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
All the items for the Edna and Mavis the two old ladies fancy dress are from charity shops….all old ladies out of date clothes in size 20. Such a laugh trying to find the uncoolest granny looking outsized clothing, we had a great laugh for hours. Even went for extra large knickers, which fell down … Read more
Being 12 you can’t dress up anything too risky or too revealing. So humor totally makes up for it. I decided to be something out of the ordinary and so, as you can see in this Halloween image, I became a grandma! It was easy. You get a moo-moo or a silk nightgown. Then you … Read more
I buy items at auction to resell and you never know what I’ll bring home! You can find these items at a thrift store. I looked around my house for items that would create a good and easy to make costume. I wanted to win the contest at work! I had a 40’s dress, salt/pepper … Read more
My sister and I went to the Thrift shops in the neighborhood not knowing what we were gonna do for Halloween costumes. So I started by picking up a pair of blue plaited polyester man’s pants and a cool blue dress shirt. Then we went over to the woman’s section and picked up a really … Read more
This is my 3 year old grandson. He is dressed up in an old man costume. I went to the thrift store and bought the clothes then to a Halloween store and bought a hat, glasses, pipe and cane. I took grey hair from a wig and cut small pieces to make the mustache and … Read more
I am a Senior in high school and I decided to make a Homemade Senior Citizen Halloween Costume. The costume I have is really cheap and easy to do. All you have to do is find a long skirt and a knitted shawl and a white long sleeved blouse to wear under. Then for my … Read more
We simply took an old shirt out of his father’s closet and used it with a pair of khaki pants, very rolled up to see the high socks. Bought an ugly pair of bug glasses and he was done. I bought a moo moo knee high stockings and a pair of slippers. I took a … Read more
My costume is of an old lady with a door who hands out candy to all the “cute trick-or-treaters” who knock on her door. This old lady giving out candy costume took about a week to construct, and withstood many material changes. The door is completely handmade out of foam board and wooden frame. It’s … Read more
My husband and I host an annual Halloween party. We brainstorm for a couple months every year about our costume and this year we came up with a Homemade Old Homeless Couple Halloween Costume Idea. We are in our early thirties and so we knew makeup and costumes would be important but also the props … Read more
I needed to make a costume because I was limited with money. I am a college student who wanted to be funny so I decided to put together an outfit my grandmother wore. I used all of her props and decided to be an old women. It was the best Halloween party ever because I … Read more
This is what you will need for this Homemade Old Lady Costume from top to botttom: Old hat. baby powder in overly producted hair. blush for cheeks. Pearls. Glasses Polyester dress. White crocheted vest (too big) Towels in boobs to make for overly large breasts. Oblong pillow under panty-hose for shelf butt. Oversized panty-hoses for … Read more