My daughter is a huge fan of Lord of the Rings. She designed this costume and asked me to make it for her. She wanted to look like she belonged in Middle Earth without exactly copying a costume from the movies. She wanted to be a strong female character and she wanted to carry a … Read more
This is a Lord of the Rings Sauron costume I made for my son. When he told me he wanted to be Sauron for Halloween, I wasn’t really sure how to pull this off. I started with the “easy” parts. Cloak: I purchased a costume grade set of shoulder pads and attached layered/shredded black fabric. Hands: … Read more
Each year at University there is a huge medics social event where older years can dress up fancy dress, the more creative the better. Last year our theme was movie characters and I chose a Treebeard The Ent from Lord of the Rings Costume I sewed a smock shaped top from two sheets of brown … Read more
My 18 year old daughter loves Lord of the Rings and this year she wanted me to make her a costume from the movie. I was very surprised when she told me that she wanted to be Lurtz! I have been using plumbing pipe insulation (will refer to it as foam) for several years to … Read more
My grandmother left me a basement full of fabric and notions so had this great costume idea which was nearly free to me. It is white cotton over-laid with white lace. The only thing I bought was the gold sequin brooch. The belt is white grosgrain ribbon with white lace over the top (spray adhesive) … Read more
I made this from mint green material purchased for $2.88 a yard, $1.00/yard lace, an eBay-found crown which I re-strung to better fit Arwen’s crown, some dimensional fabric paints and a small bag of plastic rhinestones. The dress is a simple A-line dress with a short train and large sleeves. The upper sleeves and collar … Read more
We loved the “Lord of the Rings” Movies so I decided on this great costume idea for Halloween. We were Aragorn Arwen and Samwise. I bought a pattern and made a dress like Arwen with material from Wal-Mart at $1/yd. I put a rope belt around it and had sheer cream colored sleeves. I made … Read more