My little guys love Batman and Robin so naturally that is what they wanted to be for Halloween this year. I wanted to go retro with the TV series style of Batman and Robin, however, we have rather cold weather for trick or treating up here in the great northwest so I opted to use … Read more
I made the Batman costume out of a black sweat shirt and pants. I ironed on the logo to the shirt. For the arms and legs I used soccer shin guards and for the spikes on the arms I made out of poster board and hot guled them to the shin guards. The belt I … Read more
I wanted to get back to the old “Batman in cloth” cape and cowl – like in the comics. I also wanted a homemade Batman costume that was “Party Friendly” – something that was easy to get on, lightweight, something that wouldn’t be like a sauna (most rubber cowls make you sweat like crazy), something … Read more
This Homemade Dr Jonathan Crane AKA The Scarecrow Costume is an adaptation of several different versions of this popular Batman villain. The straight jacket and mask were modeled on those seen in the films “BATMAN BEGINS” and “THE DARK KNIGHT”. The syringe-glove look was taken from the new video game “BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM”, and the … Read more
Wonder Woman is my absolute favorite! But when I decided to dress like her for Halloween, I knew those packaged store costumes just wouldn’t cut it. I set out to my local fabric store in search of material that would resemble the original Wonder Woman style. And it was easier than I thought it would … Read more
I wore my homemade Wonder Woman costume during a super heroes parade for a Bachelorette party and then for a Carnival (the theme was television). I always loved the character of Wonder Woman, I used to read the comic book and watch the series and Justice league. I chose to come back at the origins … Read more
The dress and bandages were purchased at a thrift store, make-up at a 99 cent store and the hair at a Sally Beauty supply. The dress is a simple long dress. With regular bandages, I wrapped the left arm up to the shoulder, through the dress to the right shoulder and down again to the … Read more
After checking out the pretty awful Poison Ivy costumes in stores this year, I thought it would be much better, and a lot more fun, to make my own Poison Ivy Halloween costume. I bought a green leotard, green tights, green satin gloves, a bright reddish-orange wig, and some fake ivy leaves. I sewed some … Read more
First, for the make up of this Homemade Joker Costume ! All you have to do is get clown makeup from the dollar store! Now the Joker has big black circles around his eyes so do those! Now around your entire face add white makeup, when you do this scrunch up your face to give … Read more
I decided to wait a year to go as Heath Ledger in Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of The Joker, seeing that everyone chose this costume the year the “The Dark Knight” came out. My Dark Knight Joker costume took a year to put together as I started looking for pieces the day after last Halloween. Many … Read more
My boyfriend and I always like trying to make slightly more interesting couples costumes. This year we decided on a homemade Poison Ivy adult couple Halloween costume idea. The ingredients for creating the seductive super-villainess are as follows: * Green Leotards (preferably a darker shade of green), $15-20 on Amazon.com * Fake Leaves – can … Read more
I hand made this Homemade Poison Ivy Costume and it took me about a month to do it. I first started with an old green leotard I had and sewed on hundreds of fake leaves I had ripped off of fake flowers and plants. This process took the longest by far. I purchased the green … Read more