensive and fairly easy to make and she walked … Read more

Last year I had a great idea for a costume. I love to make cupcakes and was trying out different recipes, taking them to work for my co-workers to give me their opinions. I thought it would be cool to be a cupcake myself! I thought about it for a couple of days. I wanted … Read more

I saw the Sweet Eats Cupcake costume online at all the Halloween websites, unfortunately, it wasn’t in stock and I wasn’t sure it was going to be in time for Halloween. After seeing it though, I didn’t want to be anything else, so I decided to make my own. I came to this site and … Read more

I am the owner of a small specialty cake shop and thought it would be great fun to have my daughter dress as a wedding cake for Halloween. I constructed the Homemade Cake Halloween Costume of soft foam wrapped around foamcore boards hollowed out to fit her body. Her arms stuck through the sides and … Read more

I use my nieces and nephews for inspiration. This niece told me she wanted a Homemade Cupcake Halloween Costume for Halloween. I went to Walmart, got a cart, and cruised the aisles looking for anything that could become a cupcake. A round laundry basket served as the cake holder. My husband sawed the bottom off … Read more

I always think long and hard about what I’m going to be for Halloween. I try to out do myself every year and last year I think I did with my cupcake costume. I made the whole costume the day of the big celebration. A run to Jo Ann Fabric, Hobby Lobby, and Wal Mart … Read more