Coolest Charlie Brown and Gang Group Costumes

We made these costumes for a Christmas parade in Mt. Pleasant Tennessee. We also made Snoopy’s Dog house, Lucy’s Psych booth and Schroeder’s Piano. We won first place overall and first place for a church. The heads are papier mache, Luc’s dress is a XX-large T-shirt with a ruffle sewn to the bottom and buttons … Read more

Coolest Chun Li Costume

Coolest Chun Li Costume

I figured I would dress up as her once, just for kicks because I have the face and the legs. 1) Wig 2) Hair buns (scouring pads with the hair wrapped around them — this was the worst — took an hour to do correctly to get them to stay up). Bun covers made of … Read more

Coolest Anton Chigurh Costume

To make Anton Chigurh: 1) Guy with uncanny resemblance to Javier Bardem 2) Duct taped pill container to make the cow bolt 3) Clear packing tape over red piece of rolled cloth for the tank tubing 4) Brown shirt from Wal-Mart clearance rack 5) Brown wig 6) Black Wrangler pants from Wal-Mart 7) Old door … Read more

Coolest White Witch of Narnia Costume

So, at my College, we were organising a Fancy Dress day with the theme of children’s film and TV characters – and I knew I had to go all out with this one. I’ve always loved the Chronicles of Narnia and had seen some great White Witch costumes on the site and thought I’d give … Read more

Pretty DIY Parrot Costume

I made this parrot dress because I’ve admired the one Lily wears in Season 1 of How I Met Your Mother since it originally aired. I am rubbish at sewing so I bought a dress and covered it in feathers (which was messy but worth it!). I covered the bodice with individual green feathers and … Read more

Coolest Hand-Made Rainbow Brite Costume

My friend was having a 1980’s themed fancy dress party for her 30th birthday and I KNEW I had to go as Rainbow Brite (I was born to play that role!).  I checked out the Rainbow Brite costumes online, but they were very expensive and a bit tacky-looking, so I decided to make my own. … Read more

Coolest Macho Man Randy Savage Costume Idea

After being told we were going on a mates stag do, we were then informed one night we would go dressed up as old school wrestlers.  This was the perfect opportunity to realize a dream of mine, and with a few days off I decided to design and make from scratch a Macho Man costume … Read more

Coolest Power Rangers Costume

“Coolest Power Ranger Costume” Go Go Power Rangers! This was our second Halloween at Ohio State and wanted a great costume for our friends costume party. We had the idea of Power Rangers but we could only find the pink and red ranger so we decided to make them, helmets and all. We had a … Read more

Coolest Jessica and Roger Rabbit Couple Costume

Coolest Jessica and Roger Rabbit Couple Costume

We went as Jessica rabbit and Roger rabbit for Halloween . Everyone loved it and we have a awesome time putting them together. I had to dye the gloves purple and the overalls red and the overalls were a little too tight on him so I cut the sides and sewed red felt on the … Read more

Notorious B.I.G and Lil Kim Couple Costume

Notorious B.I.G and Lil Kim Couple Costume

For Halloween we went as the Notorious B.I.G and Lil Kim the Queen Bee! Lil Kim’s costume was inspired from the crush on you video. I bought blue furry fabric and made the coat. Definetly not as easy as I thought it would be! For Biggie I just hot glued the word “Coogi”,  the famous … Read more

Sexiest Fred and Wilma Flintstone Costume

I made both of our costumes from fabric I got at Joann’s (total was about $15). Fred’s costume was the easiest… used one of my husband’s shirts as a guide, and just cut the fabric longer. Mine was much more difficult to make form-fitting. I didn’t feel like going through the effort to mess around … Read more

Coolest "The Mask" Costume

Jim Carrey was my hero in the Mask. I wanted to pay homage to that film this year, which is why I started out with a white Ghoul ‘s mask from a Halloween store. I cut the mouth part out so my lips could be exposed, which I would later coat in black lipstick. The … Read more