My 6-year old son came up with his own costume idea this year: Superhero “Freeze Flame”. He sketched his idea on paper and then I did my best to recreate it as his costume. “Freeze Flame” is made up of half fire and half ice and so, after much humming and harring over the right … Read more
It took just four days to pull it all together. I was very impressed with myself. I made all three Halloween costume designs including wigs, outfits, shoes, and guitar and keyboard! Total Spent: $150
I made up this original super hero costume in one day. I went to Dick’s Sporting Good Store and bought the whole thing but the cape and the S on the front of my shirt. I got the cape and S from Hobby Lobby Store. I got the lone ranger mask from a Halloween store. … Read more
We live in Tennessee and around Halloween it gets pretty cold so the Dora costume at the store wouldn’t do. My 3 year old little girl LOVES Dora and it was the only thing she wanted to be. I picked up a pink sweatshirt and orange sweatpants at Wal-Mart used the white shoes she already … Read more
A friend introduced me to spawn years ago. I took an immediate liking to the character so I decided to make him come to life for me and all spawn fans by making a spawn costume. I spent weeks drawing sketches to get the right image drafts on spike sizes, lights for the eyes, cape … Read more
I created this Homemade Cruella DeVille costume in 2008. I LOVE Halloween and always start early, I wanted to be something scary and recognizable. So I started at Value Village and found a black satin sweetheart neckline dress, I bought it thinking I knew I would use it for something. Finally my Granny came up … Read more
Coolest Aladdin and Jasmine Couple Costume: I watch a lot of Disney movies at the age of 20 now like I did when I was younger… my boyfriend not so much. I really love the Disney movie Aladdin & I’m thankful my boyfriend would dress up with me, my friend couldn’t even get her boyfriend … Read more
I put together this Batman costume for a relatively small investment of about a hundred bucks. The mask is a party store knock off which I slit up the back and put in laces to get a more snug fit. The belt is made of cigarette cases and wired together on a ladies belt all … Read more
This is my homemade 2009 Dark Knight movie Joker costume. This costume was created using clothing purchased from thrift stores. The long purple overcoat was once tan and was dyed purple. The green vest was once a green blazer. I simple cut the sleeves off and stitched around the opening that was left. The purple … Read more
Okay, I would have to say this was a very challenging costume for me to put together. Katelynn wanted to be Harleyquin from the Batman cartoon. So I set to work on getting the materials needed to make the costume. I had to purchase two long sleeved body suits and two pairs of tights, each … Read more
For this homemade Poison Ivy costume I used an old swim suit and glued on fake ivy leaves with a glue gun. I took nylons, put them on, then drew a line, to make the illusion of a vine going up my legs. I also glued leaves on to those. I took a white sheet … Read more
I was sworn in as a new attorney on October 31 and felt “Two-Face” from the Batman series was the appropriate character for me this Halloween. To make the mask, I started by layering liquid latex over a foam head and using fabric paint to build up scars and muscle tissue. Then, to add a … Read more