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