Spiderman has been my inspiration ever since I was a little tyke. I borderline model my morals after him. I exercise to get as close to doing what he can do, and I’ve always wanted an awesome Spiderman costume. Problem is, all the ones I would see online were uber expensive. At the time I … Read more
DIY Costume Inspired by Gal Gadot This Wonder Woman costume is based on the latest Superman vs Batman movie. There is only one picture out showing it so far so I kind of had to make some stuff up! It took me about two months to make this costume! I made the entire top, bracelets and … Read more
This year Halloween was not just about me. I was inspired to make my dog a part of the festive holiday. My dog has been dressed up before for different occasions with sweaters and dresses but never for Halloween. My dog is a Yorkie and she has a foxy/wolf look to her, so I decided … Read more
I made these Ninja Turtles costumes because I have been a Ninja Turtle fan for as long as I can remember. Being a single parent to an 8 year old son, I was tired of the superheroes every year, so I talked him into being a Ninja Turtle before the movie came back out this … Read more
I made this Michael Angelo Ninja Turtle costume at my toddler’s request. Once my son was old enough to express his honest opinion I tried to allow him to make his own decisions and explore his imagination. When I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween he told me Michael Angelo the orange Ninja … Read more
I have been working on this Iron Man costume for over a year and a half now and I love spending time on this project. I think one of my favorite things about this suit is how much I make people’s days when I walk around with it on. I built the costume because my … Read more
I originally had a different idea for my costume, but when I went to goodwill I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. My friend pulled this dress off the rack and suggested I use it. I tried it on. It fit like it was made for me! I spent $10 on the dress. $8 on … Read more
Every year, people I work with eagerly await my Halloween costume, or should I say creation. I do not like buying my costume, and take a lot of pride in creating as much as I can from scratch. My 2013 costume idea arose from an innocent comment made by one of my friends. I am … Read more
This Mask costume was super easy and fun to make! I bought the jacket, pants, hat and tie at a thrift store. I bought a solid black tie and used white-out to make the designs on the tie. I’m sure you can also you any other kind of white fabric paint. I used green body … Read more
The superhero costumes are semi-homemade. The Superman shirt, Wonder Woman shirt, red wig, and Wonder Woman skirt were already owned by the people wearing them. Wonder Woman The Wonder Woman headband was made using gold fabric, a piece of carboard and a stretchy headband. Cut the cardboard into the shape of the Wonder Woman logo and then … Read more
My little one loves Marvel and wanted to be Mystique, but there was no Mystique Halloween costumes to be found. So we made one! The Mystique Costume I started off with a white onesie and bought some blue fabric dye. I wanted it to look like a body suit so I made her wear it … Read more
I made a Wonder Woman costume with a lot of re-purposed items. I used scraps of spandex, stretch lame’ and felt as well as an old pair of boots. The only items I really had to purchase was a little satin fabric for the skirt, gold rope and red spray paint for the boots. The … Read more