I put my three favorite things together horror, humor, and music. After going to a few thrift stores I found a blue dress to fit me. All the sexy blues dresses I tried on would not fit. I needed a bra large enough to fit two computer amplified computer speakers under the dress which I … Read more
The birth of this idea of these Batman and Robin Optical Illusion costumes came after hearing my 7 yr old twins arguing for two days about whether or not they were going to dress as heroes or villains. One wanted to go as Batman and Robin. The other Penguin and Cat woman. Picking one hero and … Read more
I decided to go all out and make a costume for this Halloween. On a tight budget but with a head full of ideas and inspiration from other peoples creations I got down to it. Total build was less than £100 and this required lots of searching for things which were just right, and at … Read more
I liked the idea of being a slot machine but I wanted something that would actually work. I made the box out of insulation board which I then covered in aluminum shelving paper from Lowes. I ordered actual slot machine reel pictures from eBay which I put on plastic cylinders I found. The wheels spun … Read more
This is my version of the Scorpion From Mortal Kombat Costume. The materials I used are as follows: -rice bag -card board -yellow and black duct tape -a yellow rope -a skull from dollar store -a t-shirt (black) -black pants -Velcro and with a little imagination I managed to complete it! Here’s a video: http://youtu.be/bLeqwF5D-nE
This is the Thomas the Tank Engine costume I made for my son this past Halloween. The chassis is a Little Tykes wagon, with the pull handle at the back. The body is entirely cardboard, affixed with hot glue. I coated the whole thing in Plasti-Dip (hoping to ruggedize it somewhat), then spray painted it … Read more
After visiting a pop culture convention where some people dressed up as their favourite character, I decided to make a PAC man costume for the following year. I made him out of foam (the same material pilates/yoga mats use), paint and cable ties to attach the foam parts together (I only had black at the … Read more
Last year I decided to build a velociraptor from Jurassic Park. I wanted it to be life-sized (in the movie it’s 12 and a half feet long); it would be my most ambitiously difficult Halloween costume yet. Shortly after the last Halloween, I settled on the male raptor design from Jurassic Park 3 (it would … Read more
Coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costumes : Michelangelo TMNT, Foot Soldier, and April O’Neil All three costumes were custom made by my brother, my wife, and me. The key medium that “tied” everything together was colored duct-tape. Just no time to write a full ste-by-step. Pic 1: We now battle for the damsel in distress … Read more
Here is my head-to-toe rundown of how I made my *NO SEW Wonder Woman costume. (*no machine sewing, but some hand stitching. The hand stitching could easily be replaced by using Liquid Stitch.) The Hair: I hummed and hawed about buying the wig, but it definitely adds to the look of the costume, especially since … Read more
This Beetlejuice Costume was made with all Goodwill purchased clothes, a black blazer with 6 hrs of painting. A Shock Treatment Wig from Party City, spray painted with Ochre and Lime Green spray paint. Had to use masking tape to make the stripes, then go back and hand paint the boo boos. The white stripes … Read more
This Homemade Transformer Tank Halloween Costume Idea took nearly twenty hours of work to make. It was inspired by viewing many attempts of Transformer costumes online. I decided I wanted to be able to keep it simple and functional at the same time and still look as real as possible. This costume was built twice. … Read more