Epic Pixar Lamp Costume

Epic Pixar Lamp Costume

Introducing “Luxo” the cute and quirky lamp from Pixar pictures. My inspiration for this  Pixar lamp costume came from my grand daughter. Like most young children, she loves all things Disney. But, she gets obsessed with one or another film or character for weeks. Her latest favorites are the Toy Story movies. However, she gets … Read more

Eternity Costume from Marvel Comics

Eternity Costume from Marvel Comics

Who dares summon Eternity? Eternity is a Marvel comics Cosmic being from Dr Strange comics. I started this costume with a trip to the value clothing store around Halloween. There I picked up the basic black material to start with. I used 5 ghoul costumes as a start because I found one had a pants … Read more

Two-Headed Circus Freak Costume

My suit was part of a group costume, every friend dressed as a character from the circus. There was the bearded lady, the strong man, the clown, the lion tamer, the Witch, and finally the two-headed woman. All the characters were fun and original. The witch had a crystal ball to guess the future, lion … Read more

Best Homemade Joker Costume

Best Homemade Joker Costume

So here it is… The Joker. For starters, I look nothing like him, other then having a narrow face. I am in the Canadian military, so no long hair for this guy. Also, did this all by myself, no woman or someone else knowledgeable with makeup helped me out. I got an amazing reception for … Read more

Labor of Love Wizard of Oz Costumes

Labor of Love Wizard of Oz Costumes

The characters from MGM’s 1939 film The Wizard of Oz always captivated me, and one of my many childhood dreams–along with being a ballerina–was to be Glinda the Good Witch from Oz. Although I excelled at dance class, it soon became apparent that there were very few successful 5’9” ballerinas, so my next thought was … Read more

Coolest Couch Potato Costumes

Coolest Couch Potato Costumes

Such a fun costume to make. I will try my best to describe how I did it. I bought pink foam board from a home improvement store cut and glued it into the shape of a couch. I cut a hole in the seat big enough for a body and hot glued old book bag … Read more

Color is Overrated… Black and White Group Costume

Color is Overrated... Black and White Group Costume

This was one of the easiest costumes that I’ve gotten to do. You need black and white clothing, (suits, shirts, ties, gloves, hats, shoes, dresses, hosiery, etc.). The most difficult part was applying the paint on the skin, with most of the body covered by clothes, however, there was little skin that needed to be … Read more

Out-of-your-Mind, Scary, Gravity-Challenging Bone Dress

The out-of-your-mind, scary, gravity-challenging bone dress This project was a very learning experience as a lot of other new materials were used such as latex (for molds etc), expanding foam (2 components and normal version) worbla and paper maché. The rest was fabric, wood (mainly mdf), different types of glue, wire, craft foam, paper, clay, … Read more

Cool Popcorn Costume Made in 3 Days

Cool Popcorn Costume Made in 3 Days

Hey ! First, you must know that I’m a french student of 17 years old, so excuse me for my inaccurate english.  So, last year the main theme of our class photo was ‘Cinema’. At first, I hesitated between making a costume of Hulk or Wolverine, but I wasn’t so sure about how I would … Read more

Getting a Little Wicked Costume

Getting a Little Wicked Costume

I decided I loved Elphaba’s dress in the Broadway production of “Wicked.”  I started collecting pictures and thought, “Meh – I can totally do that.”  We made a duct-tape dress form of myself, which was thoroughly entertaining, and went from there.  Each color of fabric had to be cut into strips, sewn together, rooled hem … Read more

Challenging Tin Man Costume

One of my favorite films as a child was MGM’s The Wizard of Oz, and I remember dressing up in my mom’s cocktail gowns and twirling around the house pretending to be Glinda. The film continued to be a favorite throughout my life and it prompted me to design a Glinda costume for Halloween one … Read more

Cool Red Robot Costume

Cool Red Robot Costume

My 5 years old son wanted to be a robot for the Carnival. So, I and my mother started to work on the costume. I love recycling, so the basic idea was to collect old boxes and reassemble them together. I started looking on how to make a robot on internet, but the main problem … Read more