I wanted to be something funny and different. I was thinking of being a Zombie but I needed a twist. It came to me the most unusual zombie ever, a banana. I already had a banana costume, and then I had to think of a good way to zombie it up. I added the fake … Read more
I was brainstorming with friends, and my wife said you should be a port-a-potty, because that is where you spend most of your time anyways. After that, I began constructing the costume! I started with a large refrigerator box, which I painted and used mailbox letters and numbers to add the wording on the sides. … Read more
While watching Iron Man 2 with my wife a few months back. I started thinking how cool it would be to have the Iron Man armor for myself. I mentally slapped myself back to reality not by realizing the suit is scientifically impossible but by thinking “I’m not a Billionaire so it will never happen”. … Read more
Wow, Where do I begin. I guess I’ll start with letting you all know that I always have crazy ideas for costumes and I make everything myself including the prosthetic mask in this costume. Sculpted and designed by me, lol. Next the wig was just a cheap buy, I was looking for a really ratty … Read more
The idea came to me about a month ago when I was trying to convince my boyfriend of letting me do a creative costume for my son. He loves Disney Pixar movies. Making it was pretty simple. It needed to be able to rightfully shove it in my boyfriend’s face that homemade costumes can be … Read more
I love Steampunk outfits. It is a modern Victorian style very popular right now . For this Halloween I decided to put together a Victorian explorer costume that could be passed down to his kids or passed on to other family members that would last rather than the store bought costumes that barely make it … Read more
Ever since The Amazing Spider Man came out a year ago, I basically have been infatuated with Dr. Curt Connors a.k.a The Lizard. I found the giant special effects version of this character as frightening, realistic and had this sort of “Godzilla,” like feel to it. Ever since then I basically spent a year thinking … Read more
Starting out I purchased drywall stilts, facial prosthesis, contact lenses, makeup and high quality fake teeth. I decided to become “The Beast”, an over sized werewolf based costume. I obtained several floor mats with a fake fur like material and used it as a fur muscle suit for my body. By covering a hockey chest … Read more
I found an article on foam ideas and that spawned making this lightweight craft that appears to float. I also love the look of “Steampunk” and the “Time Machine” styling seen in movies. I went for a hovercraft that is supposed to be powered by Tesla Technology. The craft features lights and sound to help … Read more
My costume this year started out as the Governor of the town of Woodbury from the Walking Dead. But several months ago I got the idea to do a Grim Reaper. I didn’t want to do one on stilts like I saw all over the web, I wanted to make one with proportionate body parts. … Read more
My wife made this all possible. I just told her who I wanted to be for Halloween and she was off. She found all the clothes pieces at a thrift store except for the pants and shoes (I had those). She started off by the vest, she couldn’t find a green vest so she decided to … Read more
I attend an “Adult” theme Halloween party every year and everyone really goes all out with their costumes. The results vary from mild to wild, with me usually being the wild part. This year with all the publicity from Miley’s VMA awards performance, she seemed a natural for a costume. When I started to do … Read more