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
I got most of the Girl Joker Halloween costume parts at Goodwill. Painted her hair green, her face white with the joker’s twisted smile, and even included a flower that sprays water. She had chattering teeth too! She wore a purple jacket and a purple and black skirt. Everyone out trick or treating loved it!
I made this Riddler Halloween costume my self which took me almost 3 months to finish. I started with a green spandex body suit. When I got the suit I had to stretch each section out and one side at a time I would use the stencils I created with thin sheets of plastic and … Read more
In July I got together 10 of my friends to portray different Batman villains. I am Two-Face but with me is Joker, Harley Quinn, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Catwoman, Babydoll, Poison Ivy, Penguin. All Homemade Group Batman Villains Costumes were made by me and took me from July till mid-October to finish them all. We … Read more