Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
We wanted to do a couple costume as we are newly married and thought a take on bride and groom would be apt, preferably a really spooky one. Have always been somewhat fascinated by Mexican Day of the Dead ‘Dia de los Murtes’ here in Ireland, the birthplace of Oiche Samhain (Halloween in Irish) we have … Read more
Our Wonderland Costumes…Don’t call me crazy, just call me “Mad”. Disclaimer: Just know that I am NOT a super seamstress…creative, maybe…but I cannot sew more then a straight line! It may also be added that my hubby is NOT a “dress up and go out” for Halloween kind of guy! BUT, he thoroughly enjoyed this years … Read more
I created a homemade couples costume that was pretty simple, creative and comfortable. It is called the “UPS Guy and HIS Package”. You will need the following items to create the costume: Med/ Large Moving Box, UPS envelopes- total of 5 (free at your local UPS store), double-sided tape and a brown polo shirt, brown pair of Dickies pants/shorts, tan socks … Read more
My boyfriend, now husband, went as Bob Ross and he painted me into a Happy Little Tree. We both had fond memories of watching Bob Ross as a child. Classic television right there. I remember being glued to the telly, inspired by his genius uses of burnt sienna, titanium white, and yellow ochre. My folks … Read more
To make this sheep costume you will need a pillowcase, any type of white fabric,black long sleeve, black leggings, a pair of black socks, black shoes, black gloves, and of course A LOT of cotton balls. Take the pillowcase and cut a whole at the top for your head and two more holes on the … Read more
After hours of deciding what to go dress up as for Halloween we decided to dress up as Stickmen. This costume is a very last minute one as you have to be prepared to only finish making the costume about an hour before you head out. We went through a very time consuming process of … Read more
Us girls were at our weekly happy hour, on my deck, brain-storming on what we wanted to be for Halloween. I had a half bag of potting soil sitting near my deck. My husband came out and told my son’s girlfriend she could wear that and be a dirt bag. Well, that was it! We … Read more
As I lay on the floor with chicken wire attached to me, I wondered why I had to choose to become a tornado. Why not something simple, like a cat for instance. No, I was determined to be unique. Judging on how this costume set up was going, if I didn’t come out a whirling … Read more
From the moment I found out I was having twins I knew the were going to be best friends for life. Growing up I loved watching old episodes of the Flintstones and one day my husband was talking about the crazy antics of Fred and Barney. It was just perfect! All of the trouble those … Read more
My boyfriend and I were trying to find something original for a party we were going to for weeks in advance. Finally it was the day before the party and we were all out of ideas: that is until I saw a guy at school walking through my campus parking lot in a striped green … Read more
Weeks before Halloween, my best friend and I were pondering costume ideas because we had a huge costume party to attend. After long hours roaming boards on Pinterest and gaining inspiration, I came up with the idea of Soda Cans. We went to the store to find colored dresses before we decided on what flavor … Read more
I always wanted to dress up as She-ra. When I was invited to this party I was so exited to make my own She-ra costume (first because I am a set designer and I really love to make stuff, models, costume, props… – and second because I used to live in Brazil and they don’t … Read more