My friend decided at the last minute to make his 21st a costume party, themed “what you want to be when you grow up” and the first thing that came to mind was when I was younger I obviously wanted to “catch em’ all”. I noticed Ash has 4 main components to his outfit. The … Read more
At JAFAX’s anime convention, I had a large audience and lots of applause, usually people circled around me with their cameras to take some more photos. I made this Lugia Pokemon Kigurumi costume from fleece, thread, printable fabric for the eye, foam, interfacing, a zipper, gloves, campfire sticks, duct tape and plastic curtain parts. I … Read more
Halloween 2012 on Pex Project Battleship! Sailor Moon: Green Sailor Scout costume. Green skirt and white top, attached into a dress with a green collar and a big pink bow added to the front and the back. White knee high boots with matching green knee high socks underneath. White gloves with matching green around the … Read more
This Pokemon group costume is a great costume. All of the costumes were home made. We had Ash, the Pokemon trainer, Pikachu, Squirtle, Dugtrio and Ponyta. I personally was Squirtle. I used fabric then made a shell and stuffed it with stuffing so that it was round out and not just flat on my back. … Read more
Basically, my boyfriend and I were racking our brains for costume ideas and we weren’t even sure if we were going to do something together but then, FINALLY it hit me! I wanted to be Pikachu! And it was so easy! My costume: 1. I did buy one thing that I couldn’t make. The hood. … Read more
I work at an English school teaching little kids English in Seoul, South Korea. For Halloween, I wanted something the kids would recognize and enjoy. All my students adore Pokémon, making it an easy pick. Pikachu is the most recognizable Pokémon, so it was the best idea. First, I bought a bright yellow hoodie. Lots … Read more
Loving Pokemon as a kid, my boyfriend had the idea of this costume. Everything was pretty simple and a few things were handmade. For Pikachu: I wore my own black denim shorts and flip flops. For the shirt, I bought a yellow tank top from Walmart ($7). I made the tail with felt, hot glue … Read more
Me (as Orihime) and a friend attended a local convention as these characters from the anime Bleach. For Orhime’s arrancar outfit, I found a white dress on sale and sewed trim along the bottom and around in a circle shape in the front to form the opening without cutting the dress. Next, I found a white jacket … Read more
Well, this costume Pikachu and Ash couple Halloween costume took about a total of two weeks to make. First, I started off at our local thrift store and found a blue vest ($2.00) and a white button up shirt ($3.00). I tried to find anything thing I could for my portion of the costume (Pikachu), but … Read more
Well, I live in Germany and fabric is really expensive here. I wanted to make a baby Pokeball costume. First thing I I did was order a baby sleep sack/ bunting pattern and the zipper from amazon.com. When it came I went to the local fabric store, hoping to find a nice thick felt to … Read more
I love Halloween, and had to make the costume for both my boyfriend and I! We shared a bond over Pokemon, and I’ve always wanted to be Pikachu, so the idea for an Ash and Pikachu couple Halloween costume was natural! For Pikachu, I went to a crafts store and bought brown felt for the … Read more
This is how I got to make our fun Pikachu and Ash Couple Costume: Pikachu The Pikachu ears were made out of old devil horns from a previous costume. I put wire in them to make them longer, then covered them with yellow felt, and put black felt at the tips. To make it stay … Read more