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Coolest Trailer to Her Trash Couple Costume

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:08:23 GMT

I have been coming to your website for the last two years to help me come up with ideas for Halloween costumes. I will have to say that I always get comments

Coolest Pippi Longstockings Costume 22

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:03:29 GMT

To pull of this Homemade Pippi Longstockings Costume just requires a few simple things. 1) A plaid or stripped long sleeve. My daughter used a flannel

Coolest Army Tank Costume 24

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:24:35 GMT

My five year old son wanted to be an army tank and marine for Halloween, so that's where my idea started for this Homemade Army Tank Costume. I used a

Coolest Smoke Breathing Dragon Costume 9

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:51:03 GMT

ROAR!!! As expected, this Smoke Breathing Dragon Costume is very imposing. At nearly 12' tall, it definitely stands out in a crowd on on the street. Definitely

Coolest Sam from Trick 'r Treat Costume

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:47:58 GMT

This Homemade Sam from Trick 'r Treat Costume was handmade by making a paper mache head, once dried cutting the balloon to look like a space helmet and

Coolest Queen Bee Costume 8

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:04:48 GMT

The idea for a Homemade Queen Bee Costume stemmed from an ex co-worker. I found the dress in a thrift store, and the ideas just kept rolling from there.

Coolest Homemade "Occupy Wall Street" Costume

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:04:04 GMT

My husband came up with the idea for this year’s costume – a take-off on the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. Christopher’s protest was “Occupy Pines Bridge”

Coolest "Airing Our Dirty Laundry" Group Costumes 7

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:26:49 GMT

After browsing photos online, our kids passed up the opportunity to be candy and popcorn and instead chose to be appliances and dirty laundry, lol! Our

Coolest Homemade Human Cannonball Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:43:27 GMT

Materials needed: For Costume: White long-sleeved t-shirt ($3 from WalMart) White baseball pants ($2 from thrift store) Fabric paint: red, blue and silver

Coolest Homemade Percy Costume 52

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:11:21 GMT

Like most boys age 1-5, I believe my son is in the majority when I say he loves trains. Brayden's favorite is the green number 6, Percy of the Thomas the

Coolest Violet Beauregarde Costume 55

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:08:37 GMT

This is Violet Beauregarde (the blueberry girl from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). It’s one of my favorite costumes I’ve ever worn and one of

Coolest Tron Light Cycle Costume 8

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:37:15 GMT

This is my costume I made for the 2011 Halloween season. I saw a lot of movies this year and wanted to do something that hasn't really been done. As my

Coolest Living Dead Dolls Costumes 7

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:16:56 GMT

For this Living Dead Dolls Costumes, buy a dress, tear it up and smear blood, on the holes and tear draw black scars that look like stitches on either

Coolest Monster Exterminator Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:05:48 GMT

There are psychics & ghost-busting teams who drive unwanted spirits from haunted houses, & then there are regular exterminators who eliminate common household

Coolest Slimer Costume 39

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:28:59 GMT

My little cousin decided that he wanted to be Slimer from Ghost busters this year. In order to make this Homemade Slimer Costume I used a child pajama

Coolest Foam Voltron Costume 2

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:25:02 GMT

So, everyone has a certain toy that they loved growing up and mine, like so many others was Voltron. I still have one of my original die-cast lions, and

Coolest Boom Box Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:22:44 GMT

This story starts with my wife and I in the past buying costumes then deciding to make costumes. The materials used for this particular costume are cardboard,

Coolest Lemon Laura's Ice Cream Truck with Whiteboard 3

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:17:45 GMT

Lemon Laura's Ice Cream Truck was a big hit at a school Halloween dance and town parade where she could easily maneuver around with the lights glowing,

Coolest General Lee Dukes of Hazzard Costume 2

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:12:09 GMT

My son wanted to be BO DUKE from Dukes of Hazzard. I knew people might not recognize him so I decided to have him drive the General Lee. I used 3 cardboard

Coolest Beetlejuice Child Costume 54

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:10:15 GMT

Little Saylor decided she wanted to be Beetlejuice this year so grammy got out the sewing machine and made her a little suit! We got stopped by a lot of

Coolest Graveyard Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:06:23 GMT

This is my 4 year old daughter, she wanted to be something scary this year so I came up with this Graveyard Costume. First I found the perfect size box

Coolest Bob the Builder and Friends Costumes 6

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:01:07 GMT

So, as most kids, my 1 1/2 year old son wouldn't wear his costume. So instead of making a fuss, my husband and I decided to do most of the dressing up.

