Well, I named my creation Geo. I started off making what is called a fursuit head out of old furniture foam. Her head shape was purely experimental. I wanted to make a species called a Sergal and hopefully sell the head at an upcoming convention. While Geo was still being “foamed” I started looking at … Read more
This is what Thor’s evil brother Loki looked like when we first meet him in Journey into Mystery #85. I wanted to make a Loki costume but I did not want to use the movie version. So I went old school. 1962 the costume was all made from scratch. This was my 1st time doing … Read more
To make this seductive Poison Ivy costume I went to Spencer’s and bought a sexy lingerie outfit. Then, I went to a craft store and bought some fake leaves and sewed them onto the outfit. For my back drape I went to the fabric store and bought a velvet sheet and sewed vine around … Read more
Everybody seems to love sexy Wonder Woman costumes. The top was made from pieces of offcut leather riveted together, boned and with gold fabric added to make the chest plate. I used leather and molded it to create the tiara. The skirt was created from pieces of blue suede, cut to fit and riveted together. … Read more
This Iron Man costume was was born when I was asked to participate in a costume bike ride. I was already looking into people making these amazing Iron Man costumes, so this was my chance to make one for myself! I started with the helmet and made it using a program called Pepakura which allowed … Read more
This Hawlucha from Pokemon costume has to be one of the favourites that I have made. It was a delight to create. It is made from red, white, yellow and green faux fur and it really did stand out from the crowd when I wore it to the London MCM Comic Con. I decided to … Read more
This costume is a Cosmic being from the Green Lantern. I fashioned it from the 1960’s version in the comic books. It was very easy to make and not very expensive. I picked up the robe at the Used clothing store for a couple of dollars. I had to make some modifications such as adding … Read more
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
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
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
After much convincing and much begging, I finally got the husband to become involved in the whole Cosplay process. I personally have been dressing up in anything and everything since I could walk, so this was no exception. We both love the Resident Evil franchises, so who better to go as than Jill Valentine and … Read more
Back in June 2012 , I attended the Joliet Illinois Public Library’s 3rd annual “Star Wars Day.” Part of the fun that day was a charity raffle drawing for a Tusken Raider head display, with proceeds going to purchase toy gifts for some local sick children. Earlier that day, I had ran into a friend … Read more