My kids love to dance to Michael Jackson and pretend to have a guitar like Slam. So when Halloween came they naturally wanted Homemade Slam and Michael Jackson Halloween Costumes. I couldn’t find the costumes in the store so I decided to make them. I made Michael’s jacket, glove, hat and hair, socks and added … Read more
I love to dress as Britney Spears throughout the years. I have done school girl Brit, pink wig and K-Fed Brit and this year I chose the circus Britney! Obviously I am more modest and heavier than Britney, but I make it work. This whole costume only cost $13 at the thrift store. Usually my … Read more
My 4 year-old daughter is a big “Just Dance” fan on the Wii, so she chose a Homemade Cyndi Lauper Kids Costume as her Halloween costume. I found a layered skirt on clearance, and added embellishments from ribbons and stick-on jewels to it. I got the vest for $.99 on eBay, and I bought the … Read more
My favorite band is No Doubt, and I love Gwen Stefani. I have always wanted to be her for Halloween, last year I decided to go blonde, and knew it was time to be Gwen and dress up in a Homemade Gwen Stefani Costume. I did leave some brunette for a peekaboo look. I styled … Read more
This is my homemade Katy Perry Costume. I was going for the California Girl look, from the beginning of the music video. I just bought a bra at Wal-Mart and bedazzled it with multi-colored gems that consisted of hearts, stars and a variety of different circles. The shorts were just fabric we found at JoAnn … Read more
Here are the Stages of Britney Spears Costume. For each costume we tried to get as much detail as we could. I was “Crazy Bald Britney”, for this I used a bald cap applied with spirit gum, a single strand of pearls, gray zip up hoodie, white cotton shorts, white tennis shoes and of course … Read more
We love Elvis so it was only natural to dress our son up like this when he was a baby. Items Used: White Jumpsuit, Gold and White Shiny Fabric, Gold Squeeze Paint, Velcro, White Sneakers, Aviator Sunglasses. I just ripped the hems out of the legs and arms and inserted triangle shaped pieces of gold … Read more
My costume is a re-creation of Lady GaGa’s infamous Meat Dress that she wore on the 2010 VMA’s. I clearly couldn’t use real meat because people would be slightly angry at me and I don’t have enough money to cover myself in beef. So I decided to create my own GaGa costume with a slightly … Read more
I started this Homemade Chiquita Banana Girl Costume with the love of Chiquita Bananas! I handmade this outfit over a year. It seems I keep adding and adding more fruit! I am 5’5″ and with the headpiece I am now 7′ tall! I give out all Banana flavored treats with this costume, Banana lip balms, … Read more
So as Halloween approached I decided I wanted to do something everyone would recognize and yet would still be original and funny. After dressing up as Will Ferrel from the Cowbell Sketch from SNL I decided I loved to be costumes that had a song to go along with it. So, this year I decided … Read more
I loved Lady Gaga’s outfit at the VMA’s so I decided to make it for Halloween. I made the hat out of fishnet stockings, lace, and wire pulled from an old hat. I made the mask with a full mask, cut to shape and covered with gold leafing. I made the neck corset with lace, … Read more
I am so lucky to have awesome kids that love Michael Jackson as much as I do! My son told me he wanted to be the King of Pop and I was thrilled!! This homemade Michael Jackson costume was one of the easiest costumes to put together. We tracked down some black dress pants he … Read more