Original Inspector Gadget Costume with Copter and Hand Pop-Up

Original Inspector Gadget Costume with Copter and Hand Pop-Up

This year I had decided to be Inspector Gadget. But I wanted to make it in a way no one has done ever before. I searched everywhere online. I must have looked at hundreds of photos. Every photo was practically the same with the helicopter sitting on top of the hat and it was huge, or the hand was … Read more

Wedding Dress Turned to Colorful Peacock Costume

Wedding Dress Turned to Colorful Peacock Costume

The inspiration for my costume came from my love of vibrant colors and beautiful detail. What better costume to capture than a peacock? I had this crazy idea to convert my wedding dress into a costume and that’s where it all began. My goal, when creating this costume, was to have something that could hold … Read more

Coolest Homemade Magic School Bus Costume – Go Science!

Coolest Homemade Magic School Bus Costume - Go Science!

Science is not typically any kid’s favorite subject..except for me! Growing up I would religiously watch “The Magic School Bus” on PBS. If for some horrible reason you aren’t aware what this glorious show is AND you haven’t Google’d it yet…I’ll give you a quick synopsis. Miss Frizzle, the eccentric Science teacher, would teach her … Read more

Amazing Tin Man 75th Anniversary Commemorative Costume

Amazing Tin Man 75th Anniversary Commemorative Costume

Every year my group at work participates in the company costume contest. The competition is growing fiercer with each passing year and we are the reigning champions for the last three years. This year we decided on the Wizard of Oz for our theme and I took the tin man. I did some internet research … Read more

Spooky and Original Gargoyle Halloween Costume

Spooky and Original Gargoyle Halloween Costume

Being a family of 6 who has always loved Halloween we have had to become pretty creative in our ability to pull off the right look. The Gargoyle costume you see here starting with the feet was made with an old pair of boots and an old pair of werewolf gloves. I cut the rubber … Read more

Sexy Underwater Mermaid Glam Costume

Sexy Underwater Mermaid Glam Costume

Being that Halloween is my favorite day of the year, I started this project about 9 months in advance. The little mermaid was my life when I was a kid, and something I have always aspired to be. Using an old bra and some fabric I purchased, I created a mermaid look. Each seashell and … Read more

Awesome Woman’s Super Mario Piranha Flower Costume

Awesome Woman's Super Mario Piranha Flower Costume

So every year I love to do something fun and different for Halloween; this year I wanted to do something with 90’s kid nostalgia that was easily recognizable but not commercially available. Usually I have a few ideas bouncing around but can’t make any solid decisions until I visit the Goodwill store. This year, I … Read more

Crazy Adorable Harley Quinn Costume

Crazy Adorable Harley Quinn Costume

Here’s how I made my Harleyy Quinn Costume. I’ll start from the top! I got the wig from a store on ebay called pengshuai2012. It came down but I put it into pigtails since that’s how Harley wears her hair. The makeup is Mehron brand, it’s theatrical quality makeup I got from a store called … Read more

Amazing Homemade Beauty and the Beast Group Costume

Amazing Homemade Beauty and the Beast Group Costume

For those people who know me, I am known as the king of Halloween. I suppose the reason for that is because of my Halloween costumes. For the past nine years, I have been into making homemade costumes, getting bigger and better every year. Over the past nine years I have honed my skills as … Read more

Homemade X-Men Mystique Costume

Homemade X-Men Mystique Costume

I’ve wanted to create this Mystique costume for a few years and finally researched it enough to take the time to do it! I ordered a custom made Marine Blue Lycra Spandex Catsuit from milanoo.com complete with hands and feet, which came to about $30 with delivery to me in Newfoundland, Canada. I looked at a … Read more

Coolest Doctor Octopus Doc Ock Costume

Coolest Doctor Octopus Doc Ock Costume

I always wanted to make this super villain and I had to get very creative as the long arms pose a lot of challenges for wearing, storing, and weight, etc. Initially, I was going to use aluminum heating ducts which are bigger and look good but they are harder to store and fragile to bend … Read more

Ostrich Rider Optical Illusion Costume

Ostrich Rider Optical Illusion Costume

This ostrich rider optical illusion costume was very challenging to make. Overall, though, it was worth it. I wore the costume at work and everyone loved it! It received some good laughs. Some people had trouble trying to figure out the optical illusion. :) Starting with the ostrich body, I made it with pipe insulation covers, … Read more