This is Mr. Kessler D. Quist, a big, bad, goofy wolf. I got his name from 80’s werewolf films, and his design from old cartoons and my imagination. While out and about, he loves to play tricks. His head is carved upholstery foam, held together with hot glue. His eyes are painted plastic with screen … Read more
This was my first year ever making homemade costumes. I’ve done the makeup before but nothing like this! My 3 kids wanted to be the characters from Monsters Inc. So this is Boo, her brother was Mike and her sister was Sully. We started the job by hunting down the fabric. First we would raid … Read more
A few years back I dressed up as Marge Simpson. I didn’t want to buy a costume so I made my own. My hair piece is bubble wrap painted blue. The dress I had for along time. The necklaces I made with clay that you put in the oven to harden. I used yellow body … Read more
In May of 1999 something happened that no person thought would for a good 19 years. Many had gone to a crappy movie (Wing Commander) just to see a preview. With promises to enchant us beyond imagination after, we waited in lines. One to get tickets and another when it came time to get into the theater. The audience … Read more
The Fifth Element is one of my favorite movies of all time so I wanted to do a costume of a character that I not only liked but would be a challenge to make. And this costume is 100% handmade! The dress was made from a pattern found at a sewing store. There were black … Read more
Everything in this Ninja Turtle and Shredder Costume expect for the weapons and the Ninja Turtle nose, were homemade. The Ninja Turtle Costume: Round Sledding Disk Green Sticky Foam Yellow Sticky Form Brown Foam Red Fabric Ninja Turtle nose bought online Green Fabric Green Paint Brown Spray Paint The most work was put into the shell … Read more
Alien costumes are not easy to find. I wanted something that reminded people of the aliens from the movie Alien but maybe was a little more approachable and not so slimy. What I came up with was a combination of the alien from the Alien movies, and the creature from the movie Splice. The entire … Read more
We thought being a stick figure family was the funniest idea as parents and people who actually cannot stand those stickers on peoples windows! We just got some black tops and pants from Walmart, silver duct tape, foam board and some exactos and got to work. We traced out the faces on the foam board, covered … Read more
It truly is amazing what you can do with a couple hundred coffee filters, some hot glue, duct tape, and home made hoop skirt. First I made the hoops with pipes and connectors. Then I measured strips of duct tape to attach to the hoops to create a skirt. Following that I folded and attached … Read more
Anyone who is a fan of live rock n’ roll music will appreciate this one! Marshall amps and speakers are well known equipment amongst musicians of all genres. This is my homemade version of a Marshall 4×15 slant faced cabinet with a Marshall JTM45 head. If you are a fan of this equipment, you will … Read more
I started on her hat first. I got her hat at a discounted wholesale store for $1. Then I went to Hobby Lobby and got little peacock feathers and some black feathers and used a glue gun to glue the feathers onto her hat. Next I made her green and blue tutu. I used tulle … Read more
This Mike Wazoski Halloween costume was so much fun to make! My kids wanted to make our own costumes this year, for the first time, and they chose the characters from Monsters Inc. My son was Mike, and my daughters were Sully and Boo. I got the idea on how to make Mike while I was … Read more