During a few drinks at a New Years party 2012 / 2013, my brother and I talked about how cool it would be to suit up as Iron Men to celebrate his son’s birthday party in 6 months. I had an unfinished War Machine from IM2 movie, which I made out of EVA foam, but … Read more
So, I had been away for 4 years serving in the United States Marine Corps. Every year, I always managed to miss my favorite holiday: Halloween! Once I came home for good, I had just enough time to prepare my Halloween costume. I figured a mummy would be easy enough to make and I can … Read more
This epic Thomas the Train costume started out as a train for my two year old nephew for Halloween turned into an obsession for a 48 year old “child”. I started with a shipping container for the cylinder body. I then formed the face out of clay on an old fan base and wire mesh screen. … Read more
So my nephew is IN LOVE with Lego Ninjago men. I decided to make this costume. I wouldn’t say it was difficult but wouldn’t say it was EASY either… For the head I used a red mop bucket and a large plastic bowl. Both bought at the Dollar store. I attached the bowl to the … Read more
My oldest wanted to be a crow and after searching everywhere I realized I would have to make it. Then I got punny and decided to make crows for all three sons, a murder of crows. I got cheap fleece at Walmart. I used newspaper for my pattern pieces. I measured each boy from mid … Read more
Everything in this picture is UNDOCTORED….and the experience was AWESOME. I created my Hogan costume by ordering a pair of heavyweight, professional wrestling yellow tight…then tie-dying the red into them by hand (Trust me, it sucked). I hand painted the weight belt yellow, then stenciled on the lettering. The hair is fake, and the ‘stache … Read more
We are all Adventure Time freaks. We have DVD’s not to mention at 89% DVR space from all recorded episodes. It was no surprise that we were going to costume up some Adventure Time shenanigans. Both of my children portrayed a character from the cartoon, but I decided to submit this piece on my son’s … Read more
The eyes really moved! (though not very well). Just used camping mats rolled up and painted Styrofoam cap covered with standard drywall spackle and sanded and painted. Eyes are made from HomeDepot Plumbing PVC Pipe connectors. Eyeballs were from Styrofoam balls from Jo-Anne’s fabrics, with threaded rods stuck into them for movement! Eye lenses were … Read more
We made the can from chicken wire and then a couple of layers of paper mache, then painted on the colours, and then printed letters out on the computer. Secured straps inside to make it easier to carry and cut a hole for Jacks head to pop through. He was really funny waddling around the … Read more
I made the Randy Savage costume from scratch. The hat and sunglasses are from a party store (with some help from red and yellow electrical tape). A black and white bandanna, the tie dye shirt is homemade by me. I took an ordinary red shirt and cut it up to give it affect, and used … Read more
This armor was made from crafting foam and fabric tac. The most difficult part was the collar and shoulders. The shoulders are made from a party hat that was cut in half for left and right. The spikes and scales are also made of craft foam..the codpiece is a leather like material and the studs … Read more
My youngest nephew is a hoot for dressing up. He’s been everything from a cowboy to a pirate to a power ranger. His imagination is boundless: just like his energy. In January of this year at just 3 years of age he asked me for a Bowser costume. At first I (naively) assumed I could … Read more