I had conjured up the design for this costume years ago but wasn’t sure how to pull it off. I wanted it to be as realistic as possible but still be comfortable enough to walk and dance. I discovered the stretchy theatrical fur in New York to create the leggings. The first trick was to … Read more
Being huge fans of the show, both of my daughters wanted Doctor Who inspired costumes this year. My oldest was determined to be The Doctor, complete with TARDIS! We brainstormed and came up with a fabulous Doctor outfit, easily assembled from trips to the thrift store (jacket, suspenders and boots). We made the bowtie and … Read more
My costume evolved from an idea a band I was listening to one night gave to me. They were telling me they were sponsoring a costume contest on Halloween, and then told me how they were all going to dress up. All the band members were going to come as their individual versions of mad … Read more
I’ve been making miniature polymer clay sweets for a while, but I wanted to do something on a grander scale and somehow incorporate fake sweets into a costume. I always make my costumes, and this is my favorite one so far. I worked on it for about three months, but it was worth it. My Marie … Read more
“There he lay, a vast red-golden dragon, fast asleep; a thrumming came from his jaws and nostrils, and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low in slumber. Beneath him, under all his limbs and his huge coiled tail, and about him on all sides stretching away across the unseen floors, lay countless piles of … Read more
Star Trek the Next Generation has always been my favorite of the Star Trek television series. I especially like the Klingons, so I decided to be a female Klingon warrior at our local Phoenix Comicon and also for Halloween this year. First I looked online to see what I could buy as far as costumes … Read more
I decided to go for a peacock costume idea this year for Halloween. I was inspired by Linda’s costume on this website. Her peacock costume looked so amazing and I had to give it a try. I bought the peacock feathers on eBay over the course of a year. Yes, I know, sounds crazy but I … Read more
Who doesn’t like beer and making cool stuff out of recycled medium? For no real reason, I have been saving bottle caps since college. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and I love the challenge of creating a unique and in-depth costume. Why not us this as justification of two bad habits (drinking, and … Read more
The adventure of Bowser, oh what an adventure! The journey of making the costume started when Jordan (Grandson) so desperately wanted to be his favorite character from Mario, only to find out they do not sell Bowser anywhere. What a disappointment, huh? Absolutely not, my sweet Jordan would not be disappointed and his wish was … Read more
So it all started one night in June… I was mindlessly wandering through Pinterest and I started to think about what I should be for Halloween (big jump… I know). I asked my boyfriend if he had any ideas, to which he stopped playing his Batman game on the Xbox and thought for a second: … Read more
To make the heads of the costumes I researched how to make foam character heads on instructables.com and after a few paper prototypes I had the basic shape for each of the characters, Animal & Gonzo. Animal I covered the foam in orange felt, used colored wool for the hair, styrofoam balls for the eyes … Read more
Who doesn’t love old school wrestling characters!? This year Macho Man had to be done. Went to a fabric store and was lucky to find the most perfect, in your face purple fabric, one side was full of sequence. Also purchased silver fabric for the letters and stars that are located on the robe. Measured … Read more