Everyone that works at my wife’s and my cafe dressed up as Batman characters (trying for the 1966 look). All I could find in premade costumes were modern batmen, so I decided to give it a shot on my own. Mask: I made my batman mask out of duct tape and an old black t-shirt. … Read more
Long ago in a galaxy far, far away, a dad once said to his boy, “son, would you like daddy to make you an R2D2 costume for Halloween?” to which the boy replied, “daddy, do you think you can?” Knowing full well he was getting in way over his head, the father said yes anyway. … Read more
My girlfriend and I decided to do a vintage sci-fi theme this Halloween, and I started by scouring the internet for ideas for my robot costume. The ideas submitted by so many creative folks for a Homemade Vintage Sci-Fi Robot Costume to your site were a huge help, and it’s my honor to return the … Read more
As a child, a lot like other kids, I was obsessed with Legos, so this year, since its my second year of teaching, I wanted to be something fun for my students to enjoy. I decided to make a Homemade Pirate Lego Halloween Costume, because those were the best Legos there were. I used insulation … Read more
Since more photos been leaked of War Machine for Iron Man 2, I decided to start upgrading to look more like the movie armor worn by Rhodey “Don Cheadle”. What inspired upgrade is how Hardcore War Machine looks to Iron Man new armors. Materials for the War Machine Iron Man 2 Costume: -High impact urethane … Read more
After watching the movie I was inspired to build my very own transformers costume that can actually transform. It took several attempts and several weeks of collecting cardboard boxes, that I was able to put together a functional costume. I modeled my costume from the old Optimus prime. I used cardboard of all shapes and … Read more
The setting could not have been more appropriate the first time I saw Nightmare Before Christmas. At seventeen-years-old, I remember stepping out of the last showing of the theater that foggy autumn night of 93′. My family had yet to arrive to pick me up and as I sat down on the curb to wait … Read more
This is a costume of the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard. The costume is made from one stove box I acquired from a local furniture store. It is held together using only heavy duty wood hot glue sticks. The bumpers are covered in duct work tape and the bull bar is made from … Read more
The Homemade Killer Fish Halloween Costume Idea took me about two and a half days to complete. I constructed it entirely out of cardboard, masking tape, thin wooden dowels, and posterboard for the scales. It took a lot of putting it on and off in the beginning just to make sure that it would fit … Read more
Each year we have a themed Halloween party with a pretty large number of people coming to our house to celebrate. So far our themes have been vampires, pirates, and cartoon characters. Even though we don’t give out a prize for best costume, they manage to get more and more elaborate each year. However, for … 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 Homemade Zoltar Costume was inspired from the movie “Big” and the popular amusement park fortune teller attraction. The costume was entirely handmade by my brother, my husband, and I. The frame was made with wood. Each piece was measured and cut, nailed together, then stained. The sides were then made by cutting pieces of … Read more