I must have had an accident on the way to marry my groom! Just about a block from the church, the limo driver was not paying attention and crashed right into a tree. I was okay though, so I thought. I wandered around for a while until I finally stumbled upon my church. Everyone was … Read more
This Homemade Mummy Halloween Costume was very easy to make and very inexpensive. We started with some old sheets. My daughter had lots of fun helping to tear them into strips (make sure you tell them NEVER to do this with your good sheets). Then we soaked them in tea in the kitchen sink to … Read more
Me and my cousin went as very macabre zombies this year and got the prize for best dressed! To make the darker looking blood, we mixed soya sauce, red paint, and a little bit of water. After ripping holes in our clothes with a stitch ripper, we painted the blood all over them. For the … Read more
I went to a thrift store and purchased a white long sleeved shirt and a pair of white pants for this Homemade Mummy Costume. I then went to a local fabric store and bought 9 yards of fabric in an “undead” color. Then I cut the fabric by hand, into about 150 small jagged strips. … Read more
Attached are the boys’ in full Homemade Werewolf Costumes on Halloween night. The costumes were completely hand made and sewn by yours truly (Anthony), with a little help from mine truly (Stephanie). The materials were all ‘found items’, old stuff lying around the house, with a few items like the shirts and pants purchased at … Read more
This Head on a Platter Costume was such an easy costume to make. We got everything at the dollar tree, including the boxes. We fitted one box on top of another one and made a holes for her neck and arms. I then glued two black plastic tables clothes to the box so that it … Read more
I was on a tight budget and running out of time before Halloween. But, I still wanted a fun and creative costume. I decided that I hadn’t seen many mummy costumes around since I was a child so I thought I’d give it a try. This Homemade Mummy Woman’s Costume was extremely inexpensive and easy … Read more
Coolest Electric Chair Costume was made from recycled materials, except for $3 purchase for grey and black eyeshadow for the face effects. The chair is from a fridge box panel we painted and cut out like a pop-up card, it’s just one piece. The prison suit is a used tyvek jumpsuit from a mechanic friend … Read more
This Homemade Gargoyle Costume took me over a year to make. The wing frame is made from an old satellite dish, flexible aluminum conduit, and fabric from my buddies old sectional couch. The satellite dish makes up the main beam of the wings. I attached the conduit to the top of the dish frame which … Read more
This Headless Bride Halloween costume is my wife Deb. We wanted to create something cool but a bit spooky. We purchased a wedding dress at the local Goodwill store then went on to basically destroying it. I took one of her old turtle neck shirts, put a roll of nylon covered paper towels in the … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a mummy Bride, so I found a white dress, and sewed gauze and spiders to it. Then to give it the aged look, I got brown fabric paint and brushed it onto the dress and the gauze. Then for the veil, I bought see through material and sewed it around … Read more
We wanted to do something original and thought this homemade vampire costume would be cute. We just used black pants we already had – a vampire Billy Bob binky was a must! Then I got a white dress shirt at a thrift store. I had to get some fabric to make the cape. We found … Read more