I got the Homemade Sexy Female Iron Man Costume Idea for this costume after I had seen the Iron Man II movie. I decided it would be awesome to dress up as him for Halloween because I don’t like going to costume parties and seeing a slew of other girls dressed like me. Therefore, I … Read more
Kick-Ass is such a good film and since I usually try stick to the super hero theme or just hero theme at Halloween I decided to go with a homemade Kick Ass costume. Coolest homemade costumes is possibly one of my favorite sites, I love see’n all the original ideas from the small to the … Read more
This Wolverine costume started as a hooded fleece outfit from Old Navy. We then took pieces of felt and cut them to the shapes from the original Wolverine from the X-Men Comic books. For the hair pieces, shoulder pads, as well as the claws, we sewed the pieces together, and then stuffed them with poly-fil … Read more
This homemade Wolverine costume was probably the simplest, least expensive costumes I have ever done. The best thing about it is that I already had 95% of the things I needed to complete the costume. Here is a list of the accessories I used to complete the costume: 1 – Wig 2 – Dog Tags … Read more
At 2 years old my son would not wear any type of hat, so a lot of Halloween costumes were out of the question. We sprayed his hair black, painted his face green with a few scars. We bought sweatpants that were too small and cut off the elastic bottom and then cut slits up … Read more
I was never a big Halloween guy until I had kids. Now as a dad, I get to enjoy Halloween thru the eyes of my children. After the first couple years of random costumes, we decided to start applying a theme to our costumes. Last year, we were all Super Heroes: Spiderman, Hulk, Batgirl, etc. … Read more
This is a Homemade Doctor Octopus Costume. Trench coat is from an old Halloween cowboy costume. Mechanical arms are made from smaller dryer vent tubing. An “H” was made from PVC pipe and then small sections of pool noodle were put on each of the four ends. The dryer vent hose fits perfect over the … Read more
Several years ago I became very lazy and decided not to shave for a couple of months. In passing someone mentioned I vaguely resembled Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of Wolverine and a Homemade Wolverine Costume idea was born! My first preparation again was to not shave for several months. While fake mutton chops are workable, they … Read more
Well I love Wolverine (who doesn’t), I don’t really have the body to be him so I thought to my self if he was old and retired I could play him. Well this homemade retired Wolverine costume is what I came up with. I grew my hair and beard out so I wouldn’t have to … Read more
I created a Bride of Frankenstein DIY Halloween costume. It took a long time finding just the right vintage nightgown at my local thrift store. For a more intense effect, I used my chapel length train from my first marriage wedding dress (great way to reuse a wedding dress after the divorce ladies) as a … Read more
I’ve been working on this Homemade Ironman Halloween Costume Idea for about a month. It is made entirely out of cardboard and poster board. I rewired a few LED Lights and was able to activated them at will. I took the costume around Chicago and got a lot of positive feedback from it, even won … Read more
My youngest guy wanted to be Spiderman so his brother asked me to make him Homemade Doc Ock Costume for Halloween. I found an old trench coat at Salvation Army and put slits in the back to accommodate the arms. The arms are dryer tubes that I attached to an old backpack, one of the … Read more