My youngest daughter loves Mario brothers and wanted to go as Princess Peach so to stick with the theme I decided to try my hand at making a costume instead of buying one so I decided to try to make a “man in cage” costume with a Nintendo theme. Here we have Bowser carrying Mario … Read more
I made this homemade Sonic the Hedgehog costume for my son, whose favorite video character was Sonic the Hedgehog. I used a purchased costume pattern with a front zipper, and just used royal blue and beige knit fabric for the body and arms. For the tummy I sketched a big oval on the beige fabric, … Read more
I spent 3 weeks in making the Homemade Angry Birds Couple Costume. From painting helmet and the Styrofoam bricks to making the background. I spent many hours contemplating how the costume would go together and be lite enough to wear for hours. It was a fun because I got to include friends (Jamie) and family … Read more
My son is addicted to playing call of duty. So I went to an army base in Texas and purchased a real U.S. army uniform and had his name and U.S. army embroidered on it. I then went to the costume store and purchased fake ammo to wrap around him. Grabbed a sniper rifle we … Read more
Hi! Well here’s to another successful Halloween! This whole homemade costume idea started at work when my friend/co-worker and I were talking about whether or not we’d dress up for Halloween and jokingly came to a decision to dress up as Scorpion and Sub-Zero from Mortal Combat. Well… before the week was over the joke … Read more
This is my take on the original Scorpion Costume from the popular fighting game Mortal Kombat. I had been looking for a version of the original costume all over Southern California and no costume stores carry the adult version. The yellow tunic and belt were sewn from quilted yellow fabric and the borders are black … Read more
I used to love to play Pac-Man on my Atari when I was a kid in the 1980s, so that was my Homemade Pac Man Halloween Costume this year. After looking at pictures and instructions on various web sites, including this one, I decided to use cardboard and duct tape to make my Pac-Man’s body. … Read more
Come on, who isn’t addicted to Snood?! I find myself sitting there for hours trying to beat my high score of this highly addicting game so I figured, why not bring it to life! This costume was pretty easy to construct. I bought 3 yards of fabric then went on the computer and drew out … Read more
This is our Princess Peach, Mario and Lugi Costumes for Halloween. We had to dye the overalls to make them the same shade. We dyed the shirts and hats plus made the M and L. The gloves and mustache were purchase at a Halloween store to add finishing touches. Princess Peach costume was found at … Read more
The main reason I decided to make this Homemade Black Spartan from Halo 3 Costume is because I am a huge fan of the Halo series. Along with many other kinds of costumes I have made, I have also made other Halo series costumes too. I have been making props and costumes for years now, … Read more
Every year my boys, Dylan (18) and Dustyn (12) choose a unique character to be for Halloween! This year, Dustyn wanted to be Diddy Kong. To make the Diddy Kong costume, I needed to figure out how to make the (monkey) mouth piece. Since I only had a week to make it, I decided against … Read more
I’m one of the leaders for the middle and high school-aged ministry at the church I attend, and we are constantly having competitions for costumes and fun things to get kids interested in church. A competition for Halloween arose, and my obsession with video games since childhood led to this inspiration of a Homemade Super … Read more