I have been The Bride of Frankenstein more than a dozen times over the years and this year I wanted to be more authentic. I used a piece of carpet that I hot glued together and place on top of my head and brought all my hair up around it and secured it with a … Read more
This is my Lego Superman costume which I made for our recent Royal Wedding street party. It took 4 weeks to make (much longer than I anticipated). The body started out as a large box which I adapted so that it was the correct shape for the Lego mini-figure. The head was simply a plastic … Read more
I put together this Batman costume for a relatively small investment of about a hundred bucks. The mask is a party store knock off which I slit up the back and put in laces to get a more snug fit. The belt is made of cigarette cases and wired together on a ladies belt all … Read more
This is my homemade 2009 Dark Knight movie Joker costume. This costume was created using clothing purchased from thrift stores. The long purple overcoat was once tan and was dyed purple. The green vest was once a green blazer. I simple cut the sleeves off and stitched around the opening that was left. The purple … Read more
I made this homemade Poison Ivy costume for my daughter. I bought the wig, but made the twisted hair headband from a cheaper wig I cut up, twisted and attached to a wire headband. I also attached silk plant leaves to the headband. The leaves over her eyebrows I sculpted from plaster of Paris. She … Read more
My friends and I decided to do group homemade Batman Villians costumes. What we ended up with turned out really well. We decided to go vintage with the costumes for a more fun and authentic look. The boys costumes all originate from thrift store suits. The Penguins was the easiest. A tux with blue top … Read more
This is my Homemade Poison Ivy Costume. Over 1000 silk leaves were used to create it. I found an old bodice, bathing suit bottoms, and a pair of boots, along with a green curtain for a cape, at a local thrift store and used hot glue to attach the individual leaves to each piece. I … Read more
Halloween has always been my Christmas so I decided that last year I would go as one of my favorite villains. I based the look of the Joker costume on the comic book Joker instead of any of the films designs. I picked up the purple suit in the ladies section of a charity shop … Read more
Clark Kent is the lazy man’s go to costume? Suit, t-shirt, glasses and you are there. To do it one better, I decided to base the Homemade Clark Kent Costume on a particular comic book frame of Clark Kent running through an office storage room with the tie flapping behind him. The tie is held … Read more
My five year old daughter wanted to be Wonder Woman for Halloween and I just wasn’t happy with the “super hero” knock-off patterns I was able to find. For this Wonder Woman Girl Costume I started with a basic ice skating leotard pattern and then altered it to become Wonder Woman. I used stretch Lycra … Read more
Get It Wet! This Fun2Wear Homemade Wonder Woman Swim Costume is an extremely complex and stunning re-creation. The costume includes a headband, bracelets, utility belt, cape, basque, and panties. It was a labor of love, nine months in the making, and more hand work and challenges than I had originally anticipated. My Fun2Wear Wonder Woman … Read more
I came up with the idea for this Homemade Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein Costume after looking around your website. I used just a regular School Backpack and a lot of duct tape. My boyfriend who is an engineer helped with the design. There are a few things I will do different for next year … Read more