This Homemade Night Elf from World of Warcraft Costume was one of the first costumes I made when I was still a junior in the costume making world. One of my favorite games of all time has to be World of Warcraft! And what better way to demonstrate my nerdiness then to recreate the first … Read more
I wanted to be a partner costume with my little sister but she was very stubborn so I had to find something she loved to be. I considered many different pairs but then after watching her play video games it was decided! Lily, my sister would be Luigi and I, Emily, would be Mario. It … Read more
So, after being frustrated by not being able to find a green or red hat anywhere in our college town, I decided to make my own. The structure of the hat is made with yellow poster board, and then covered in construction paper. Lastly I added the letter emblem to the hats (this hat making … Read more
My 13-year-old son wanted to be Ezio from the Assassins Creed Revelations Video Game for Halloween. I always enjoy a challenge, and this costume was definitely not easy. I challenge myself further by trying to make all our costumes from recycled clothing. We visited the nearest Salvation Army Thrift Store and found a women’s dark … Read more
This is my version of one of the most popular characters from the Mortal Kombat genre – Scorpion. This was my FIRST attempt to make a costume from scratch and as you can see it came out very good. I got the general idea from Googling “Scorpion Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks”. I will start from … Read more
I got to finally dress up as my favorite Mortal Kombat character, Sub Zero for Halloween. Even Better, I got my fiancée to dress up as the beautiful Kitana. We sewed the Sub Zero and Kitana Couple Costume from fabric that you can find at any typical fabric store. I made Sub-zero’s armor from fun … Read more
The company I work for has a fundraiser every year with a ‘Centipede’ contest where teams of 8 or more make creative costumes and parade them in a 5k walk. Our team was inspired by the Pac-man on Google and found the coolest homemade costumes site, which gave us the ideas for how to create … Read more
I made this Mario Halloween costume for my son using blue cotton fabric, yellow and white felt, an old red cap, an old red sweatshirt and some white cotton marching band gloves that were my daughter’s. I spent less than $5. I didn’t use a pattern to make the overalls, which made it a bit … Read more
I was in love with the computer game ‘Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego” as a kid, and was brainstorming the idea of being some sort of character in ‘popular culture’and not a ‘dead bride, princess etc’ I went to Value Village and miraculously found a perfect skirt and suit jacket set for about … Read more
My son, who is six years old, loves Mario. Last year he was Mario, so this year he had to be Bowser. I made this Bowser costume myself. I was so happy to see that people knew who he was when trick or treating. He enjoyed it also and would give them a big roar … Read more
My daughter had a Zelda kick after the Twilight Princess came out on Nintendo, and she wanted to be Princess Zelda for Halloween. She is wearing a T-shirt under the costume in the photo because it was cold, but the neckline is where the purple ends. The dress is a layer of cream crepe in … Read more
When my son was 3 years old he was very into Mario & Luigi. So he wanted to be Mario for Halloween. So I went on the hunt to create a homemade Mario for him. Then he told us he wanted his dad to be Luigi cause he was the taller one. :-) This year … Read more