Coolest Belle of the Ball Costume

Belle of the Ball

I feel it is such a privilege to have the talent to make a child feel so unique and special on costume related occasions…Halloween especially! Four years ago when my little girl was only 3 years old she really wanted to be a princess for Halloween. I am not a huge fan of the wigs … Read more

Coolest Homemade Kraken Costume

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A few years ago I wanted to be Davy Jones from “The Pirates of the Caribbean” movies. However, my mom forbid me from making it, as his beard reminds her of snakes, so I had to think of something just as awesome to make from the movies. One day it came to me: I would … Read more

Coolest Group Running Costume

Homemade Group Running Costume

This Homemade Group Running Costume was inspired by the movie “Cool Runnings,” and we modified the bobsled and team outfits to reflect the “ghoulish” theme of the race – and achieve our own “Ghoul Running” style! The sled is entirely Styrofoam, cut in pieces with a bandsaw, glued together and sanded, and duct taped at … Read more

Coolest Homemade Plastic Army Man Costume

Homemade Plastic Army Man Costume

I put this Homemade Plastic Army Man Costume together using ideas from your site; I particularly loved the costume of the plastic army man and thought I could do it as well or better. It took about ten hours to paint my clothing, boots, helmet, gun and accessories and get the right color. I used … Read more

Coolest Homemade Baby Pirate Costume

Homemade Baby Pirate Costume

I could not find my baby a pirate costume that would match with the ones our family was wearing. Actually the smallest one I could find was for a 1 year old; my son is five months. I decided to give it a shot and try to make a Homemade Baby Pirate Costume myself. I … Read more

Cutest Ever Homemade Mermaid Costume

Homemade Mermaid Costume

This costume was used for Halloween and for Savannah Rose’s 9th birthday party which was themed UNDER THE SEA. The Mermaid tail is a special home made tail from Merfolks of FoxMoon Productions. They specialize in making Realistic (swimming) mermaid tails and fins according to your measurements. The shell and pearl in the picture was … Read more

Coolest Homemade Lightning McQueen Halloween Costume

Coolest Homemade Lightning McQueen Halloween Costume Ideas and Photos

My son is 2 years old and hates anything on his head but his cap hat. His favorite movie is Disney/Pixars Cars. He had received this cap hat for his birthday so I thought I would make a Lightning McQueen costume to work around the hat. I made him a car mechanic costume and cross … Read more

Coolest Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head DIY Halloween Costume

Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head DIY Halloween Costume

Having seen pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head DIY costumes on this site, I decided to give it a try. I used about 2 1/2 yards brown felt for the bodies and various colored felt squares for the parts. I sewed the top and sides of the bodies and then used Velcro to secure … Read more

Cool Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Costume

Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Couple Costume

Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head couple costumes, all created by using fabric, felt, and some construction paper. For Mr. Potato Head: the hat can really be any type of black hat. I didn’t own one at the time, so we had to make one out of construction paper. The fabric used to make the … Read more

Cool Ursula Costume

Homemade Ursula Costume

My mom loves the song under the Sea So I was downloading the song when I suggested she should be Ursula – she didn’t like the idea but I stated Googling images of costumes and seeing hideous no where close store-bought Ursula costumes. I decided that I was going to take on the project. This … Read more

Cool Homemade Cruella Deville Costume for a Man

Homemade Cruella Deville Costume

I am currently enrolled with an internship at Disney World in Florida, so I thought that for this year’s Halloween I’d stick with a Disney theme! After deciding to be Cruella, I had to figure out a way to make her come to life. The wig was originally an Einstein wig that I teased and … Read more

Creepy Homemade Cruella DeVille Costume

Homemade Cruella DeVille Costume

I made my zombie homemade Cruella DeVille costume as part of a themed fancy dress of horror Disney outfits. I simply wore a black dress and stockings, red gloves and fur coat. For my hair I cut off pieces of a blonde wig, back-combed them and gripped them into my hair, then sprayed the whole … Read more