This is our Homemade G.I. Joe and Baroness Couple Costume. G.I. Joe’s costume was made using a long sleeve black shirt, an Oakley ski vest, black pants, Oakley combat boots and Oakley ski gloves. We made a print out of the G.I. Joe logo on glossy paper and taped it to his vest. Baroness’ costume … Read more
For each homemade Lego costume we went to a place that sold boxes and we each bought a huge box to cover our body. We painted it whichever color we wanted. Then we glued on plastic cups (painted the same color as the box) to make it look like a Lego. We cut out a … Read more
My Homemade Lego Man Costume was thought up during an academic half day for my subspecialty surgery rotation during my fourth year of medical school. I started with a picture of a scaled Lego man, proportioned my model from that, and made a rough draft on the Weds before it was to be shown. Supplies … Read more
I came up with the idea to do Barbie and Ken costumes with my boyfriend because I usually do something crazy or dress like a goof. This year I wanted to be more girlie so that my boyfriend would appreciate my creativity. So the Barbie idea was perfect! I always feel the need to make … Read more
Who doesn’t remember everyone’s favorite childhood game- Candyland? My best friend and I wanted to be our favorite characters from the game, which meant getting creative to come up with the Homemade Queen Frostine and Princess Lolly from Candyland Couple Costumes (since these are not costumes you can find in any store.) For my costume, … Read more
I was a big fan of Transformers as a kid. One day I saw several boxes in my garage and decided that I could use them to make a Transformers costume. I took seven of the boxes and cut them into the various shape, using an Optimus Prime picture as a guide. I used duct … Read more
We started with a half-inch PVC frame of a cube thirty inches square (so it would fit in the car) which was painted black and allowed us to attach the shoulder straps. We then covered it with fabric net which allowed both vision (through the areas between the colored squares) and the ability to breathe, … Read more
Here is my son Ayden in his Transformer Bumblebee costume. His costume is made of all camping bed form, tons of hot glue and paint. I had used different references form online pictures to get the look that I wanted. Once all together I had painted and added Velcro to hold it together too. The … Read more
My husband and I were Shrek and Fiona last year for Halloween and we won first place at a great party, this year we had to top that so we decided to go for a Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costume. I saw the version that Marianne H. from Medford, OR had done and … Read more
This Transforming Transformer DIY Halloween Costume is an amazing costume that took me and my husband a month to master. It is the Optimus Prime transformer that actually transforms! We made it so that he can stand and then if he gets down he will transform into a semi! It is the coolest thing and … Read more
Every year I make my costume from scratch, this year I decided to make a homemade treasure troll costume. The head is made out of cardboard and foam, the hair is construction paper, and I used acrylics to paint it!
