There are a lot of fictional characters that I love, a lot of characters who resonate with me, but none quite like Jean Grey of the X-Men. this is my Jean Grey from X-Men Costume. I have been making my own Halloween costumes for years and I always love the opportunity to spend time exploring … Read more
Beer Man…A Super Hero sent to this planet to distribute alcoholic beverages to the people of Sheffield! (But also promote the message of responsible drinking!)… well that was the idea when creating this homemade beer man costume, a made-up super hero which would enable me to get creative by making a costume that was fun, … Read more
Our 5 yr old daughter wanted to be the corpse bride from her favorite movie. We took her baptism dress and used black sidewalk chalk to make it look a little dirtier. We made a veil with netting (tulle) that I sprayed very lightly with black paint just to make it not so bright white … Read more
My son insisted on being Domo this year despite my protests that it would be too difficult to make and too difficult for movement or vision. I originally looked online and saw that some people had put a full box over their heads to create the character and I really didn’t want to limit my … Read more
Our homemade Aqua Teen Hunger Force group Halloween costume seemed to fit our family perfectly since there are 4 main characters in Aqua Teen Hunger Force (a cartoon on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network), and 4 members of our family. Carl was easiest since it didn’t require much construction, only a few good accessories and … Read more
This Dora and Diego Couple Costume was a very easy costume to make. Clothing was purchased at a Goodwill store. The orange pants are nurses scrub pants that I cut shorter as capris/shorts. The backpack is a child’s purple backpack. I put a patch on Diego’s vest to make it even more genuine. Diego’s bag … Read more
My daughter’s best friend wanted to be Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride for Halloween, so I undertook the task. I found an older wedding dress in her size and proceeded to destroy it. I cut a long slit up the front and then sewed it together so that her leg would poke out and not be … Read more
This is my son, Erik, as one of Gru’s Minions. We always make our own costumes, but when he said he wanted to be a Minion, I was stumped. I often go to the local thrift store for inspiration when creating costumes — this year was no exception. I was stumped, however. Then, one day … Read more
Since more photos been leaked of War Machine for Iron Man 2, I decided to start upgrading to look more like the movie armor worn by Rhodey “Don Cheadle”. What inspired upgrade is how Hardcore War Machine looks to Iron Man new armors. Materials for the War Machine Iron Man 2 Costume: -High impact urethane … Read more
The Homemade Mighty Mouse Costume idea came from my Mighty Mouse t-shirt. Figured it would be fun to do. Found the shirt, pants, and shorts at a thrift store. The cape and ears from costume store. The belt material/white circles for ears and white gloves came from a regular store. All I did was roll … Read more
I got the Homemade Sexy Female Iron Man Costume Idea for this costume after I had seen the Iron Man II movie. I decided it would be awesome to dress up as him for Halloween because I don’t like going to costume parties and seeing a slew of other girls dressed like me. Therefore, I … Read more
I made this homemade Kick Ass child costume by turning a Spiderman costume inside out and copying the pattern onto the green fabric. Then I glued the yellow pin stripes on and painted the sticks black. The gloves are cleaning gloves! This was fun to make and my son got to paint the sticks!