My son didn’t know what he wanted to be for halloween, so I asked him if he would want to be a character from Spongebob Squarepants. He asked if we could try for a Plankton costume. First I found a cardboard box that my son could fit in, then I rounded it out. I then … Read more
I made this Marge Simpson costume for my son. We were trying to decide which Simpson character to make, when we both decided it would be funnier if he was Marge, since he’s a boy. I started with a couple of sheets of colored material; green for the dress, which was simple enough to make, … Read more
I was a big fan of Gilligan’s Island as a child so I decided that when we went to Disney World for Halloween that I was going to make a Gilligan costume to wear. So I started checking out the local Thrift Stores for something to work with. I really hit the jackpot when I … Read more
This is my attempt at making a Raiden from Mortal Kombat costume. The sash was made from material I bought from Abakhan. I measured from my knees over my shoulders and down to my knees at the back then bought that length of material about a meter wide. I cut it into two strips then … Read more
Ch,ch,ch,ah,ah,ah!!! Here’s a cool look for any Jason fan. This Friday the 13th costume was customized from a store bought zombie costume. Depending on how you want your Jason to look, I strongly recommend purchasing one that comes with a chest piece and exposed wounds on the legs and arms. Zombie gloves are a good … Read more
As a single mom with very little income there wasn’t much I could afford to buy. However, I wanted my son (less than a year old) to interact with other children for Easter so when I saw the local theater was hosting a holiday party for the little ones for a fiver I thought we … Read more
So each year my Fire Dept holds a charity 80’s party to benefit a different organization. I could think of no better 80’s costume than good ol’ Teen Wolf in Basketball Uniform Costume. I have done this costume in the past, but never with the basketball uniform and full body hair. It was a very … Read more
My mom and I made this Nyan cat costume for Halloween 2011. I was kind of addicted to listening to Nyan Cat so I wanted to dress up like Nyan Cat. The way we did it was we found an old white shirt. We also used some old foam and some tan fabric as well … Read more
I was looking for an easy to wear but elaborate costume and thought it would be fun to make it active. So I thought of a puppet. It was a lot of fun to make sculpting the head out of flower foam. This is the foam they use in the bottom of flower arrangements. It … Read more
This is my version of the Scorpion From Mortal Kombat Costume. The materials I used are as follows: -rice bag -card board -yellow and black duct tape -a yellow rope -a skull from dollar store -a t-shirt (black) -black pants -Velcro and with a little imagination I managed to complete it! Here’s a video: http://youtu.be/bLeqwF5D-nE
I made this Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon Costume for my 4 year old son. The shirt and pants are just black sweats. The dragon Toothless, the main dragon, from the movie How to Train a Dragon has a large flat head more like a catfish so I used cardboard and foam to … Read more
For the Midnight Premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, I really wanted to dress up like a character from the movies. I looked up ideas on the internet and eventually came to the decision to be a Death Eater. To make the mask, I got my mother to paper-mache my face. … Read more