I can't sew more than a horrible hem and attach buttons. Making a custom costume for my son meant improvising within my limitations. Still, I've managed to come up with a couple pretty good costumes for my son without freaking out.

Here's the two fav:

My son's first big movie addiction was Snow White. He's watch that video (yes, VHS) over and over and over. It was also the first movie he saw in a movie theater when Disney re-released it to the box office for a short time. It was obvious that he had to be Dopey.

I used a large adult green tshirt and cut the front out on the bottom of the shirt to shape it like the coat Dopey wore. I attached a couple huge buttons and added a wide belt. Finishing touches were the purple sweatpants, turtleneck shirt, and stocking cap.

Dopey:




The next big fad for my son was the Pokemon era. There's no doubt he had to be Ash. I got a small men's light blue shirt and cut off the sleeves & collar. Then I took a white shirt and cut it so there was just the collar, sleeves, and yolk across the back. I used some fabric glue to attach these to each other.

I used fabric paint for the yellow accents. The gloves are simple white costume gloves and wrist bands dyed green. The hat was purchased.

Ash:



I know we have a bunch of creative folks. Won't you share some of your custom homemade costumes. They can be you or your child.

Let's see what you have!