This Homemade Dr Jonathan Crane AKA The Scarecrow Costume is an adaptation of several different versions of this popular Batman villain. The straight jacket and mask were modeled on those seen in the films “BATMAN BEGINS” and “THE DARK KNIGHT”. The syringe-glove look was taken from the new video game “BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM”, and the … Read more
I made this Lego Batman Halloween Costume from scratch. I use 1″ thick foam from Walmart and glued it together with a hot glue gun. Got the idea from the video game. I was about 8’5″ tall and very wide but the foam made it easy to walk in and move around. My eye sight … Read more
My husband and I decided to be the black Fred and Wilma Flinstone this year for Halloween. The Homemade Wilimina and Fredrick Flinstone Couple Costume was roughly $50.00 a piece in the stores so I decided to make them on my own. I used fleece for my Wilma costume and felt for Fred’s costume. It … Read more
For Fred, I bought some orange fabric and sewed it together and then cut jagged edges. I think I used black felt material to make triangles and glued them to the outfit. The blue tie was an old tie he had and I just cut it to make it jagged. We sprayed his hair and … Read more
Our seven year old son loves Lego and wanted to be the Lego Joker this year for Halloween. At first my wife and I thought this would be an impossible costume to pull off, but after some internet research we soon discovered it would not be as hard as what we originally thought. For this … Read more
I have always dressed up with my daughter and this was no different. She was Ariel and so I had to be Ursula. I found this site after Halloween so I can’t send pictures of HOW I made this Homemade Ursula and Ariel Couple Costume but can walk you thru it. 1. I am a … Read more
The top includes shells made from an iridescent quilted fabric attached to a metallic jersey. The tail is made from a wide variety of fabrics including shantung silk, taffeta, and sequins on jersey. Two slits between the front and back portion of the tail allow for maximum mobility. The best part of this mermaid costume … Read more
I have searched online for a cool realistic looking Mermaid Woman’s Costume for years and after finding nothing FOR YEARS I decided I would go ahead and make one! I used a lot of shiny blues, greens, yellows and any ocean colors I could find. I used parts of old dresses that I got from … Read more
I grew up watching these classic Saturday morning cartoons while I played with my He-man and She-Ra action figures! When I discovered that these costumes weren’t sold in any stores, I was excited because I knew we wouldn’t likely run into anyone else wearing the same costumes. I made my She-Ra head piece out of … Read more
For Halloween 2008, our sons chose “Monsters, Inc.” as their theme. Our younger son (age 2-1/2) had a Mike Wazowski Costume. We live in Phoenix and didn’t want his costume to be too heavy or cumbersome (in case the night was warm). Due to the amount of batting I used, it did end up being … Read more
For Mike, I used paper mache to make the body and green fleece to make the shoe covers. I cut a Styrofoam ball in half and glued that to the front of the body about half way through the paper mache process. I then painted the costume with acrylic paint. I Used wire from inside … Read more
This Mystique from X Men Costume was done with blue body paint, a sponge, a scale stencil and black body paint. I wore an American Apparel tube bra and some blue cotton underwear and literally sponge-painted my entire body blue, and then powdered it with some shimmery teal powder. All products are from sillyfarm.com, and … Read more