Awesome Articulated (Carboard!) Robot Costume with Tape Player

Awesome Articulated (Carboard!) Robot Costume with Tape Player

My girlfriend and I always spend too much money on supplies to make our Halloween costumes, which is a big reason why this year we decided to be classic cardboard robots. But as usual, we felt the need to take it further. Before I actually started building, there was a lot to think about and … Read more

Coolest Animated Bowser Castle Costume

Coolest Animated Bowser Castle Costume

The only problem I can see with making Halloween costumes, is I have to outdo myself each year. Pretty soon I’ll be starting my costumes a year in advance. I like to try and come up with something that hasn’t been done before. This year, I decided to go with a video game theme. I … Read more

Cool DIY Broken Robot Host and Cleaner Westworld Couple Costume

Cool DIY Broken Robot Host and Cleaner Westworld Couple Costume

My boyfriend and created this Westworld couple costume! My boyfriend went as one of the “cleaners” that fixes the robots behind the scenes when they need repairs. I was a “host” robot that got my stomach cut open and my robot wires were sticking out. The hosts are naked when they are being repaired, so … Read more

Awesome Homemade Geico Money Man Costume

Awesome Homemade Geico Money Man Costume

After watching the Geico Money Man commercial I knew what this year’s Halloween costume had to be! We started with a long sleeve t-shirt and a pair of old jeans. I bought kids play money from the Dollar store and started hot gluing onto the shirt first. I alternated front to reverse side of money. … Read more

Coolest Homemade Hela Goddess of Death Costume

Hela goddess of death

My daughter, Logan, is wearing this costume Hela Goddess of Death costume. My husband and I fabricated the headpiece and I painted the detail on the body sock and made the alterations as well.   We used acrylic paint mixed with a fabric treatment acrylic to paint the detail green striping on the Lycra bodysuit. I … Read more

Coolest Homemade Ursula Halloween Costume

Coolest Homemade Ursula Halloween Costume

Here’s the story of my homemade Ursula Halloween costume. It is a tale unlike the fairy tales of your youth, this is a tale of fire, fortitude, and the fury of darkness. As a young girl, sitting in my footie PJs, watching Disney movies on a 15-inch TV, I was always drawn to the villains. … Read more

Age Appropriate Group Costume for Little Girls: Slurpees

Age Appropriate Group Costume for Little Girls: Slurpees

The girls wanted to do a group costume and it was difficult to find an age appropriate one! Since the girls enjoyed Slurpees they decided to do a Slurpees costume and each go as a different flavor.  After doing some research on line what we saw was not adequate for what our daughters wanted.  So … Read more

Creative Tim Burton’s 9 the Movie Costume

Creative Tim Burton's 9 the Movie Costume

This costume was inspired by Tim Burton’s Film “Nine”.  There were a lot of workarounds to make this costume, so measurements should be used as a guide. Also, it was made based on my body measurements. Hopefully, this will give you an idea of what process I went thru to create your costume and you … Read more

Cool DIY Inspector Gadget Costume

Inspector Gadget is on the case

I had been wanting to do an Inspector Gadget costume for a while and finally pulled the trigger this year.  I was so excited at the outcome I thought I would share it. (Before I forget, thanks to everyone who had things posted on the internet for idea inspirations along the way). I basically stalked … Read more

Coolest Adult Cookie Monster Costume

Coolest Adult Cookie Monster Costume

I always love putting together costumes for Halloween. After struggling to figure out how to make this year’s costume, I was walking through the fabric store, saw some blue fur and instantly had a new idea. COOKIE MONSTER! I pulled out my phone and looked up some pictures to get an idea of what would … Read more

Coolest Ever Homemade Groot and Rocket Costume

Groot and Rocket Costume- my greatest creation to date

I love creating Halloween costumes and this year I went for my biggest challenge yet. I created a nearly 7 foot tall Groot and Rocket costume that I wore all day at work as a nurse educator.  I used project foam, kids foam mats, fur, paint and a ton of glue to create it.  I … Read more