This Nerds group costume was very easy to make and many of the clothes were already owned by the people wearing them. to make the braces, use stud earring backs as the part that goes on your tooth, and opened up paperclips to hold them there, which are then attached to some kind of stretchy … Read more
This Wizard of Oz group costume was one of the most fun to make! Except for the scarecrow, it was extremely easy. The lion head we actually already had on hand from some previous Halloween costume. We added red hair bows to it. The shirt was made buy gluing a different shade yellow shirt on … Read more
This was one of our biggest hits on the courts and it was super easy to make. The girls costume on the left was actually purchased but the one on the right was handmade and they both look great. You start with a plain red dress from a thrift shop. Cut the top and bottom … Read more
This playboy Bunnies group costume was probably the easiest of all to make. For the girls, we just wore swim suit bottoms and a black tank top. The ears were purchased from the dollar tree. For Hugh Hefner, we found the perfect robe at a thrift store for $1. The boys just wore black shorts. … Read more
For all you Simpson’s fans out there, This was the easiest costume I have ever made. I started with a set of blue scrubs, a red sheet, an old belt, 3d glasses from the theater, a red baseball cap and half a dozen beer cans, Avery sticky paper, and iron on transfer paper. I created … Read more
We originally had the idea to do bikers, as in the motorcycle, but thought it would be hilarious to do a combination. The regular bicyclists already owned all of their clothing and accessories. To make the motorcycle bikers, we found three vests at the thrift shop. For one of the vests, we decorated the back … Read more
To make the golfer costume, you really just need golf-style clothing. Many of these pieces were already owned by the people wearing them. To make the caddie outfit, just use a pillow case that you cut up the long side and cut a hole for the head. Use small strips of fabric to hold it … Read more
I wore this to work, and almost lost my job over this costume. I’m a dialysis nurse, and while walking in from the parking lot at the hospital, a busload of seniors from the nursing home pulled up. And I must add that I was with my Chief Tech, a burly, hirsute man with a … Read more
This Wonder Woman costume was all hand made with scraps I had around the house. It was a hit at her school and it was fun to make. I had an old blue dress and an old red shirt. I measured my daughter for each, sewed it to fit then sewed the top and bottom … Read more
My son loved the movie ET so this was a perfect costume. My husband used zip ties to attach a basket to his bike. We already had a stuffed ET so that part was easy, just wrapped him in a white pillow case and placed him in the basket. We put a red zip up … Read more
This scarecrow costume was made last minute. We took fall colored tulle and made a long style tutu. We used a brown shirt and hot glued on some fall decor to it.we used a brown hat and hot glued some straw around the edges. This costume was a hit! She won first place at our … Read more
We made the tutus for our last-minute Ninja Turtle costumes with some green tulle we had left over from St. Pattys day. I used a baking pan for the shell, spray-painted it green. We used white sports bras and tall white socks, and dyed them green. We used body paint for the bellies and old … Read more