DIY costumes

For N@W FB group thread: share your DIY halloween costumes

Here are some of the costumes we made for Addy's various activities. Not so nice ha, but we always tried to do our best hehehe :)


Jungle Girl - 2004 Trick or Treat, White Plains

two animal print scarves

Chicken bone hair tie from real chicken leg bone :)

Scarf was sewn onto Addy's bikini top to keep it in place

Angel wings and halo/ headdress - 

Casa de Bambini Christmas program 2006

made from wire, sheer cloth, boa

Little Miss Switzerland - 

UN / Prayer Rally at St. Paul Pasig, October 2007

The inner blouse and black dress were Addy's clothes. 

Design on bodice was made from hanky, satin ribbon, lace and buttons 

I made the bonnet from scratch. Followed instructions from a how-to website then used satin ribbon and lace that matches the lace from the bodice

Apron was sewn by our "in-house" mananahi, kasambahay Ate Anna 

Switzerland sash printed on bond paper then taped on 2" ribbon

Buggy Witch - 2008 Trick or Treat, 

Las Villas de Valle Verde

Rubber spiders and other creepy crawly toys were sewn all over an off-the-rack witch costume

LED tea light in the mini-cauldron necklace

English Lit dressup activity

St. Paul Pasig, 2010

Nurse Matilda aka Nanny McPhee

Black skirt and blouse were mine;  cape was a piece of cloth from Saizen, tied with black satin ribbon

Headdress was Addy's fedora hat wrapped in a bonnet that was recycled from her 2007 Switzerland costume, minus the lace and ribbon. Feathers came from a clip-on fascinator from 168.   

Tooth was from a horror plastic teeth toy. We cut the other teeth so that one sticks out. Cane came from a guava branch which was used as prop in the TV show Batibot 2010,

Design/ make your own superhero activity

St. Paul Pasig 2010

Addy designed a superhero who is a protector of the environment and shoots flowers as a weapon, among many powers. We found it difficult to look for the exact costume with the materials and design that she had in mind. I had to convince her that she has to revise it a bit and as a compromise, she agreed to buy a shirt from SM with peace signs (since in her drawings, the flowers had a peace sign in the middle). We used an old skirt to match it.  The "logo" on her chest was made from CD. The center peace sign had a blinker (I think used for bikes) under the sticker.

The cape was reused from Nanny McPhee's outfit. We cut letters from craft foam (printed using Bell Bottom font on paper then traced on the craft foam). Flower was made from felt cloth.

Her belt was made from felt cloth. Buckle was made from a Pringles can cover, cut and spray-painted with silver. Flowers on boots were made from felt cloth as well. Addy's mask was made from a fabric headband. Gloves bought from Saizen.

Annie 

Addy's 8th birthday, September 2010

We used Addy's red shirt dress and added ribbons for the collar, sleeves and belt.

 She was supposed to wear a curly wig, but decided otherwise.

Trick or Treat

Las Villas de Valle Verde 2012

 Not exactly DIY, but her white dress was previously an angel's costume that she used for that year's Flores de Mayo. 

Bone on Aly's head was made using two toilet paper cardboard tube, then covered with newspapers then painted with acrylic. It was attached to a headband. 

No special make up; just black eyeshadow, eyeliner, false eyelashes and red nailpolish for the wound.