I’ve always been very fascinated by illusion costumes and specifically costumes that look like two people in one. There are many out there. With Halloween coming up I thought I should make my own costume this year. While I was in the process of a move and setting up a garage sale with my fiance, … Read more
This is my own rendition of Smiley from the 2012 film. I made quite a few adjustments as I figured the character could be much scarier than the film portrayed. I created a couple sketches before actually diving into the creation of the costume. In my youtube video I go over the entire process of … Read more
For the Despicable Me group costume we used contractors cardboard cut into giant toilet paper rolls – exercise ball in the middle with foil over it so we could paper mache domes in the tops – yellow paint, then spackle buckets and country crock containers for the goggles (painted silver). Camping mat for the goggle … Read more
We went as oompa loompas because we are so short. We work at a community college that hosted a trick or treat night for the community grade school kids. Our trick or treat night was hosted by both college staff and students. Kids got to walk through an insane asylum and go through a haunted … Read more
I came up with the idea a few years ago. When I first created the costume, the baby on my back simply just hung there crying & whining for her Momma not to go to bingo, but stay at home with the kids. My cousin gave me the idea to attach string to the baby’s … Read more
Gryphon, the witch doctor, donned his creepy cloak with bands of leather. Gryphon, the witch doctor, wore a headpiece of bones and feathers. Then, Gryphon, the witch doctor, put Phoenix in a cauldron on the table. He told him, “Ooo, ee, oo ah ah. Ting tang, walla walla bing bang!”. This is what he said. … Read more
My wife Katie and I, along with two other couples (Crystal and Eric Eller, and Mike and Leslie Deery), were hanging out on our patio one weekend when we came up with the idea of planning a group costume for Halloween. Eric quickly made a suggestion, and before we even had a chance to really … Read more
My name is Terry and I live in Hamilton Ontario, Canada, and I am submitting the C3PO costume that I made by hand and have won many contests here in Hamilton. I am 56 years old and when I saw the first Star Wars movie way back in 1977, the second I saw C3PO, for … Read more
This Autobot costume took 2 years to build. It was with a lot of sleepless nights that I was able to build crazy full-fledged Transformers costume.. I wanted a complete realistic Transformers costume that could be mistaken for the real thing with crazy detailing and advance animatronics that would be on level with anything that … Read more
We wanted a unique costume that could be easily removed without having to wear a special outfit or apply a lot of makeup. 2 foam boards cut into the mirror frame with a portion of half a pool noodle (cut hot dog style – not hamberger) sandwiched between the two to create depth. Spandex fabric … Read more
This Iron Man costume was was born when I was asked to participate in a costume bike ride. I was already looking into people making these amazing Iron Man costumes, so this was my chance to make one for myself! I started with the helmet and made it using a program called Pepakura which allowed … Read more
I have always loved Edward Scissorhands – both the costume and the movie. Four years ago I started experimenting with makeup and special fx in my house…using supplies like toilet paper and cut up latex gloves to construct different facial structures and textures for my characters. I always wanted to create Edward, and last Halloween, I did! … Read more