This Chocolate Donut Costume was my daughter’s costume for Halloween 2009. It was SO easy and fun. I took an innertube, blew it up, and spray painted it brown all over. You don’t really have to spray the underside, since you pretty much won’t see that part of the costume. Then, when it was dry … Read more
I really wanted to make a costume that directly incorporated my dreadlocks. After playing with them for a while, I realized that if I put them in a ponytail directly on top of my head they sort of stood up, and looked like the top of a carrot. I was afraid green hair dye wouldn’t … Read more
My daughter asked to be a Cupcake Costume for Halloween after seeing one in a catalog. But spending $60+ dollars on a felt outfit wasn’t going to happen. I told her I thought I could make one that I thought would be much cuter, and only she would have it, momma would make it especially … 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 made this Homemade Candy Corn Baby Costume for my daughter in 2006. You never know if it will be cold here on Halloween! Just in case it was, I decided to make this candy corn costume out of fleece. Hint: Make sure you wash and dry your fabric according to the directions to prevent … Read more
I have twin 3 month old daughters and could not find a costume that could fit them and keep them warm. My 8 year old son and I were out looking for baby clothes and came up with the idea to dress them as a couple bunches of grapes. This Homemade Bunch of Grapes Baby … Read more
My friend and I had a long tough search about what we were going to be for Halloween about 2 months before the actual day. We were eating our Skittles when it hit us! We were going to be Skittles and spent the next 2 months designing our Skittles Costumes and eating as many Skittles … Read more
* Took box and covered it with white paper * I cut a hole in the box for my head and arms to fit through * I wore black shirt and pants to not distract from the costume itself * Went on the computer and found an image of the front and back of a … Read more
I do not want to enter the contest. I just wanted to show my cupcake DIY Halloween costume fashioned from ideas on this website. Everybody loved my cupcake costume, and the best part it was super easy and fast. Believe me I have minimal sewing skills, but I am able to sew a semi straight … Read more
The unlucky few of us have the tricky dilemma of being cursed with weird names. My name, hypothetically not weird at all, landed me in a situation where a cool costume idea was required, beginning with my initial. And that initial was O. What costumes begin with O, I hear you ask? Believe me, I … Read more
Here is a picture of my daughter Darienne’s Spagetti and Meatballs costume. We had so much fun making it. We started with a black turtleneck shirt and a black hat and added yellow yarn for spaghetti and red paint for sauce. For meatballs I used foam balls from the dollar store, painted them brown and … Read more
This is my Homemade Sushi Halloween Costume from last year. It contains multiple parts so I will explain each one separately. The Nori or outside wrap: It is basically a large piece of cotton batting about 2 inches thick. I happened to find the perfect “seaweed” fabric to sew on the outside of the batting. … Read more