We went to Lowes and got 2 4’x8′ foam core insulation boards. Also asked for a donation of a refrigerator box for the spine. Got some yellow spray paint ( I think we went through 4 cans) and red felt. I had a scrap of black fabric at the house for the eyes. Cut your … Read more
This was a fun project that my son and I worked on together. We saw the angry bird costumes for sale and he immediately goes, “Mom, you can make that better!” We used fleece and felt and sewed the Angry Birds Couple Costume together. Using a hula hoop at the bottom of each costume so … Read more
Never lose sight of each other on a crazy Halloween Night! Really easy, last minute, cheap, iPhone FaceTime Couple Costume! All you need is: 1. Black cardboard 2. Printer – To print buttons/pictures 3. Pictures of yourselves (taken by the iphone, of course) 4. Scissors and Glue 5. Steve Job’s Inspiration Steps: 1. Cut Iphone … Read more
Because our house is divided by football teams, we came up with this fun idea to be a House Divided Costume. My husband roots for University of Oklahoma and I’m an Oklahoma State University fan. We used some cardboard boxes, spray paint and paper to create our customes. We won first place for these simple … Read more
When invited to a friend’s 30th costume birthday party, there was no doubt that my husband and I wanted to go as a “couple”; but not the ordinary couple costume; something outrageous and hilarious. We came up with fabricating costumes resembling Drew Carey & Mimi Bobek from “The Drew Carey Show”. Drew’s costume was easier; … Read more
My fiance and I decided to go in a Homemade Drew Carey and Mimi Bobeck Couple Costume for our annual Halloween party. We ended being voted most original!
Our boys are close in age and my husband wanted to dress them together. He brainstormed and walla, he came up with this spaghetti and meatballs costume. The spaghetti noodles are mop heads spray painted yellow, add a little red paint for the sauce. The meatballs are Styrofoam balls painted brown. All attached to a … Read more
For this homemade Bride and Groom Lego Halloween couple costume idea – I started with 2″ foam insulation for each head I cut two circles and attached them with three dowels then covered with cardboard. For the bride I added a smaller foam piece to the top of the head and a tiara with tool … Read more
These DIY Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Halloween costume ideas were made creating a pattern out of paper and taping it together. Then once the measurements were worked out, the helmets and other pieces were cut out of styrofoam and attached with hot glue and duck tape. The body pieces are styrofoam wrapped in fabric. The … Read more
My husband is actually the one who came up with the idea of The Flinstones. He is a DJ for the local Pub where he works, and we decided to get into the spirit of Halloween although I must say we have not done since our kids were young. So out comes the sewing machine. … Read more
For Fred, I bought some orange fabric and sewed it together and then cut jagged edges. I think I used black felt material to make triangles and glued them to the outfit. The blue tie was an old tie he had and I just cut it to make it jagged. We sprayed his hair and … Read more
My son wanted to be Spongebob for Halloween and I thought it would be cute for his brother to be Patrick Star! I looked at lots of ideas online for Homemade Spongebob and Patrick Star Costumes and decided the easiest thing would be to buy some yellow and pink fleece and attempt to put something … Read more