Halloween is by far my favorite holiday and every year I try to top the costume from the year before. My husband and I are Star Trek fans and I thought it would be kind of cool to create a Borg costume. It turned out better than I imagined and didn’t cost an arm and … Read more
I named my title after KISS’ 3rd album which spawned their most known song, “Rock and Roll All Night.” The entire costume is not the most complex of the four (that honor goes to Gene Simmons), but it is involved none the less. The costume in full a consists of a sequined vest and tuxedo … Read more
It all started with an old feather jacket that i had made long ago which was hidden in my closet. I though for a long time (10 minutes or so) what i could use it for? TA-DA, i can be a bird, seconds later i thought boring. During that night i looked in my craft … Read more
I wanted to make a realistic Hawkgirl costume but had no idea where to start, so I looked at tons of photos of her to see what direction I needed to go in. One thing stood out-big wings! That’s the first thing I started on. The Wings I decided PVC was going to be the … Read more
these headless costumes are always sure to please the crowd, whether it’s a headless Zombie or a headless Celebrity or even as headlessly married. I first designed one of these just the zombie around 2008 I had even made a rolling coffin from a wheel chair to go with, so that could stand inside and … Read more
Star Trek the Next Generation has always been my favorite of the Star Trek television series. I especially like the Klingons, so I decided to be a female Klingon warrior at our local Phoenix Comicon and also for Halloween this year. First I looked online to see what I could buy as far as costumes … Read more
The Idea What started as a joke would become one of my most ambitious projects. I remember sitting in my car with my best friend and girl friend. it was about 9:00 and somehow we had gotten on the subject of what costume to make for Anime expo which was coming up in about 6 … Read more
I was inspired to make this costume ever since Halo the video game came out that had a great twist of Sci-fi action. As soon as I saw the big green man, Masterchief, I fell in love of his armor and decided to make one myself. In the process, I reference the pictures of the … Read more
This Ironman costume has come a long way and was made before the first movie came out. As each movie was released, the costume went into stages of armor evolution and transforming it into this unique design of Warmachine. This costume is purely made from cardboard and we were just really inspired by the movie … Read more
Don’t just be any police officer, be Officer Jenny! The picture pretty much shows it all. I just took a simple blue dress and short sleeve button up over it. I got both from a thrift store for under $6. The only “crafty” thing I had to do was cut two rectangles of red felt … Read more
From one of the best cheesy movies of all time comes one of the most fun costumes I’ve ever made. They Live is a classic 80s John Carpenter movie starring Rowdy Roddy Piper. It’s about a man who finds a pair of glasses that show him the world as it truly is: the elite are … Read more
This Werewolf costume is quad stilted meaning I extended my arms, legs and torso, to make this Werewolf bigger than life. It stands approx. 15 feet tall and each arm is 9 feet long and the legs are 5 feet tall each. I built this to compete in costume contests nationally after the first 2 … Read more