Scary Amputated Legs Illusion Costume

Scary Amputated Legs Illusion Costume

Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I really wanted to turn heads this year. This costume does include my full body… no amputations necessary. Really! Take a second look! I made this costume from second-hand clothes, an old comforter, a styrofoam manikin head, and (of course) fake blood! I spent weeks adjusting the stuffing from the comforter … Read more

Easy and Amazing Homemade Lighted FireFly Costume for Anyone

Easy and Amazing Homemade Lighted FireFly Costume for Anyone

I have been making handmade costume for 28 years. I strted when my own children were young, I was a stay at home mom and couldn’t afford to buy costumes for my 3 kids so I would collect interesting costume pieces and accessories from thrift stores and garage sales throughout the year. To this day … Read more

Coolest Homemade BOO Costume for a Child

Coolest Homemade BOO Costume for a Child

This was my first year ever making homemade costumes. I’ve done the makeup before but nothing like this! My 3 kids wanted to be the characters from Monsters Inc. So this is Boo, her brother was Mike and her sister was Sully. We started the job by hunting down the fabric. First we would raid … Read more

Original Homemade Marge Simpson Costume

Cool Homemade Marge Simpson Costume

A few years back I dressed up as Marge Simpson. I didn’t want to buy a costume so I made my own. My hair piece is bubble wrap painted blue. The dress I had for along time. The necklaces I made with clay that you put in the oven to harden. I used yellow body … Read more

Original Homemade Marshall Stack Amps and Speakers Costume!

Original Homemade Marshall Stack Amps and Speakers Costume!

Anyone who is a fan of live rock n’ roll music will appreciate this one! Marshall amps and speakers are well known equipment amongst musicians of all genres.  This is my homemade version of a Marshall 4×15 slant faced cabinet with a Marshall JTM45 head. If you are a fan of this equipment, you will … Read more

Coolest Homemade Duff Crew Group Costume Idea

Coolest Homemade Duff Crew Group Costume Idea

We were a group of girls and just one guy so I had the idea to go as DUFF Man and his chearleaders… DUFF MAN Hand paint the shirt and his hat Print some Duff can Logos and glue it on empty cans. Then attached the cans to his belt. You can use a blonde wig … Read more

Fun-to-Make Group Costume of Wizard of Oz

Fun-to-Make Group Costume of Wizard of Oz

These Wizard of Oz costumes were all handmade except Dorothy’s which was bought in a charity shop. We had bought a TV for our house and used every inch of the cardboard to make our costumes. We were a great  hit that night out and had as much fun making the costumes as well as … Read more

No-Sew Buzz Lightyear Costume for a Toddler

No-Sew Buzz Lightyear Costume for a Toddler

With my son being in love with Buzz Lightyear it was no questions as to what he was going to be. We had the store bought costume for play but as a kid of a mom who made all my costumes I couldn’t bear to let him wear a store bought costume. Although we did … Read more

Original DIY Costume Idea: Whac-A-Me Arcade Game

Original DIY Costume Idea: Whac-A-Me Arcade Game

This year my 10 year old is goin tdresses up as a human version of the whac a mole arcade game. He is whac a me! I used a box and painted it, cut some holes in and printed out pictures of my sons face. It was pretty fun and easy to make. We absolutely … Read more