The deadliest Villain in comic book History! I had always wanted to be Poison Ivy, but the creative spark didn’t hit me until I walked into Walmart and saw a Yellow slip trimmed with lace flowers, and I saw the Homemade Poison Ivy Halloween Costume come alive! This was such an easy costume! The slip … Read more
Everyone that works at my wife’s and my cafe dressed up as Batman characters (trying for the 1966 look). All I could find in premade costumes were modern batmen, so I decided to give it a shot on my own. Mask: I made my batman mask out of duct tape and an old black t-shirt. … Read more
I made the Batman costume out of a black sweat shirt and pants. I ironed on the logo to the shirt. For the arms and legs I used soccer shin guards and for the spikes on the arms I made out of poster board and hot guled them to the shin guards. The belt I … Read more
I wanted to get back to the old “Batman in cloth” cape and cowl – like in the comics. I also wanted a homemade Batman costume that was “Party Friendly” – something that was easy to get on, lightweight, something that wouldn’t be like a sauna (most rubber cowls make you sweat like crazy), something … Read more
I have been obsessed with Batman since I was a little boy. I have created a Batman costume to resemble the 1989 Batman portrayed by Michael Keaton. The cowl was bought on EBay and I sprayed with plastic-dip and added a new resin 1989 bat emblem. The cape is custom made by me and my … Read more
The family decided to do the Flintstones, so we were Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, and Dino Flintstone. FOR Fred, I found an old white laundry bag that I dyed orange and then pasted black felt triangles on it…and cut holes for the head and arms…and a jagged bottom. FOR Wilma, I bought a white sheet and … Read more
Me and my boyfriend had this idea of a Homemade Fred and Wilma Flinstone Costume. We used only material of Textile manufacturing, cardboard tubes, tape, spray. We did ourselves the clothes and the car! Was not very easy, but the result was magnificent and we won the first prize;)
I got the idea for this Homemade Fred and Wilma Flintstone Costume from this site. I made the Wilma costume out of white fleece. I used elastic to hold the neck together. I made the necklace and earrings out of Styrofoam balls I bought at a craft store. Fred was made out of orange fabric. … Read more
Happy Halloween! I wanted to be Ursua the Sea Witch becasue she is one of the most bad a$$ women villians ever! I gave her a edgier look for night time use and a more covered look for the kids! DAY LOOK INCLUDED HANDMADE CLAY SHELL NECKLACE made from modeling clay and spray painted gold. … Read more
Makinzi is 6 years old and a dreamer. She wanted to be a LITTLE MERMAID for Halloween. The problem with store-bought mermaid costumes is that the tail restricts movement so we decided on a Homemade Little Mermaid Costume. I made her tail fin from 6 in strips of overlapping twill. This allowed her to move … Read more
For years my boyfriend Brady and I have brainstormed costume ideas and I have always created them. This year…MERMAIDS! Well, I was a mermaid and he was a merman, but not just any merman. We decided to make things interesting and create a “manmer” of sorts. Top half fish, bottom part human. Not only did … Read more
This year my son and I had aspired to create the ultimate costume. After careful collaboration we concluded that one of the greatest villans to ever wreak havoc, with a sinister look was none other than SKELETOR, from Mattels’ Masters of the universe. We decided to make the end result of our Homemade Skeletor Halloween … Read more