I was so pleased with how “on-the-cheap” this costume came together! It helped that I have a lot of hair and didn’t have to spend a bunch of money on a wig to achieve the classic “bride” look. I started with a $6.00 dress from Goodwill (a near perfect fit– wow!) I work in a … Read more
I always thought it would be fun to dress up as Heath Ledgers Joker. This year, I figured enough time has passed, that not everyone was doing it! I went to a few thrift stores to find what I needed. The purple coat was $5, vest, shirt, grey blazer, and purple shoes were around $13. The … Read more
I bought the corset and the pants then I spray painted half of it black, I then found the boots in a thrift store and painted one boot red. I bought red and black foam squares and cut diamonds out and glued the red on black and the black on red. as for the giant … Read more
This Ironman costume has come a long way and was made before the first movie came out. As each movie was released, the costume went into stages of armor evolution and transforming it into this unique design of Warmachine. This costume is purely made from cardboard and we were just really inspired by the movie … Read more
Holy schnikes, Batman, it’s Halloween! I LOVE BATMAN! And I love Halloween! So on one Halloween decided that for next Halloween there would be no better costume than to represent my favorite of the femme fatal of Gotham City, Pamela Isley, otherwise known as the seductive villain, Poison Ivy: a lover, not a fighter. Many … Read more
My oldest son dressed as Carl Grimes and wanted his brother to dress up as Daryl Dixon. We did a bit of studying & found most of the items around the house. The hardest part is the Crossbow, but still isnt a terrible amount of work. I made the wings by sewing them on the vest & … Read more
I love Halloween, and every year, I try to create a unique one of a kind costume that I know will turn heads. This year I wanted to be a comic book character and debated between the usual suspects of “Sexy” Super heros/Villans. I debated between Wonder woman, Poison Ivy and cat woman but felt … Read more
Every year when the weather starts to change I get excited because I know my favorite time of the year is near. The time to become some else, to live in a fantasy world for one night,. Halloween is not just about candy but about being able to express yourself, to walk in someone else’s … Read more
Two-Face was once Harvey Dent, the clean-cut district attorney ofGotham City and an ally of Batman. However, Dent goes insane after mob boss Sal Maroni throws acid at him during a trial, hideously scarring one side of his face. Dent adopts the “Two-Face” persona and becomes a criminal, choosing to bring about good or evil … Read more
Ninja Turtles all home made The shells for the 4 turtles were all made from dollar store foil roasting pans, the 2 larger ones had to be cut across the middle and joined with an extra pan. All were covered in papier mache’ and painted. My wife knitted the green hats and made the belts, … Read more
My 8 year old son, Thomas, has Asperger’s and wanted to be something totally different from anyone else! As always, every year, we make a costume rather that get a shop bought one, we like to be unique! He said he wanted to be Frankenstein’s monster. We started by thouroughly cleaning out a car fluid … Read more
My 10 year old daughter wanted to be Batman, but girlie! So after some pondering we decided to add a tutu and sparkle. We made her tutu out of black shimmer tulle and elastic, adding a big yellow bow. For the top we searched the fabric section until we found a stretchy sequined fabric. It’s … Read more