Hulk and the Avengers were always my favorite characters ever. I have seen those movies dozens of times and wanted to bring the energy from the big screen to life. I sat down at my kitchen table one night trying to come up with my next great costume idea and it hit me, what better … Read more
First off all my name is Jacky and I am a graphic designer/artist. I am a huge Pee Wee Herman fan! I wanted to think outside the”box” and come up with a fun interesting way to do Pee Wee Herman. I thought of, well, why not the Pee Wee Herman doll? So that is what … Read more
This Homemade Avatar costume took me almost 7 hours to complete before Halloween night began. I had a friend of mine paint me from head to toe with acrylic paint. The best type of acrylic paint for the best Avatar look is the blue with a gloss in it. It can be difficult to get off … Read more
Jay-Z and Beyonce took Blue Ivy out…Jay-Z was a bit of a challenge. I laminated a high megapixel picture of his face and glued it to a long high quality posterboard. Securely fastened the image with a slight slant to my torso with duct tape. Added padding to my shoulders and placed collar around his … Read more
To make the bag I used : Medium sized box Quilted black fabric Metal Chain Gold Spray Paint I Cut the fabric to size then I used fabric glue to stick it to the box, kept the box intact as I experimented with many boxes and took them apart but they lose structure! I then … Read more
My 10 year old son is a huge Transformers fan, and he asked me if he could be a Transformer for Halloween, BUT…”I’d really like the costume to transform, dad.” I thought that this was a good learning experience for my son, that you can do anything that you put your mind to. So, we … Read more
I wanted to be a snow globe and my Mom freaked out! she’s like “how can I do that?”. I assured her in my 7th grade capacity as a costume designer it would be no big deal. Well, we finally found the plastic I needed at an art shop. After attempting to make the costume, … Read more
It’s always difficult to find a couples costume that allows for both parties to be recognizable when they are away from each other. After searching through several ideas, and really wanting an excuse to wear a wig, we settled on Workout Barbie and Safari Ken from Toy Story 3. I thought it would be a … Read more
We were a group of girls and just one guy so I had the idea to go as DUFF Man and his chearleaders… DUFF MAN Hand paint the shirt and his hat Print some Duff can Logos and glue it on empty cans. Then attached the cans to his belt. You can use a blonde wig … Read more
So each year, I make costumes for my family. At the time, I had a two year old and was 7 months pregnant. I wanted another Pixar theme so I made Monsters Inc. costumes. Plus I found a great way to incorporate my then in the womb daughter! She was Mike Wazowski’s eyeball (posterboard, stretch … Read more
I have two boys and we try to make the most out of every day together. I try to focus on spending quality time together; doing things is a must as well as establishing traditions and memories for years to come. Lives are so busy with sports and school and growing up it seems that … Read more
These Wizard of Oz costumes were all handmade except Dorothy’s which was bought in a charity shop. We had bought a TV for our house and used every inch of the cardboard to make our costumes. We were a great hit that night out and had as much fun making the costumes as well as … Read more