“The bush” is a double meaning costume. Let’s begin with how this concept came about. It started that I wanted to be poison ivy because she has red hair as do I. So I decided I would make it myself because all the poison ivy costumes I saw were too cheesy for my taste. So … Read more
I decided that I wanted a Homemade Birdhouse Costume this year so I started with a moving box that I spray painted brown and cut a hole big enough (at the front) in it for my head to see out of. I then painted windows on the other sides of the box and taped with … Read more
I used an old man prosthetic piece with wig and beard for my gnome costume. I got the clothes at goodwill. And I used a Santa hat with the ball taken off. Total Spent: $75
I needed to come up with a different idea for a costume for an older child. It gets harder every year to come up with a cool costume for an older boy (I like to dress my children up in very original costumes). I saw a commercial for the movie the fly and the costume … Read more
I looked really hard to find a Halloween costume for 2010. I wanted to be a cupcake but didn’t have the time to make it. And the store was sold out of the costume. So I saw some “flower” costumes online and came with this idea for a Homemade Flower Costume basically from the top … Read more
This Halloween I decided to go as a scarecrow! I looked up pictures of scarecrow costumes, watched the Wizard of Oz and brought this Homemade Valley Girl Scarecrow Costume together with a personal touch. I started out with some old jeans that I destroyed using sand paper and a razor. I then made these straw … Read more
I dressed up in a Owl in a Tree Costume for Halloween one year. I made a mask out of paper plates, feathers, etc. To make my face into the owl, and I glued bark and leaves onto a cardboard box to make the tree. I got lots of comments when I wore this to … Read more
I saw this idea for an autumn leaves costume on Familyfun.com web site, it was called Leaf Man. I wanted a unique and unusual costume for a co-workers party, also one that would not cost an arm-and-a-leg to make. The original costume suggested using just a red half mask, however, I wanted to be completely … Read more
For my Halloween costume this year, I decided to be a Funky Butterfly. I sketched out a wing design and used it as a pattern. I took a normal cotton sheet and cut out the wing shapes, allowing four pieces for the top halves and four for the bottom halves. I then separated the wings … Read more
This Caterpillar Costume was a last minute addition to our insect theme this year when my youngest sister decided she was going out with us. I whipped this one out in about an hour or so with the leftover materials I had from making several other costumes. This one cost me nothing but time, and … Read more
I had been searching on EBay for different costume ideas for my daughter when I came upon the idea of making a costume out of a basic tutu and then adding the accessories. We chose to do a Ladybug this year. The costume on EBay ran anywhere from $45.00 to $125.00 but I knew I … Read more
This bush man costume is an original costume made by fake leaves I bought at a craft store and old clothes I found around my house. I either hot glued or sewed all of the leaves onto my sweatshirt, sweatpants, or the toboggan I cut eyes and a mouth into. I strongly recommend that though … Read more