I am a frugal mother who was not paying big bucks for a “wear it once” costume for my 10 month old son. I decided to do a scarecrow costume because I knew I could do it in such a way that he was (1) warm and (2) comfortable and (3) could be strapped into … Read more
Hi everyone! When I was in fifth grade, we had Colonial Day. It was too late to order a costume, so my mom made me a homemade Colonial girl costume. My hat was made of a cylinder-shaped pillow case tied with a black ribbon around my chin. I wore a black shirt and leggings. On … Read more
This was my sons idea to be a Barrel of Toxic Waste Halloween costume. I took a sheet of foam and spray painted it gray. Then I formed it into a barrel shape and taped it together with duck tape. Then I cut holes for his arms. Then I took LED battery powered lights and … Read more
Here comes Peter Cottontail,Happy Easter (I mean Halloween) everyone! While I did buy the actual Peep costume that my son is wearing (I’m no seamstress!), the rest of this Peep in an Easter Basket Costume was made by me. We took my son’s wagon and started out with a “box” frame. I purchased 4 different … Read more
I got the idea for my “Crime Scene” costume when I was watching CSI one day. It was a few days before Halloween, and all my friends were being ghosts, goblins, vampires… typical costumes. I wanted something extravagant and attention-grabbing, yet creative and new. While watching CSI, I saw one of the main characters fall … Read more
Each year, I take my time and come up with something funny or cool; however, this year I procrastinated and was left create a costume in a couple hours. The idea of a present came to mind, because it was easy to make. Unfortunately, a present wasn’t exactly interesting and funny. I decided to slap … Read more
I wanted to be something completely different and not wear some expensive piece of plastic from a Halloween store. So, I went to a fabric shop, purchased 20 yards of pink tulle, a load of safety pins and some big rope looking thing, voila! Pink Loofah. For less than $20. This Loofah Halloween costume was … Read more
When you have adult braces, there are only a few options that work for Halloween- Dorothy/School Girl/the girl from Scooby Doo/ or a girl scout- I chose girl scout as I wanted to make a merit sash that reflected all my adult achievements- sleeping, drinking, ghostbusting, underwater basket weaving, being a ninja and playing xbox … Read more
The legs and arms of my homemade robot Halloween costume are made from dyer vinyl vents, painted silver. The shoes have been duct-taped. A voice changer is hidden inside so that it sounds like a robot. A blinking light top is really a nose from a clown costume and lights are taped inside the back … Read more
I could not find my baby a pirate costume that would match with the ones our family was wearing. Actually the smallest one I could find was for a 1 year old; my son is five months. I decided to give it a shot and try to make a Homemade Baby Pirate Costume myself. I … Read more
After trying to come up with a homemade costume idea, I started thinking about household items that I could possibly be. When I got to thinking about shower items, it was no longer a question, I thought of a Loofah Costume Idea. I bought some tulle material (about 15-20 yards) at Joann’s fabrics, along with … Read more
My daughter insisted on a Homemade Girl Robot Costume for Halloween. My husband cut out a storage bin and spray painted it metallic gray. We used dryer hosing for the arms and attached them with a hot glue gun. I then used Xmas ornaments from the dollar bin from Target, tea light candles holders, buttons … Read more