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Lucy and Ethel Costumes as the Women from Mars

We love Lucy, especially the Women from Mars episode when the girls make $500 for a publicity stunt atop the Empire State Building. I knew we could do these costumes if I could find the pointy noses...

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Crafty C3PO Costume

My boyfriend and I are really, really into Halloween. We tend to make our own costumes and get super excited about what next year might bring. He has been wanting to do a Star Wars themed Halloween...

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Hilarious Bag of Weed Costume!

We were three, and did this with dried weeds for cows, plastics for painters and tape. We first took the dimensions needed for each of us, and began cutting the plastics. It was not easy to do this in...

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Awesome Homemade Despicable Me 2 Family Costume

Ever since we saw the movie Despicable Me 2, I wanted to dress up as the characters as a family. Not only because it’s a great movie but my kids are, seriously, minions. And my youngest daughter,...

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Cool San Diego (Sandy Eggo) Couples Costume

My sorority had a date party themed “compound words”. The guy I was taking is named Sandy, so when we first started brainstorming ideas, I came up with a few words that incorporated his unique name –...

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Cute Snail-Mail Couple Costume

This is a great costume for couples or pals who want to take a break from the growing presence of technology based communications and wind back to a simpler time. This is also great for people who pun...

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Cutest Ever Queen of Hearts Costume

The initial inspiration for this Queen of Hearts costume was a simple gold crown on a headband I found at a retail store. My vision was born – my daughter must be the queen of hearts! Slowly, I sought...

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Awesome Astrid and Hiccup Couples Costume

I LOVE Halloween and my husband decided on our costumes this year. After seeing “How to Train Your Dragon 2”, he really wanted to try to recreate Hiccup’s armor. For Hiccup, my husband got EVA foam...

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Majestic Goddess of Mischief Costume

Believe it or not, this costume was something I had dreamed of doing for a very long time, being inspired by its many variations and the original costume worn by the goddess herself, Lady Loki in the...

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Belle of the Ball Costume

Hi! My name is Sarah and I am a college student, studying musical theater. I have acquired a passion for photography and wanted to turn people into Disney characters, particularly their personal...

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Spaceballs – The Halloween Costume – BARF!

“I’m a Mog; Half man, half dog! I am my own best friend.” I had a blast putting this together for a halloween contest at work last October. I wanted to be as screen-accurate as possible. Most things...

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Link and Zelda Couples Costume

Link and Zelda have been an icon of my childhood. It wasn’t until recently I decided that I would finally make my own Link and Zelda couples costume. My brother accompanied me as Link, and, in January...

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What a Cool DIY Popcorn Costume AND Ceiling Lampshade!

This Popcorn Costume project was easy and fun to create and after it’s few hours of glory, I didn’t have the heart to throw it away, so I just hung it up as a ceiling lampshade in one of our rooms....

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Child’s Alien Abduction Costume Becomes Adult Grim Streaker

The hardest part with this Alien Abduction costume was getting my 11-year-old daughter to decide what costume she wanted to be. After hours of browsing with her on this site she finally chose the alien...

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Next-Level Avatar Costume and Makeup

With this Avatar costume not even my friends recognised me!  Not to mention the policemen at the boozebus on the way who got quite the shock! As complicated as it looks, my costume was actually very...

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Prize-Winning Epic Pokemon Costume

I started this costume in the fall of 2013 when I was 13. I got my inspiration from watching Beastub and Ino’s videos of their quadsuits and fan videos of them. To begin, I started the Duct Tape Dummy,...

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College-Girl Edition Olaf Costume

Living in Montana, I had to get creative on how I was going to make a cute, yet warm and practical Olaf costume. I found a white “bandage” skirt online that puffed out like the bottom snowball on a...

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Easiest Ever Muppets Beaker Costume

We love the Muppets so my daughter, who was undecided for a costume, agreed to be Beaker from the Muppets. Well the costume came out even better than we had planned and it was so easy. It took me a...

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My DIY Samba / Carnival Dancer Costume

Last year I wanted to wear a Samba / Carnival Dancer costume. I looked online and everything I liked was way too expensive or cheesy looking… so I decided to make a costume of my own. I started with...

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DIY Struck by Lightning Couple Costume

Here’s how we made our “Struck by Lightning” couple costume for under $20! Woman’s Outfit: The outfit starts with an old umbrella cut apart to appear to be destroyed by a lighning bolt. The shirt was...

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