I’m not really sure how the idea hit me for this Haunted Portrait Costume, I think it was a combination of ideas and thoughts that came together. I knew I wanted something different, something that would stand out. But also I wanted something interesting, something that would move or pop-up. So I started to plan … Read more
We wanted Christopher’s costume to coordinate with his sister’s. We had decided that she was going to be a Circus Clown in a Clown in a Clown Car, so we decided that Christopher would be a Circus Animal in a Cage Wheelchair Costume. The cage was made using parts from an old laundry drying rack … Read more
This year William Joel had machine fabricating friends create the coolest 3-wheeler adaption to his small Quickie wheelchair. What started out to be a simple build, was to put the front end of a bicycle on William’s pediatric wheel-chair. As we all know, what usually happens in creating such a build is the desire to … Read more
My name is Tammy Chilleme, my dog Kaiah is a 3 year old resue dog, rotti mix that we have had since she was a puppy. She a wonderful disposition and enjoys wearing clothes, wont go out in the rain without her raincoat. Kaiah”s Dad works at Dominos so I decided to dress her like … Read more
My husband and I just found out we were expecting a baby the first week of October 2011. We decided we wanted to announce our big news around Halloween with original Halloween costumes. I have always been a big fan of Barbie so I thought making a Barbie and Ken couple costume would be fun! … Read more
The frozen head in fridge costume started out as a water heater box. I cut it down the left side to make the “doors” then placed a piece of cardboard in the bottom of the “freezer” section that rested on my daughters head. We spray-painted the entire thing white and placed bent cardboard on the … Read more
I want to share with everyone the product I use that has truly changed my Halloween costume making and has made anything possible. After years of experimenting with paper mache (too heavy), wire and fabric (not stable enough) and many other methods, I finally found plumbing pipe insulation. This is extremely light weight, bendable, sturdy … Read more
Well, I was almost 38 weeks pregnant and came up with the idea after everyone always telling me – you just have a basketball in there… that’s it, just a basketball belly. So it was real easy to come up with this one. Plus, I really didn’t want to do the obvious same ‘ol pregnant … Read more
At almost eight months pregnant, I was forced to get creative to come up with a unique costume that would showcase my growing belly and not try to hide it, so I made this Homemade Pregnant Pumpkin Farmer Halloween Costume . First, I took an old pair of overalls and carefully measured and cut a … Read more
I wanted to be a Peacock for Halloween for several years. So, this year I went all out for it and made a Homemade Halloween Peacock Costume! I covered the body of the Halloween peacock costume with cut peacock feathers that I cut further down (to get as many of those beautiful eyes of the … Read more
This cool LEGO minifigures group costume was inspired by a Lego Chef minifigure found in a local store. Time Spent These five Lego Minifigures costumes were created in about 40-50 hours of work. Materials Materials used were a little more than foam, cardboard and poster board. Creating our LEGO Minifigures Group Costume First, detailed measurements … Read more
I decided to build General Grievous from Star Wars and this was my most challenging build ever! I got some pipes and parts and built the basic frame out of 1″ and 3″ ABS piping all bolted together with lag bolts. I built a custom 3″ ABS pipe hip axle that swivels in three spots … Read more