Homemade Costume Idea: Scarecrow This costume is cute by itself or with other costumes in the Wizard of Oz theme. Start with a pair of overalls and a flannel or plaid shirt. Use fabric scraps cut into squares for patches. Then, use your hot-glue … [Read more...]
Homemade Costume Idea: Mouse
Homemade Costume Idea: Mouse To make a homemade mouse costume, start with a hooded gray sweatshirt and sweatpants. Make ears out of gray and pink felt, then sew or pin onto the hood. Take a gray tube sock and fill with newspaper or … [Read more...]
Homemade Costume Idea: Ladybug
Homemade Costume Idea: Ladybug Start with a pair of black leggings and long-sleeve t-shirt for this one. Pair with a red vest, or cut the sleeves off a red shirt to use as the ladybug's body. Cut circles out of black felt for the ladybug's spots, … [Read more...]
Homemade Halloween Costume Idea: Bunch of Grapes
Homemade Halloween Costume Idea: Bunch of Grapes For this frugal "bunch of grapes" Halloween costume, I used a purple sleeper (you could also use a purple sweatsuit) along with balloons and artificial greenery. Using small safety pins, attach … [Read more...]
Homemade Costume Idea: Bride
Homemade Costume Idea: Bride Creating this bride look is so easy, you'll be saying "I do!" to this cute Halloween costume. When you're done trick-or-treating, it's sure to become a popular item in your daughter's dress-up box too. Using a hot glue … [Read more...]
Homemade Costume Idea: Bumblebee
Homemade Costume Idea: Bumblebee To create a cute homemade bumblebee costume, use tacky glue to affix 1 1/2 inch black strips of glue to a yellow onesie, sleeper, or shirt with the arms cut off. Use pipe cleaners attached to a headband for … [Read more...]