In searching for an idea for a costume to make this year, my brainstorming led me to H.P. Lovecraft, and naturally my mind immediately thought of Cthulhu. Now there was great potential for a unique and challenging costume. In H.P. Lovecraft’s stories, Cthulhu is described as vaguely humanoid, with wings and scales, and writhing tentacles … Read more
Hi, my name is Karli and I’m 15. Last year for comic-con I decided I wanted to go as Zelda from Twilight Princess. However the year was so busy I couldn’t finish the costume in time. Never giving up I decided to continue working on the costume for this Halloween (and eventually this year’s comic con) after … Read more
The only problem I can see with making Halloween costumes, is I have to outdo myself each year. Pretty soon I’ll be starting my costumes a year in advance. I like to try and come up with something that hasn’t been done before. This year, I decided to go with a video game theme. I … Read more
I got the idea from the movie Edward Scissorhands and love to make Jonny Depp characters. I found a youtuber who made a couple different how to videos. First I made the hands out of popsicle sticks poster board and craft foam. Once I did that I coated the scissors in resin casting then spray … Read more
This Dark Centacorn costume was originally inspired by Fantasia. I combined the characters of the black pegasus, the centaur and a unicorn to develop my own hybrid mythological character. The Dark Centacorn. My goal with this costume was to have the back legs look like they were walking and be super majestic – mind you … Read more
My daughter, Logan, is wearing this costume Hela Goddess of Death costume. My husband and I fabricated the headpiece and I painted the detail on the body sock and made the alterations as well. We used acrylic paint mixed with a fabric treatment acrylic to paint the detail green striping on the Lycra bodysuit. I … Read more
So This Renekton costume maybe took me about 6 or 7 months to make. It’s 8 feet tall and not too heavy. I worked on it off and on because I have a full time job that takes up a lot of my life. The whole Renekton costume is made up of EVA foam mats. … Read more
I love creating Halloween costumes and this year I went for my biggest challenge yet. I created a nearly 7 foot tall Groot and Rocket costume that I wore all day at work as a nurse educator. I used project foam, kids foam mats, fur, paint and a ton of glue to create it. I … Read more
I was almost afraid that this would have surely been my last Halloween I celebrated with my son. Afterall, he was a teenager now and I wasn’t quite sure how his generation had interpreted the whole let’s dress up, go out, and get candy sorta thing. Ever since he was a little boy he had … Read more
My daughter, Logan, is wearing this Astrid costume from How to Train Your Dragon 2. It’s her favorite movie character. The Astrid costume is completely home made/fabricated and stylized pieces. She is even wearing a wig that was altered to match the right Astrid shade and braid style. She is a natural redhead, like me, … Read more
The Concept: Females are complex creatures, our varying emotions are deep and honest, and we act from our hearts. We protect who we love with out regret, and you can never love anyone if you do not love yourself. No matter how sweet of a soul you are, if you are a lady, you have … Read more
A couple of years ago my sons and I discovered the 2005 version of Doctor Who. In August my youngest son, Alec, found an online video of a guy making a Dalek and he asked me if we could make one for the Cub Scout costume contest (after all, it was his last year as … Read more