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You can decorate a T-shirt or create a shirt resembling one Dracula wore to show your love for the creatures of the night. For an everyday vampire shirt, the final touch is the blood of victims....
Pebbles is one of the most beloved Flintstones characters. Because of this, many people like to dress up as Pebbles for Halloween or other costume events. Although Pebbles costumes can be found...
Whether it is for a school play or a Halloween costume party, an apple costume can be hard to come by in stores and buying one online can be expensive. Making your own apple costume is less...
So your daughter says she wants to be Dora for Halloween. Yet you have no idea what to do. It may seem easier to buy a costume but it is more special when you make one. It can be a good bonding...
A hippy Halloween costume is an easy one to make at home even though you can buy the pieces at any Halloween shop or discount store. Making a costume at home is more fun, creative and unique. Use...
Halloween is such a fun time for kids and adults to dress up as their favorite character, food, scary vampire or witch or anything else you can imagine. Do you love Madonna? Big bracelets and...
The recession has us all searching for ways to save money, but that doesn’t mean the kids don’t want to go our trick-or-treating or that they should miss out on the fun of dressing up. With a...
If you are looking for a way to make costumes for Woody and Jessie from Toy Story, please check out how I've made mine! I've never sewed a thing in my life and if I can do it you can too! Very...
There are a lot of guys like me, who dislike the idea of dressing up in a costume for a Halloween party. Many men just don't like being outside of their comfort zone. There is a simple solution,...
My mother had to dress up for a Halloween Party. We were trying to think of a costume for her that would fit her criteria. It had to be comfortable, and she had to be able to wear her own...
If you're like me, you probably just realized that you have to attend a Halloween party this evening. What's wrong with that? Of, course, you forgot about the costume and now what?
Have you been invited to a Halloween party at the last minute and can’t get to a store to buy a costume? Maybe you’re the impromptu date or the invitation arrived late…either way, a little...
Want a good, scary halloween decoration, then why not make a headless body to sit on your steps! We keep the same body from year to year (in the attic) and just carve a new pumpkin head!
Deciding on a Halloween costume can sometimes be more challenging than making the costume itself. This is a great costume which is easy to make using simple items found around the household.
Homemade costumes are the perfect activity to get your creative juices flowing. Avoid a trip to the crowded costume store by making your costume at home. Create a homemade pirate costume with...
With Halloween quickly approaching you may be wondering what/who to be. Here are a few tips on how the to be the iconic William Shatner character, Captain James T. Kirk.
Halloween is a fun time to dress up in a costume and get candy. Here is an easy way to be everyone's favorite Vulcan this Halloween. This is very easy to do and is a recognizable costume.
Walk into any Halloween party as a teenager and you are likely to encounter a typical scene: Dozens of pirates, cowboys, ghosts, and superheros. If you want a costume that will stand out as a...
All girls want to be sexy on Halloween...it's the one day of the year that you can dress provocatively in public and have it be completely ok - even encouraged! So what are you supposed to do...
Halloween is the perfect holiday for the whole family to get out of the house, and enjoy a spooky walk together in the crisp fall air as you gather treats and tricks from your neighbors. Don't...
Cowboy and cowgirl costumes are among the most popular around Halloween. The boots, gun holster and cowboy hat are all must-haves in a cowboy costume. However, a homemade cowboy vest can add a...
Mummy costumes are classic choices for kids during Halloween. Since Boris Karloff's 1932 film "The Mummy," horror fans have been entranced with mummies. Transform your child into this famous...
It seems as though Jon Gosselin just can't stay out of the news. Every time you turn on the television, there he is. That means that dressing up like Jon Gosselin is sure to be a popular Halloween...
When you make your own costumes, you can let loose your creativity and make a costume that's as individual as you are. You'll also save money when you use your everyday clothes or second-hand...
Dressing your pooch up in a crazy outfit for Halloween is an entertaining way to greet trick-or-treaters, as no one expects a four-legged ghost or witch with its tail wagging. This year, make a...
Shiver me timbers, you may have the heart of a pirate. If you do, then you are on your way. Half the battle of constructing a pirate costume is having the right attitude. Put together a costume...
Chances are, if you have children, you either have or will have a request for a pirate costume at one point or another. Read on for a great how-to to create that costume!
Want to be the famous Disney character Peter Pan for Halloween? Here's an easy and simple costume idea for you then! For guys and girls!
Costumes allow children and adults alike to pretend to be a beloved character or someone else for a day. Making a scarecrow costume yourself will save you money, while allowing you to add your own...
If your child has a love of all things colonial--from Paul Revere to George Washington--you can help bring his pretend play to life with a colonial shirt. You should probably skip the musket, but...
Every little boy dreams of sailing the high seas as a pirate. Most of them will settle for impersonating one on Halloween. Before you spend money on a prefabricated store-bought costume, consider...
As Halloween approach’ s upon us we seek out ways of becoming our favorite character an captain jack sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the most poplar characters to be portrayed...
Ride off into the sunset in a homemade knight in shining armor costume that will withstand the gauntlet and woo any distressed damsel. Young children and old men alike cannot resist the wild...
Want to look really scary for Halloween ?? If you do I have just the outfit for you. THE WEREWOLF. This costume should win a prize anywhere or at least scare your friends.
The heroes of Star Wars, the Jedi Knights, are a popular costume choice. You can put a Jedi costume together from materials around the house, and add a toy lightsaber to complete the outfit. Toy...
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Halloween and you need a costume. You'd like to be Superman, but store-bought costumes are cheesy and expensive. Ditch the annoying tights and cape this year for a...
A sexy cop Halloween costume is cheap and easy to make. You may be able to find the clothes, materials and accessories you need in your closet. If you can't, your local thrift store or Halloween...
Zelda games are some of the most popular Nintendo games ever made. Spanning every generation of Nintendo and even enjoying a short television series, Link (the male hero of the game) is...
Pirate costumes are always a popular choice for Halloween. While costumes can be expensive (costing $50 or more for ones that boast relatively cheap material), making your costume at home is an...
Although Halloween is just one day a year, why not create some sweatshirts or t-shirts than can be worn before the holiday comes? These can be worn to school or after school activities. This is a...
Need help creating your own superhero Halloween costume? This is a helpful guide that will make your fun superhero Halloween costume idea come to life.
This is an idea for a Halloween mask and it is definitely cheap and real easy.
You can make a pirate costume by using old clothes and items you have on hand. If you use patterns, use stripes, not flowers, and never use anything that has words, pictures or logos on it. ...
What child hasn't wanted to be a pirate for Halloween or for playing "pretend". You don't have to spend a lot of cash to make the pirate dream come true. You don't have to sew either....
Young girls these days are idolizing Hanna Montana and now that Halloween is right around the corner every girl wants to be her, if just for the day. The best part you may not even have to...
Halloween is a fun and exciting time. Each year children and adults dress up in Halloween costumes, and go trick-or-treating or visit friends and family. Make it extra fun by doing your own...
Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up, is a classic costume that many boys and girls choose to don each Halloween, Purim or other costume-wearing occasion. This costume can be made extremely easily...
While store-bought costumes are easier, you run the risk of several other people buying the same one. Making an owl costume at home can be a fun project to work on. With some easy steps, it will...
Jack Sparrow is one of the most popular pirates of all time. With three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films already out there and one more in production, it's no wonder. Many places sell Jack Sparrow...