This costume wasn’t for Halloween, but for a show. Last month I was asked to be in an event called Garden of the Goddesses. The event organizer informed me I would perform (fire dance- a hobby of mine) as “Inanna-Sumerian deity of love, war, and chaos” and that the show was in 2 weeks! I … Read more
Hey, I dressed up as Medusa in 2010. I just knew I wanted to be Medusa for the longest time….But, I’m broke as a joke. So, I came up with the best way for me to dress up in the character I wanted to be for the least amount of money possible because I didn’t … 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
My boys absolutely loved Thomas the Train. For Halloween, 2 years ago, we decided to have them be Thomas and James trains. l figured l could make the costumes, and they wouldn’t cost a whole lot, plus they’d look better than the store bought ones. For the trains themselves, l got cake boards~cardboard circles for … 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 2010, my husband and I constructed what can only be described as a “contraption”, so it appeared that I was giving birth and he was the baby! We started with a rolling cart used to hold folding chairs and an old funeral home gurney. We put a base across the bottom of the … Read more
I came up with the idea for a Day of the Dead costume last year when my friend who lives in México and is a photographer did a photo shoot with the Day of the Dead theme. This last-minute Dia de los Muertos couples costume is one of the cheapest costumes I have ever made, … 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
Road: I bought a cute black skirt and shirt and stuck reflecting tape down the middle for the street lines. I bought led lights from the dollar store for the headlights that already had sticky tape on the back (bring double sided tape for back-up) and for the sign I just printed up a deer … Read more
I had a blast this Halloween, rocking the light up Jeopardy board on Friday night and this awesome boat Halloween costume on Saturday! I originally started with just the hat and jacket, and wanted to make it more awesome. I thought of the boat idea, which turned into light up boat, and finally adding Andy … Read more
I think selecting the right costume should have some guidelines to follow. First it has to be something I enjoy and it should have some similarities to your HWP stats to make it more believable. For this year I choose to do Captain Jack Sparrow from the scene where he was on the island and … Read more