As a huge Star Wars/Lego fan, my son decided that he wanted to be Lego Boba Fett. His mini figure costume was modeled after Lego set 9496 – Desert Skiff. This costume received a lot of attention online, appearing on many sites and blogs. It was also a published article in The Daily Mail UK. … Read more
This is my husband in the “Dragon Rider” costume that I made for him. The head base was shaped from newspaper and masking tape. Then covered with layers of paper mache. When that was dry, the base was hollowed out and the entire dragon head was covered and sculpted with layers of fabric mache. After … Read more
My brother’s son, my nephew, was having a superhero theme birthday for his 4th yr party, a week before Halloween. I wanted to do a batman costume that he would find super fun. I love the “pop” series toys, basically pop culture characters, small body big head. I am 6ft and 255lbs, so the head … Read more
Since Halloween 2013, I have been creating Neytiri. I was inspired by the movie. I bought a full bodysuit in blue from halfway across the globe and went to town modifing it. I modified the bodysuit by cutting out the chest and sewing in an inner bodylift suit, with bra, to give it more shape. … Read more
I’ve been an archer since I was little, by the time I was seven I had won my first gold medal at the Sooner State Games. It was an easy choice for me to decide to be Merida for Halloween after the movie was released. Every girl has a Disney princess that she connects with, … Read more
So this is my golden sexy Medusa costume, I hope you like it :) Skirt: I made the skirt out of a crunched strapless dress, tulle and spray paint. I just added lots and lots of tulle at the bottom and spray painted the skirt using stockings to create a scale look. Top: I used … 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
Halloween is my favorite holiday and every year I try to top my previous years costume to maintain my title as best costume in the Westdale Haunting Costume Contest! I was successful this year, but this costume will definitely be hard to beat next year. This costume was much easier to make then it looks. … Read more
It all started when my 7 year old daughter told me that she wanted to be a weeping angel from the TV series Doctor Who. After searching everywhere for a costume and having no luck, I decided that I was just going to have to make the costume for her. I found a pattern online … Read more
After seeing Gauardians of the Galaxy, I knew I HAD to make a Rocket costume! He’s just so furry, sarcastic, and amazing! Just like me! Well, minus the fuzzy part, ha ha ha ha! There was a convention happening in my city in just over a month and I set a goal to make it … Read more
The trick for this easy Wolverine costume is in the details without getting too literal. Grow your hair out to around an inch and a half( this one obviously takes advance planning) and brush the sides up with moose leaving a price to hang in the front. Make sure it’s a mat Finish product so … Read more
So to make this costume, it may seem easy, but for me, it was quite difficult. I spent a lot of hours into making my horns from felt and stuffing, hand sewing the felt and painting them too. Getting them to stay on without touching each other took a while though. So, after about three … Read more