This Frankenstein DIY Costume was fairly easy. First, I went to the thrift store and purchased the suit jacket and suit pants and his shoes. I cut the bottom of the pant legs and cut the cuffs of the cost and a few snips around the collar. Next I took a milk jug and cut … Read more
All I got for this costume was a blue onesie (I already owned one), red socks (already had these too), red felt, yellow felt (which costs like 20 cents at WalMart), some glue and satiny fabric for the cape (Velcro if you want the cape to be detachable). I just cut out the superman emblem … Read more
Jacob, my 4 yr old, is Batman here… I made his bat utility belt out of card board and duct tape. You can make interactive boxes for storing a cable for climbing and Velcro items like spy glasses so he can use them. The Bat cycle is made of cardboard and duct tape completely. There … Read more
I had the same problem as another member on the site when trying to find a Poison Ivy costume to buy – they were terrible!! So I decided to make one myself. I’m from the UK but as I couldn’t find the right ivy fabric over here, I found some on the internet and had … Read more
I’m Harley Quinn as seen on the new Arkham Asylum Video game. I had to paint almost everything including the bra and corset. I couldn’t find the correct boots so compromised with a pair of thigh highs in a different color. I think this Homemade Harley Quinn Costume is a very close match to the … Read more
Everyone that works at my wife’s and my cafe dressed up as Batman characters (trying for the 1966 look). All I could find in premade costumes were modern batmen, so I decided to give it a shot on my own. Mask: I made my batman mask out of duct tape and an old black t-shirt. … Read more
This Poison Ivy Costume was very simple. I needed to make a quick costume because my original costume plan fell through. Searches everywhere for a green dress and chose this one because of the drapey sides which I thought were kind of like capes. I then bought a red belt and used a leather punch … Read more
The costume I made this year for Halloween was ‘The Amazing Homemade Batgirl Costume.’ I hand-stitched my Batgirl costume to make it look as amazing as it should be. I dyed the base of my costume a greyish shade that is similar to the black, grey and yellow version of Batman. My inspiration was to … Read more
This is my Homemade Riddler Halloween Costume. I pieced a lot of this together over the last year. The suit was originally white and after some trial and error with trying to dye it green. I eventually spray painted it green. I had to let it air out for a while. But I am very … Read more
This is Daisy, she’s a big fan of Wonder Woman and she asked me to make her a Homemade Wonder Woman Halloween Costume for Halloween. I haven’t been sewing long, but i figured I’d give it a try. I think she looks great and it turned out well for my first attempt at sewing without … Read more
I have always loved Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. So back in 2007 I decided to dress up as her and create a homemade Wonder Woman costume (it was difficult being that I am a guy). I prepared for Halloween months in advance. I went to tons of fabrics stores searching for the right colors … Read more
Bride of Frankenstein: The dress was given to me from a client from her wedding in the 80’s. I cut the sleeves off and shredded what was left at my shoulders. I also cut and tore some rips into the dress, then safety pinned it back together… like a zipper of pins. I also added … Read more