My girlfriend and I were looking to create a homemade costume for the very first time. Some of the requirements we had in selecting the costume was that it had to be funny, original, and something that was easily recognized by the general public. To make a long story short, we thought Barbie and Ken … Read more
First off, I just want to say thank you to every one on the website, you guys are so amzing. For this Homemade Barbie in a Box Costume get a wardrobe box from your local clothing store or home hardware. Then we cut a hole in the front of the box. We then got some … Read more
Well, last year I made an Ipod for my son. It ended being a “real working” Ipod if you will with music and a back-lit screen. He and everyone else thought it was the coolest costume ever so the bar was raised for this year! As we were thinking of ideas we thought of board … Read more
I always try to out do myself every year for Halloween. Some years I’m more successful than others of course. I really try to think of a costume that you don’t see around or can’t buy. Anything based on 80’s cartoons (which I grew up on) gets me excited. Destro is such a costume, I … Read more
Inspired by the previous Lego minifigures group, we HAD to make our own Homemade Lego Couple DIY Costume! All together, the costumes were created in under a week, using a glue gun, cardboard, tape, spray paint, foam and poster board. For the head, we didn’t find any measurements, so we traced a frying pan cover … Read more
We stumbled upon these Hush and Calico costumes 2 days before Halloween. We were looking for somthing fun, scary and cool. While browsing online, looking for original zombie, death and ghost ideas, I saw a girl dressed as Sadie looking great. Then, ta-da, we found the site with our dolls to be! For Hush, Jamie … Read more
As a child, a lot like other kids, I was obsessed with Legos, so this year, since its my second year of teaching, I wanted to be something fun for my students to enjoy. I decided to make a Homemade Pirate Lego Halloween Costume, because those were the best Legos there were. I used insulation … Read more
My place of employment is big into Halloween and the celebration is one to be envied. This year, being 42 years old and experiencing the not so great side of aging, I decided to be “Middle Aged Barbie”. I came complete with graying hair, hot flashes, mood swings, liver spot stickers, full support bra, spare … Read more
I had first suggested dressing as a Barbie Doll in a Box. But with my daughter Janelle now 8 1/2, in her eyes she has passed the Barbie stage and now prefers her Bratz Dolls. So now the plain pink box that was planned has now evolved into a theme styled Bratz Packaging. So we … Read more
I work at a daycare and we are required to dress up for Halloween every year. It’s a secret competition between all the teachers to see who can come up with the best costume. The hardest part is, it has to be something the kids will recognize. The materials needed; -large collapsible hamper -3 1/2 … Read more
This Homemade Rubik’s Cube Halloween Costume was hard work but I am certainly pleased with the end result! I used the black poster board and formed three rectangular boxes. The bottom layer had no base but had four right angle corners leaving enough room for me to fit into it. It was held up on … Read more
My daughter just loves Sock Monkeys. We searched all over the internet for ideas on how to create the perfect Homemade Sock Monkey Costume. I purchased some foam for cushions at Walmart and cut the foam and bent it into a head shape. I hot glued it together. This really was a challenge. After making … Read more