Every year when choosing a costume I look for a strong, kick ass, female character. Preferably a Villain but not exclusively. I was in my office thinking up characters and came across Mystique. I automatically knew this was the character for me. Now once I told anyone that I was doing Mystique they all gave … Read more
The idea to create a Homemade Wonder Woman Halloween Costume came about because I really wanted to dress up but did not want to buy a costume. I looked in this web page “Coolest Homemade Costumes” for ideas and found some pretty good insight. I looked at home and found a red dress, which I … Read more
This homemade Mystique Halloween costume idea took about a month to do. 1st I bought a full bodysuit, liquid latex, yellow contacts, casting, clay spray paint, blue and black face paint and red hair spray. Steps: 1- I traced my body out on poster paper. 2- drew on all the Mystique shapes. 3- covered all … Read more
This DIY Wonder Woman Halloween Costume is my very first time attempting to make my own Halloween Costume. Funds were really low this year and I had to improvise. With a little bit of fabric, my idea came true. I’ve used a little red and blue spandex, red pleather, red and blue cotton, and iron-on … Read more
This Little Bride of Frankenstein was a “night before” Halloween costume with very little money to be spent! First we filched an old twin sheet from my husband’s grandma…ok “filched” is a strong word, she knew we were taking it so I guess that isn’t filching. We soaked it in strong coffee for a couple … Read more
We love Legos at our house. My son came up with the idea of being a Lego minifigure. After some research, and finding this website, I agreed to make it! He chose a Homemade Lego Frankenstein Costume. The body and legs are made out of cardboard, covered in brown paper. Head is made out of … Read more
My brother which is the one dressed as Batman is a huge Batman and Robin fan. He had read in wizard magazine about a contest for homemade costumes and he wanted to enter it. First it started as him and my son Blake as Robin then he talked me into being Wonder Woman. We thought … Read more
My 2 year old son has become obsessed with Monster Jam trucks in the last few months and so I decided that for Halloween this year he should be his favorite Monster truck which is Batman. To make the Homemade Batman Monster Truck Costume the following materials are needed: 1 — Hot wheel monster truck … Read more
I spent the first couple of days scuffing, charring and applying shoe polish and charcoal powder to a cheap suit, tie and dress shirt. I singed the frayed pieces of the suit jacket with matches to give it a melted look. Once I was happy with the way the suit looked, I began working on … Read more
My son has been Batman Villains for the past 2 years, so this year he was Riddler. I purchased the suit at 2 different resale shops. Jacket was sprayed with fabric glue and covered with green glitter. I used silver glitter glue to draw in the ?(front and back). For the pants I simply created … Read more
This is my son, we made his Two Face Costume by using up an old school blazer, shirt and trousers with a charity shop tie. All his clothes were carefully pressed neatly on one side and then scorched (careful now, adults only!) on the opposite side using an out-door heater (safety first and synthetic fabrics … Read more
This is my Homemade Poison Ivy Costume. Over 1000 silk leaves were used to create it. I found an old bodice, bathing suit bottoms, and a pair of boots, along with a green curtain for a cape, at a local thrift store and used hot glue to attach the individual leaves to each piece. I … Read more