These double header Halloween costumes were not too hard to make. We made a T frame out of PVC pipe. Wrapped the frame in newspaper to make the clothes fuller. This was then taped into a backpack that we put on. For the one costume we went to the thrift store for 4X shirt, found a … Read more
I made this creative Magic Carpet Ride Optical Illusion Halloween costume for my 3 year old daughter to wear in our hometown contest. She won best overall in her age group this year! I used a large pillow case I found at Goodwill and two pieces of foam board for the “carpet”. I lucked out … Read more
I am a pharmacist and work for Walgreen’s so when someone suggested I do something work related for the office costume contest, a prescription bottle costume immediately came to mind. It came together easier than I thought it would, and only cost me about $30 in supplies and about 6 hours of my life. I … Read more
We went and got tulle from Hobby Lobby and fabric. My daughter said she wanted to be Ariel the Little Mermaid for Halloween. We Googled ideas and came up with a few. We make her a tutu like long skirt and then made her a shirt and ruffled the bottom of it. We got a … Read more
My friend Ben wanted a Hippo Halloween costume, so I whipped up the most ridiculous, haggard hippo costume you’ve ever laid eyes on. I don’t have a sewing machine, so I hand sewed this bad boy in between watching Modern Family reruns, checking Facebook, and kind of reviewing for midterms, so needless to say it’s … Read more
My boyfriend and I went as a unicorn and dragon couple costume for Halloween! I actually started our costumes last year, but a rogue blizzard rolled in and cancelled our party plans in 2011. Anyone could easily be a mythical creatures couple! For starters, I don’t have a sewing machine, so I kind of just … Read more
This sexy Sheriff costume started as a sheriff costume for a walking dead party. I decided to turn it into a sexy version for a club party. I bought the shirt and shorts from the thrift store. The shirt fortunately was a men old military shirt. I bought brown ribbon and gold ribbon from Walmart … Read more
This Human Pinata costume was fairly easy to make, just time consuming, I used scrubs with pockets in pants and on shirt to hold candy and with the shake of a leg it will fall out. I used the glue gun to attach the cut up strips of material that I fringed. The head is made out … Read more
Here are Abu and Aladdin on a Flying Carpet kids Halloween costumes from the Disney movie. The Abu outfit was made up of faux fur, I used wire in the tail to give it shape. His hat was made up of stiff felt and a glue gun, and a elastic to keep it on her … Read more
At the very last minute, we were invited to a costume party. All I had was some white hair paint, and just normal everyday clothes. I sprayed his beard and he put on some “Grandpa clothes” and he was done. As for me, I put rollers in my hair and then sprayed my hair. I … Read more
My 6-yr old son had to dress up as his favorite book character for the School Book Day and his all time favorite book is Wizard of Oz. Initially he wanted to be the Tin Soldier, but I convinced him that the Scarecrow will be easier to wear through the day. I bought a new … Read more
This is my Butterfly Catcher in disguise costume. I bought the top and bottom. The big butterfly was already on there so I created it from there. Everything else was painted on. For details I added ladybugs and used string cord for cocoons. My daughter made butterfly clothespin with tissue paper, pipe cleaners, markers and paint. … Read more