The head of the Ernie costume was made by using foam. I used pictures from the internet to get the basic shape. Ernie’s head is basically a football. I cut that out of foam and made an exact copy for the back piece. I then sewed the head together using a heaving denim thread. This … Read more
My boyfriend is a drummer and a fan of the Muppet’s Animal. He needed a costume for a Halloween show. We found nothing in stores, so I decided to create a mask of my own. The biggest hurdle was that he needed to be able to see out of the costume to play the drums. … Read more
I wanted to heckle people all night with this Homemade Waldorf from the Muppets Halloween Costume. No costume is better than one of the critics in the balcony on the Muppet Show! Made out of paper mache, felt, fur fabric, lots of glue.
I wanted to do a Pee Wee Herman Homemade Halloween Costume for about a year and went on a searching spree for the costume. I ended up finding an old gray suit my dad had owned and by chance found it. I bought a pair of tasseled loafers on eBay and spray painted them white … Read more
I wish I had taken pictures of the process of making this Homemade Sweetums from The Muppet Show Costume. It wasn’t a very hard costume to make, it just took a lot of patience and a LOT of yarn. Materials needed: – lots of yarn ( about 8 rolls ) – glue gun and glue … Read more
The background of this Bananas in Pajamas DIY couple Halloween costume idea is actually a funny story. When I was in 9th grade I thought of the idea of being a Banana in Pajama for senior year when we are allowed to dress up for school. I convinced my best friend to do it with … Read more
I knew last year that I wanted to be Animal this year for Halloween. Thinking I had lots of time to put this homemade Animal Halloween costume idea together came down to the last week and we hadn’t started the mask yet. I already had the clothes, the accessories and the materials needed. Most of … Read more
I made this DJ Lance Rock costume for my son who was 7 months old for his first Halloween. His big sister was fascinated with Yo Gabba Gabba and wanted to be Brobee. I bought a pair of orange pants, an orange onesie, and an orange hat. I purchased some felt and cut and used … Read more
For this Coolest Animal from the Muppets Costume I began with a baseball cap and some cardboard. After building up the basic form of the top part of the head with arches, I then attached this to an embroidery hoop large enough to form the base of the head. A second hoop was used to … Read more
It was my sisters 13th birthday and she had a costume party. There was no theme really but my friend Laura and I wanted something completely different. We had loads of ideas of like Barbie and Ken Robbers fairies but they were rubbish ideas. So after looking on the internet for ideas we thought of … Read more