Coolest Gene Simmons Costume 61

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:59:32 GMT

I had lots of fun with this Gene Simmons Costume. I work in Seasonal Dept in Big Box store, so it makes dressing up for Halloween even better!! I purchased

Coolest Zipper Face Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:57:35 GMT

I decided to gore my boyfriend up this Halloween! The inspiration for the idea came up when I was watching Halloween makeup tutorials and came across

Coolest Butterfly Costume 9

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:51:17 GMT

This was another throw-together-quickly costume. I spent nothing on it and used what I had on hand from making other costumes. Materials Needed - Wings:

Coolest Homemade House Fly Costume 4

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:47:00 GMT

This was originally made with the intent that one of my daughters was going to be a flyswatter, but she finally fessed up and said she really didn't want

Coolest Child's Lady Bug Costume 8

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:43:44 GMT

I made these wings and antenna for my three year old niece, she is a tiny little thing, and all of the wings my sister found in the store were too big

Coolest Black Widow Spider Costume 16

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:40:44 GMT

I made a total of 14 costumes this year, all within the insect theme. This is one of them. Black Widow Spider Costume: Materials Needed - * Body * 1

Coolest Homemade Bumblebee Costume 9

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:39:24 GMT

I made this one for my 2 year old nephew. He doesn't like getting in and out of clothing of any kind, so I had to come up with something that we could

Coolest Bug Zapper Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:35:29 GMT

My younger sister needed a costume she could wear while sitting in a wheel chair. Being the most cynical one of us all, (and with trying to keep with the

Coolest Dragonfly Costume 2

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:17:47 GMT

I made this one for my one of my daughters this year with the materials I had at home. Some things I had to buy, (glitter and knee-high nylons). I spent

Coolest Nightmare Before Christmas Costume 76

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:58:11 GMT

What could be better than Halloween? Combine it with Christmas! I wanted to pay a true homage to the characters by making my own costumes. Originally

Coolest Christmas Tree Costume 17

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:49:34 GMT

I took the idea from Katy Perry's Christmas Tree costume. I wanted to make it like a dress, and it had to be awesome (I won the costume contest *-*).

Coolest Wonder Woman Costume 35

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:44:52 GMT

I looked online and in Halloween stores for ages and couldn't find a decent fitting Wonder Woman costume for sale that was affordable, so I decided to

Coolest Katy Perry (California Gurls) Costume 17

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:43:15 GMT

Well, when I saw the video I knew that I needed to create a costume like that, so I started to make it by myself and this is the result. Here's a small

Coolest Smokey the Bear Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:32:43 GMT

My mother always made us homemade costumes for Halloween. I always liked being something creative instead of a store bought costume, I always thought

Coolest Sushi Roll Costume 16

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:28:22 GMT

Got my ideas from one of the sushi roll costumes from your site and another site a couple of years ago. So cute! Inspired by some on here and others around

Coolest Medieval Gargoyles on Stone Pedestals Couple Costume 6

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:26:39 GMT

For Halloween this year, we dressed as ancient stone gargoyles. We're perching on stone pedestals, also known as plinths. We recently flew off a cathedral

Coolest Deep Sea Fish Costume 14

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:15:47 GMT

I really wanted to be something scary, but that people could identify with... Something that actually exists right here on our planet, 3000 feet below

Coolest Grady Twins from The Shining Halloween Costumes

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:13:29 GMT

I love horror flicks and 'The Shining' is by far, the best one! Here's my take on the scary Grady Twins from the movie. By far the scariest girls around!

Coolest Mummy Costume 28

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:09:17 GMT

My son Landen wanted to be a mummy this year. Instead of just wrapping him in gauze I took white fabric that I had on hand and ripped it into strips.

Coolest Rapunzel From Tangled with Pascal Costumes 4

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:06:22 GMT

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair! Here's my version of Rapunzel from the movie Tangled. I also made a version of Pascal, her pet! Rapunzel starts

Toy Story Little Bo Peep Halloween Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:04:25 GMT

Hi! Who Doesn't love the Toy Story Movies? I know all of the kids and most grown-ups I know, do! So, this year I made my version of the popular Toy Story

Coolest Blue And Jewel Macaw Costumes from Rio 3

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:47:56 GMT

With the popularity of the movie Rio and how much every little one I know LOVES this movie and it's characters, I decided to take my own stab at recreating

Coolest Baker and His Cake Couple Costume 76

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:45:40 GMT

The baker costume was purchased from an online culinary store. Much cheaper than retail stores that I checked. The piping bag is made from cotton, stuffed

Coolest Sharktopus Halloween Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:42:54 GMT

I thought it was high time for a unique and totally different Halloween costume. So, this year I created my Sharktopus costume - half shark, half octopus!

Coolest Bull Rider Costume

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:40:34 GMT

My son Sawyer is 2 1/2 years old and is obsessed with bull riding. That is all he talks about and watches on TV. I thought this Bull Rider Costume would

Coolest Triple Dip Ice Cream Cone and Milkshake Costumes 22

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:38:30 GMT

To spend Halloween at Disneyworld this year, I needed costumes that were easy to pack. I found the Triple Dip costume pattern on Better Homes & Gardens

Coolest Toothless Night Fury The Dragon Costume 6

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:36:09 GMT

Hi! Every year I try to come up with a new idea for Halloween. This year, I decided to lend my hand at making the best Toothless the Dragon costume around.

Coolest Toy Story Jessie Costume 14

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:33:54 GMT

My daughter wanted to be Jessie for Halloween this year! We are always big on homemade costumes! I thought this was going to be a cinch! Well it was