I made this Homemade Green Army Man Costume for my husband. He looked just like the little figures that come in a bucket and which also featured in the movie “Toy Story”. The first thing I did was buy a few tubes of non-smudge green face paint. I then matched the color exactly with a … Read more
Last year my daughter was obsessed with all things WALL-E. So, naturally, she wanted a Homemade Wall-E Halloween Costume. I found a costume by Disney, but it was way over priced and not that cute. I figured WALL-E is just a box, so I found the right size, that was not too bulky and spray … Read more
I created this Rogue from the Xmen Costume almost entirely from scratch. I purchased a sewing machine just for the occasion and the 2 colors of spandex at a local fabric store in Boston. I made the body suit, added a zipper at the back so that I could get in and out of the … Read more
When my little boy asked to be Cyclops from the X-men cartoon show this summer I was excited and went out right away and got all the fabric to make this Homemade Cyclops from X-Men Costume. Most dads let Mom make the costume but I was going to make this one right. As you can … Read more
Michelle Pfeiffer may have had more fun playing Catwoman in the 1992 productions of Batman Returns. But, I made Catwoman a piece of ART! I spent 2 days of with lots of spandex and white twine to pull this off. I used thin cardboard to make the structure for the mask. This is one solid … Read more
I have to say that the process to make this Lightning McQueen Costume was pretty time-consuming. I’m not even sure how long we spent on it. A full week, for sure – probably at least 4 hours a day. Yeah, we could have just bought the costume for all of the effort we put into … Read more
This is what you need for the Stewie Griffin Costume: – a pair of old tennis shoes – oversized white sweats – white long-sleeved t-shirt – an extra white t-shirt (to make the “jumpsuit” straps) – 2-inch foam (white) – 3M™ FoamFast Spray Adhesive 74 – duct tape (white) – Foamies – RIT clothing dye … Read more
I made this Homemade Finn Mcmissile from Cars 2 Costume for my little cousin who is mad about Cars and after seeing the second movie started asking for a Finn Mcmissile costume that she could happily show off to her friends. With help from the pound store I made all this in under £10. I … Read more
I wanted to reproduce Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride as closely as possible and was able to find all the materials I needed at the thrift shop and Dollar store. The cost for everything added up to around $15. The sewing was also really minimal – just a little bit of hand sewing here and there, … Read more
Fabric/Notions used for this Classic 1966 Batman TV Series Catwoman Costume Julie Newmar Version”: 4yds of 36″ wide 2-Way Stretch Lame from Spandex House *This was the only supplier of this fabric which is exactly the same as what was used on the original costume. It was also the most expensive fabric I’ve bought at … Read more
Ever since I heard of the Princess and the frog coming into existence I was thrilled! And I’ve wanted to have a Princess Tiana costume for over a year now; but I gave up because NO stores sold any adult costumes from that film. So I just decided this year (armed with absolutely NO sewing … Read more
I built this Bender from Futurama costume from scratch, mostly stuff from a surplus supply store, Lowes and Hobby Lobby. It took me 2 weeks to complete working on it every day after work. I actually see through the teeth area, and the top of the antenna is 7’10” tall. There is a battery operated … Read more