This is a guide about making a Wolverine costume. This well know character from Marvel's X-Men comic books has been featured in movies and cartoons as well, with different costumes over the years.
This is a girl pirate costume. I used nearly all things I had in my closet or Halloween trunk, except for the striped tights (new) and the off white blouse (Goodwill). It's more fun to make a costume instead of buying one
Halloween Costume: Doom Shroom (Plants vs. Zombies)
At the last minute, my son decided he wanted to change costume ideas and be a Doom Shroom from the game Plants vs Zombies. So with some quick thinking between my wife and I, we were able to put together a pretty decent costume.
Halloween Costume: Wolverine (X-Men)
This is a costume of Wolverine from X-Men. This is the Hugh Jackman version, not the comic book blue/yellow version. Total materials cost about $36.
Halloween Costume: Big Little Ranchers
Since crafting has always been a huge part of my life, making our sons' Halloween costumes was a huge event. The boys enjoyed it as much as I did and really had some good ideas.
Halloween Costume: Carmen Miranda
As soon as I found an old photo of Carmen Miranda, I knew her colorful style and punchy attitude would make a perfect Halloween costume project. I had the photo up in my bedroom for months and built the costume piece by piece for just as long.
Halloween Costume: A Man and His Dog
One Halloween, I dressed the older boy in a dress shirt, vest, bow tie and dress trousers with leather Sunday shoes. The younger one wore a black sweatshirt and sweatpants, with a simple black woolen cap to which I had sewed stuffed black socks for "hang dog ears".
Halloween Costume: Nerds Candy and Mr Wonka
These are some nerdy nerds. They asked to be nerds, I asked what kind, and turns out they wanted to be the candy kind, but also be nerdy about it. They are accompanied by Mr. Wonka and a rat terrier Ompa Loompa.
Halloween Costume: Rainbow Brite
I made this costume in the 1980's for my daughter who was a big fan of Rainbow Brite. In those days $40.00 was a lot to spend on a homemade costume. But it was worth the smile on my daughter's face.
Making an Incredible Hulk Costume
This is a guide about making an Incredible Hulk costume. The Incredible Hulk is one of the most famous characters in comic book history and makes a great Halloween Costume.
Halloween Costume: Half Man - Half Woman
One half of my body looked like a man, and the other looked like a women. Very inexpensive. Go to a used clothing store to get the clothes.
Halloween Costume: The Incredible Hulk
This is my costume for the Incredible Hulk. It consisted of ripping up a white T-shirt, tearing some jeans and dying them purple, wearing green contact lenses, and spending nearly 3 hours getting airbrushed and detailed with green and purple paint.
Halloween Costume: Hickory, Dickory, Dock
Child becomes the grandfather clock in the nursery rhyme, Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
With items easily obtainable from the thrift store or a craft store your child can become Pocahontas this Halloween. Although these instructions are for a smaller child, they can be easily adapted for a larger size.
This is a guide about making a Pocahontas costume. Many children love the Disney story of Pocahontas. A Pocahontas costume is a simple costume that you can easily make at home.
Homemade Professor Snape Costume
Making a Snape costume for Halloween this year is simple and fairly inexpensive. There are instructions to make a cape and most of the other clothes may be in your closet or are easily obtainable at the thrift store.
Homemade Princess Jasmine Costume
Put your sewing skills to work. Using a pattern for a gypsy outfit, you can customize it into a Princess Jasmine costume.
Making a Father Christmas Costume
This is a guide about making a Father Christmas costume. Whether it's for entertaining the kids at Christmas time or even dressing up for Halloween, Father Christmas is a timeless character that is fun for everyone.
Making a Flapper (1920s) Costume
This is a guide about making a flapper (1920s) costume. The Flapper style of the 20's was distinctive and whimsical. It allowed women to dress simply and fashionably without breaking the bank. Those are perfect ingredients for a great frugal Halloween costume.
Making a Professor Snape Costume
This is a guide about making a Professor Snape costume. One of the most memorable "villains" in the Harry Potter series, Professor Snape is a great Halloween costume. It's also a fairly cheap costume to put together yourself.
Making a Flamenco Dancer Costume
This is a guide about making a flamenco dancer costume. With it's bright colors and flashy frills, the flamenco dancer costume is fun and sassy choice for Halloween or costume parties.
This is a guide about making a Doctor Who costume. Doctor Who is more popular than ever. It's fairly easy costume to put together using clothes you already have or by visiting a thrift store.
This is a guide about making a Dracula costume. One of the most popular Halloween costumes is Count Dracula. It's a relatively easy costume to put together yourself.
Making a Princess Jasmine Costume (Aladdin)
This is a guide about making a Princess Jasmine costume. Jasmine is a princess in one of Disney's enduring classics, Aladdin. The movie is still popular and Jasmine is a great costume idea for any young girl who enjoys this classic movie.
Here are costume instructions to become the 4th Doctor Who. You can easily make the 13 ft. long scarf yourself using thrift store sweaters. Then all you need is a hat, trench coat and necktie.
Showing Articles 221 - 245
This costume was got so much attention. I was so glad I went through the effort in making a handmade costume. Most of what I do is just trial and error so don't be afraid to try.
Halloween Costume: Bun in the Oven
My daughter was pregnant at Halloween time so they made a "Bun in the Oven" costume. Her husband was outfitted with a white apron and chef's hat and carried a mixing bowl and wooden spoon.
Halloween Costume: Deviled Egg
The instructions are quite simple. First go to the fabric store and pick up a couple of yards of white felt and 1/2 a yard of bright yellow felt. You also need store bought materials for being a devil, such as the the red horns, the tail and the pitchfork.
Halloween Costume: Little Lady Bug
First, cut parallel to the 8.5 inch side of the black adhesive-backed felt in 4 or more strips. Then, horizontally stick the black felt strips to the front of the red leotard.
