My friend was obsessed with Batman after the latest movie came out. So of course he wanted a Batman Costume and so my other friend and I obviously wanted to be his Villians. He pulled together a Penguin costume out of stuff in his closet and by stuffing his shirt with a pillow. I made … Read more
My name is Anthony. For the past four Halloween costumes I have gone the way of Batman villains. In 2006 I did the Joker, which was inspired by the 1950’s comics. Next was Two-Face, which drew inspiration from the animated series. Last year was Scarecrow, who I took ideas from the cartoons and movie. This … Read more
I found a basque in a underwear sale and dyed it green. Be careful though as man made fiber will not dye but it gave a good effect on the lace of the basque. I bought fake ivy leaves from a florist and individually sewed the ivy leaves to the front of the basque and … Read more
My son wanted to be a ‘Bad Guy’ and Two Face from Batman seemed like a fun one to create! We found a kid size blue suit jacket from a thrift store, along with some gray dress pants. I took fabric paint and painted half the jacket and half the pants. I went for the … Read more
This is the Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman Costume I created. And although the process was lengthy and a bit annoying, it was still pretty enjoyable in the end because Selena Kyle makes her catwoman costume herself in the Batman Returns movie which made me even more like her which was pretty cool and I got a … Read more
For those who don’t know, Rorschach is the main anti-hero of the graphic novel “Watchmen” which is being adapted into a movie. Now I was one of the fools that thought the Joker would be an awesome costume, which it would be… if everyone else wasn’t doing the same thing. So with the movie coming … Read more
I made a Homemade Wonder Woman Halloween Costume this year for Halloween and loved it! I was going to make a bustier, but then I found this one at Forever 21 and it worked perfectly. The blue skirt is from Urban Outfitters and I sewed on the stars. I got the boots for 17 euros, … Read more
This Halloween we decided to throw a party. SO costumes had to be made for all three my kids. My 6 year old was Ang the Avatar and my 3 year old was a wizard. Both were homemade. But the greatest success for me was my daughter’s homemade Wonder Woman costume idea I made. Considering … Read more
My husband and I wanted to do something creative, yet classic, as we live in historic Salem, MA. These homemade Frankenstein & his bride costumes were a huge hit with everyone of all ages! We got stopped all throughout the night for photos. For Frankenstein, I bought a black blazer from a local thrift store … Read more
My Joker costume. Like the previous Riddler costume added to the site, this Joker costume was made for a band member(my husband). When starting any new costume especially when I’m unfamiliar with the pattern I always cut a trial costume out in a cheap cotton fabric (calico in Australia). The suit is roughly put together … Read more
I bought the jump suit online and attached a vine to her shoulder for this Posion Ivy Homemade Halloween Costume. After wrapping it around her waist I pinned it to her ankle. The leaves on the vine were replaced from other flowers I purchased. The eyebrows are leaves glue together with a glue gun. The … Read more
I made this Homemade Batman Dark Knight Costume for an office Halloween costume competition. I did it in about 4-5 days, out of things that were already lying around the house. It’s basically made out of colored rubber puzzle mats, a yoga mat, biking elbow and knee paddings, biking gloves, cardboard, 2 rolls of black … Read more