I chose to do American Gothic because this has been one of my favorite paintings since childhood; this was also my first try at being two characters at once. I created the image on a large format printer and mounted it on foam core, using packaging tape. I then printed a second version out and, … Read more
This is a group of seventeen college students from Wichita, KS. We are dressed up as Crayola crayons (ladies) and markers (boys). Each person made their own costumes to reflect their personality. I , Rusty (the Pink Crayola), came up with this idea, and we planned and began the creative process in early September. The … Read more
Basically I’ve loved the idea of Crayola costumes for about a year because I saw someone else do the same thing. I didn’t really plan on going ahead with the idea until a few weeks before my 18th birthday. I started to search the internet as you do and came across this website which gave … Read more
This Homemade Crayola Crayon Costume is made using a hula hoop as a base with red and black PVC, a stapler, a glue gun and LOTS of hot glue. I used PVC as it was for an outdoor festival where rain may have ruined a costume. To start I cut the red PVC to fit … Read more
I had a couple of ideas this year about what I wanted to be for Halloween, and I decided on the Elmer’s Glue because it was the most cost effective. I also wanted something that was going to be easy to wear because I was going to be in a crowded bar for the night. … Read more
Me and eight of my girfriends decided on a Homemade Crayons Costume for Halloween. We each chose the color we wanted to be. I actually made all of the costumes for the girls as well as acquired all of the accessories. I got plain white long tank dresses and dyed them. Then I used felt … Read more
These Crayola Crayon costumes were made entirely by 3 university students. We borrowed a sewing machine from friends of ours and made 3 dresses in different colours. We then bought black felt and cut out strips to create the squiggles. We cut out an oval and cut the crayola sign out of it. We glued … Read more
This Homemade Elmer’s Glue Child Costume is my son’s first Halloween so I wanted him to have a really awesome costume. And because I wanted it to be unique, I knew that I would be making it instead of buying one. I started with an oversized white turtleneck, about three sizes bigger than he needed. … Read more
In our high school, it’s a tradition for all and only the seniors to dress up for Halloween. My friends and I decided we wanted something different but where everyone could tell what we were. So we decided to be a Homemade Box of Crayons Group Costume! Everyone picked a color they wanted and we … Read more
While attending my daughter’s softball practice, some of the dads were sharing their weekend hunting trip stories. I then told them how excited I was to be going scapbooking the following weekend. They were astounded and asked me how a whole week-end could be spent scrapbooking! I explained that it was not so different from … Read more
Coolest Homemade Mona Lisa Halloween Costume Idea *EVER*. My inspiration this year was Leonardo Di Vinci’s Mona Lisa. After weeks of debating what I would commit as my costume of choice, I decided to attempt the Mona Lisa in a frame. I wanted to be in full costume so I started searching for the perfect … Read more
This is how we made this Homemade Paper and Glue Stick Couple Costume: Paper: I used 4 sheets of poster boards per side and for the width it was half a poster boards. I drew blue lines like those on a real paper and the red lines too. I decided on doing a math quiz … Read more