For this KISS homemade costume from Hell, I started with the wings – perfectly symmetrical. The party was a hit so no one was able to appreciate it. When I did the boots, started with sketchers boots, elbow pads, aluminum foil and felt to protect their integrity. Followed by clay and duct tape and more … Read more
This is a custom cardboard Optimus Prime Transformer costume. I started my search for this years costume last year by googling through costume ideas and took pieces of ones that I liked and made my own version. I started off with the helmet because I knew it would be the hardest and most important piece … Read more
My 9 year old son has been obsessed with the Five Nights at Freddy’s game for a while now, so naturally he has been begging his dad to make him a FNAF Foxy costume for Halloween. It took a while to make, since everything (including the head) is made from foam and hard foam materials. And it … Read more
We love to do a theme or family costume each year and this year we went with Simpson costumes. My son went through a stage of liking his hair spiked and that sparked our idea for these Simpsons Halloween costumes! Instructions for Simpson Costumes I started with the hair and used the same egg foam … Read more
Here are our cool Mario Brothers costumes – Captain Toad and Toadette are on the adventure of their lives, dodging the dreaded Shy Guy as they gather treasure. Every year Ben (my son) picks out a theme and I make the costumes. Ben (Captain Toad) is wearing a homemade mushroom cap, homemade backpack, homemade shoes, … Read more
Here’s how I made these American Horror Story costumes. I have a strange addiction to American Horror Story. After re-watching season 3 (coven) about 1000 times I realized my theme would be centered from this. I didn’t want to do drag (as the majority of the cast is female) and I didn’t wanna walk around … Read more
I came up with the idea for this Madea costume from watching several different Tyler Perry movies. I have been wanting to do it for the past 3 year, but have never succeeded in doing it. Finally this year, I was able to do it. I went to a local thrift store to pick up … Read more
These plastic Army man costumes started because we found the Keystone Light – White Beer Can. We wanted to do something crazy so we could take a picture with the can. We had said Mission accomplished when we finally found the can. So we thought about dressing up like a military person. Since it was right … Read more
The camping theme family costume idea was inspired by a family trip to a National Park. Cabin (worn by my Husband): This cozy cabin will keep you safe from pesky critters. It’s made of a felt sewn shell and reinforced with box/poster board. Cub Scout (worn by my 7 year old son): This well-prepared Cub … Read more
To make this Halloween Cosplay costume, I used a lot of craft foam, spray paint, acrylic paint, and hot glue. I alsodyed my hair red and used hair extensions. The costume was really fun to make, but took me a period of weeks to complete because I work a lot. It was all worth it, … Read more
Before I start on the “How To” of this scarecrow costume let me tell you that burlap makes the hugest mess ever. I have never worked with the stuff before so I had no clue that by the end of it all I would be picking it out of my eyelashes… not to mention the … Read more
How did we come up with these Nutcracker ballet costumes? After searching for unique couples’ costumes, we were coming up with zilch that had never been done around our area – that is until somebody did a post about ballet practice for their child’s upcoming Nutcracker ballet. I saw a picture and it sparked the … Read more