As a child, a lot like other kids, I was obsessed with Legos, so this year, since its my second year of teaching, I wanted to be something fun for my students to enjoy. I decided to make a Homemade Pirate Lego Halloween Costume, because those were the best Legos there were. I used insulation … Read more
Our 3 year old decided he wanted to be a pirate for Halloween, so we bought both him and his 1 year old younger brother, Andre, pirate costumes. Since we usually take them trick-or-treating around town and around our neighborhood, we wanted to take them in their wagon… But a red wagon just doesn’t go … Read more
My husband and I do a different Halloween theme every year, and I make our costumes to go along with the theme. Last year we did “It’s a Jungle out there!” and this is our Head Hunting Shaman Priestess and Unfortunate Safari Trekker Couple Costume. Some of the scenes we created in our garage included: … Read more
Ashley Todd – A McCain campaign volunteer made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter “B” scratched in her face was released from Jail on October 30,2008. I made this costume based on her news story. A volunteer for John McCain’s presidential campaign agreed Thursday to enter a … Read more
This year, my daughter wanted to be a fairy because a friend of hers was also going as one. So, with less than a month till Halloween, I got out all my fabric for the yearly costume creation. Fairies generally seem to have an untamed look – their dresses seem to flow or at least … Read more
This homemade Balloon Boy costume is a take-off of the Balloon Boy hoax from 2009. It was thought that a six year old boy from Colorado had accidentally taken off in his father’s experimental helium balloon. All the networks covered the incident. I started with the helium balloon. I put six wire clothes hangers together … Read more
I made this Butterfly Fairy Girl Costume for a little four year old that had some requirements. She wanted to be a shiny, pretty, glittery, butterfly fairy. And I had to include green and blue. So me and her mother picked out fabric, looked at a few patterns and lots of pic and some of … Read more
The Dew Fairy is a mysterious fairy who magically sprinkles flowers, grasses, and even spider webs with the purest droplets of water. They sparkle and send rainbows over the newly awakened earth. Even the spiders beam with pride as the brilliant sun slowly rises to his zenith. The Dew fairy secretly smiles as she glides … Read more
This is what you need to make a Homemade iPhone 4 Facetime Costume: 5 Large Flat Pieces of Cardboard Plenty of Elmer’s Glue A lot of Masking Tape (about 3 rolls) 12 feet of Quarter-Round Moulding (for framing) Small Screws and Washers 2-3 Cans of Glossy Black Spray Paint 1 Can of Metallic Silver Spray … Read more
This Halloween I had a one month old and a 3 years old at home. Of course my 3 year old wanted to go trick or treating and I couldn’t say no. I had to come up with something fast. I thought of several ideas, but because we would be walking so much I wanted … Read more
My daughter’s name is Soleil, which is French for sun, so I decided to make her a Baby Sunflower costume for Halloween. I started by making a brown stretchy tank top and sewing sequins onto it to resemble sunflower seeds. Next, I made satin petals and leaves and sewed them onto the tank top to … Read more
Last night we went to dance at our favorite dance club, and I won a first price with this Homemade Half Man Half Woman Halloween Costume. I spend lot of time to make it, but is really original. I cut trousers in half, that I got from the thrift store and sewed it a half … Read more