Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
I learned about Avatar the Last Airbender (The series, NOT the movie) from my husband when we was first married, we actually watched a lot of it on our honeymoon. I fell in love with the story, the characters, and the world of the Avatar. When we found out we were pregnant and that … Read more
There are a couple different versions of the Big Bad Wolf costume, but not all are pictured due to my 4 year old not wanting to wear certain things or give good pics. I created this simple wolf costume by buying a pair of plain brown sweat pants and long sleeved flannel shirt at the … Read more
I made several costumes the last couple of months for our toddler. It is so cute to dress up little ones and they grow so quickly. I thought of several ideas that I wanted to try out, so I made as many as I could. I still have several unfinished ones that I am going … Read more
My brother and I always try and go as something together, to all the Halloween parties. This year we wanted to think completely outside of your traditional “couple” costumes, like the Prince/Princess, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, or the Superheroes. After days of trying to come up with something, we finally thought of being The Magician … Read more
I made this costume because I have always been a fan of Pokemon. Dialga, a legendary Pokemon, is one of my favorites, so I decided to make what I would call armor of the Pokemon. The first thing I made was the chest piece. My big sister helped me draw out the shape on cardboard … Read more
I just take a old red t-shirt an cut off the sleeves, take another t-shirt but green and cut the sleeves and put them in the red t-shirt, I bought yellow and black fabric for the coat, belt, wristbands. Cut all the pieces, sew them and ready to go. The most difficul part is pick … Read more
So I decided about a month ago to dress up as Edward Scissorhands for our company costume contest. I began with asking for donations on belts that I could cut up or just borrow. I used black duct tape, Velcro strips, a black jacket, black pants, black boots, white costume make-up, black and brown eye … Read more
I LOVE Margarita\’s, simple as that and as a bartender I make a pretty mean one. So I figured why not be one for Halloween?!? Since I do not sew (not a darn thing) I was on a mission to find a green dress, I could have made it without sewing but that would take … Read more
Last year i did a lego man costume. But this Bender costume required a lot more thought. But it came together very quickly and easily. The body is made of all carboard. Cut the circly for the top, cut the hoke for my head, then attached cardboard all around. I put slits in the cardboard … Read more
Homemade costumes ahoy! We started by trying to decide who will make which costume and ultimately, my husband made his (Mr. Smee) and my 2.5 year olds too..Peter Pan… To make Mr. Smee- Spraypaint blue stripes on white tshirt, use red doll pirate cap< use blue shorts and his own birkenstock sandals…we then robbed Santa ... Read more
Me and my boyfriend love Disney (one of the places we fell in love was Disneyland), so we decided to be something Disney related this year for Halloween. I also have been wanting to be a mermaid for Halloween the past few years, so this worked out perfectly. I was pushing for him to be … Read more
Halloween is the time to be creative! Every year, I love making my own, unique costume and dressing up for Halloween! I know that I will be dressed differently than anyone else and I like making cute or character-like costumes. The scary and ugly stuff is not for me. This year was busier than usual … Read more