Great minds think alike. In the 10 years since I made this Magic Carpet Ride Costume, I have seen about one or two others who make this costume every year. I created this costume for a Broadway producer who was working on an off -Broadway production. He was in the area visiting his mother and he … Read more
This Gnomes on a Toadstool costume was the most time consuming project I have ever attempted. The only 2 items that were bought were the tights and the boy gnome’s mask. The fabric only started as fleece that I stiffened and hand sewed (I do not own a sewing machine). My legs were made by duct … Read more
I called this costume: your worse dinner ever! Use you imagination be creative. In this costume I used a thin lightweight plywood. I made a hole in the edge of the wood, I bought .99 cents decoration spiders, roaches, all type of insects as you can see. I also bought candy as a treat to … Read more
Relationships can often have their ups and downs just like your favorite roller coaster. This being said, my boyfriend and I recently moved in together after dating for several years. I felt this was an appropriate time for our first couples costume!. With budgets being tight right now, rather than spending $60 on a “sexy” costume five other … Read more
This Headless Vampire was my first attempt at creating an illusion costume. After getting so many amazing ideas from this site, I had to put them to the test. This costume was made with a rolling back pack, spray foam and a lot of work. I used my daughter’s old backpack, made a foam block out … Read more
My son wanted something scary but has sensitive skin so we always had to be creative with his costumes because he can’t wear Halloween make-up. We searched online and combined a few other ideas to create this masterpiece. He is now a headless mad scientist that carries his head around with 2 of his 4 … Read more
This is my son Thomas Firestone. He is 14 years old and lives in Maple Grove Minnesota. Last year just after Halloween we were talking about how boring some of our costumes seemed to be getting. Store bought masks were not doing it for us any more. We got to talking about ideas that would … Read more
My idea for this SeaWorlds Manta roller coaster with cool water effect came from my friend’s daughter who loves SeaWorld in San Diego Ca. This was a new ride that just opened in May 2012. My friend’s daughter loved the ride so much I constructed replica of the ride. This costume was a hit at SeaWorld’s … Read more
This is Hawa, she loves wild animals, she is a wild animal too, LOL. Hawa wanted to be a gorilla gone wild. So we made her one, and I decided to put her in a cage that she would look like the gorilla turned the tables on her. I bought a gorilla suit and cut … Read more
Our family visits coolest homemade costumes every year to see the amazing and creative ideas everyone comes up with. This year our 8 year old son decided he didn’t see the idea he wanted. He announced one night at dinner he wanted to be a boy on the potty. “An outhouse?” we asked. “No,” he … Read more
For Halloween 2012, I was the Headless Bride of Frankenstein and my husband was Frankenstein. My costume was made from a thrift store wedding dress, a rolling back pack, LOTS of zip ties and hot glue and stuffing. First, I extended the handle of the backpack, attached a hanger to the top with zip ties … Read more
I moved to Summerside PEI and Halloween was quickly approaching. Not knowing a whole lot of people in the town I wasn’t too thrilled about celebrating Halloween, as the conventional tradition was to enjoy the event with friends from home. In August a friend I met on the island informed me about his annual party … Read more