I like superheroes and wanted a Batman Halloween costume. This Halloween was the right time to make it. Costume Supplies and Instructions 1 Black long sleeve shirt 1 Black sweat pant 1 pair of black gloves 2 yards of black cloth for cape 10 foam sheets. Black paint, brush to paint Glue gun 1 batman … Read more
This Harvey Dent Two Face costume was obviously inspired by The Dark Knight. I kept the outfit pretty simple, just black pants, black blazer, white shirt and a tie. The makeup was time consuming. There’s two ways of doing this. You can apply the makeup straight to your face, straight to your bare skin, but I … Read more
We were aiming for Arkham Asylum / Arkham City style Joker and Harley Quinn costumes and so we needed the following: For the Joker: Purple trousers Purple tailcoat Shirt Green bow tie Green hair dye For Harley Quinn: Red/black trousers Red/black gypsy top Red under bust corset Red and black hair dye Plus white face … Read more
First off I go big on my costume every year because Halloween is my birthday and also my favorite time of the year. For my Poison Ivy costume, I went to hobby lobby to get fake leaves and glitter ect to put on the costume. I then went to Joann fabrics to get fabric so … Read more
I knew I wanted to be Poison Ivy for Halloween. Since my boyfriend and I always dress up together, he agreed to be Bane to complete the look! At first I thought I was just going to do this costume as fast and easy as possible. I originally had planned to just buy a green … Read more
Let me start off by saying “I’ am a very crafty girl, I love to create things”. So this year, as a last minute idea for my three year old son Liam, I decided to dress him up as the joker. I didn’t want a store bought costume because it just looks too cheap. So, … Read more
We emulated the Two-Face from “Batman: The Animated Series.” THE SUIT: I ordered a little boy’s five piece suit from blacknbianco.com in white. It came pretty quickly, but I ordered it over a month in advance to assure we got it in time. I didn’t know what the best fabric paint was to use and … Read more
My costumes for Halloween are chosen each year by my little cousin, Kira, who is currently “almost 4”. This year, she insisted that I dress up as “Poison Ivy”. For a kid, she really likes villians. So, the thinking process instantly went into DIY mode and the excitement to wear a one-of-a-kind costume was in … Read more
This year, my boyfriend and I embarked on a couple costume adventure. The most entertaining one was the bride of Frankenstein and Frankenstein. Using the cut off bottom of a soda bottle, I was able to bring my blonde hair up to a ridiculous height. A lot of Bobby pins, spray color and patience went … Read more
This Halloween my little brother and I decided last minute we would team up and be The Joker and Harley Quinn. I decided I would make everything, from the big hammer Harley carries to the green tie the Joker wears. I started with my hammer, which took a few days to make due to letting … Read more
In my first foray into making a costume using foam floor mats I admit that I went a little overboard. Foam is a great material for making all kinds of complicated props and costumes, it is cheap and easy to work with. All you need is a few rolls of foam flooring and some hot … Read more
Most of the work I put into this costume went into the design and fabrication of my Monster puppet with moving eyes and mouth. The hardest part i would say was by far getting they eyes to move the right way. I probably went through 4 different set ups before I finally settled for one. … Read more