My son (5 years old) dreamed of being Batman for Halloween. He also dreamed of having Robin as his sidekick, but when older sister backed out – it was left to dear old dad to save the day. With little time (5 days) and a little budget, around $20, we compiled this amazing, if I … Read more
My dad and I made this Yo Doody Doody! Plex from Yo Gabba Gabba costume for my son “Doody” in about 2 weeks! We used a bunch of different materials to construct the body and helmet and covered it all in yellow felt. I hand painted everything else including the eyes. It was nice to … Read more
Luckily, my brother in law snagged some FREE foam from AM Foam in KC to make this Mr. Peanut costume. Firstly, I decided where my face would go (for the mouth/opening) on the foam to make sure I had enough room top and bottom, and enough foam. So I actually outlined my body with a … Read more
My then 6 year old decided he wanted an Edward Scissorhands costume for this past Halloween. After hours of searching online for a costume in his size, I realized I would have to take on the task of making it myself. I started by going to the fabric store and purchasing a few yards of … Read more
Last year I decided to build a velociraptor from Jurassic Park. I wanted it to be life-sized (in the movie it’s 12 and a half feet long); it would be my most ambitiously difficult Halloween costume yet. Shortly after the last Halloween, I settled on the male raptor design from Jurassic Park 3 (it would … Read more
Update Below is my original report for the first (and only) time I ever wore my Teenwolf costume. Well, until Let’s Rock Bristol 80’s Festival 2017 came around. I attended two years previously in typical 80’s clothing (denim shorts, Sam Fox T-shirt, neon socks and wristbands and an actual mustache!) but was amazed at all … Read more
Boots – was inside out sweats, a stuffed felt tail, turtle neck with felt belly, pink gloves for hands, fishing boots with red soccer socks over them, the head and face were sewed blue leggings to make like a ski mask head cover with a visor with the bill cut to look like boots 3 … Read more
Coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costumes : Michelangelo TMNT, Foot Soldier, and April O’Neil All three costumes were custom made by my brother, my wife, and me. The key medium that “tied” everything together was colored duct-tape. Just no time to write a full ste-by-step. Pic 1: We now battle for the damsel in distress … Read more
This cat costume was made for a Pet Palooza event at the library I work at. It took about 4 weeks to completely finish. I sewed the bodysuit and hand painted it with reds, black and white fabric paint (same goes for the gloves). Easiest way to paint it was to stuff the bodysuit with … Read more
I combed the internet for a Tinkerbell costume for my 2 year old and a Peter Pan costume for my 4 year old. I didn’t some across any that I was happy with and really looking for an original look. I decided to put my costume making classes to work and make my own Tiny Tinker … Read more
I’ve always wanted to be Wonder Woman for Halloween. I told myself if I could get to my goal weight which would mean loosing 80lbs, I could be Wonder Woman! It took me over a year to loose the weight but soon as I did I began my quest for a Wonder Woman costume that … Read more
Here is my head-to-toe rundown of how I made my *NO SEW Wonder Woman costume. (*no machine sewing, but some hand stitching. The hand stitching could easily be replaced by using Liquid Stitch.) The Hair: I hummed and hawed about buying the wig, but it definitely adds to the look of the costume, especially since … Read more