Baby Mork Costume in his Egg Spaceship… Nanu Nanu

Baby Mork Costume in his Egg Spaceship... Nanu Nanu

This is our baby, Graham’s, first Halloween. He is 8 months old now. I used to love holidays and Halloween growing up. But for years now with a job that demands especially long hours October through December, I hardly find time to put out a pumpkin or a Christmas tree anymore. We contemplated buying a … Read more

Coolest Homemade Adult Ewok Costume

Coolest Homemade Adult Ewok Costume

I love Star Wars and for years I wanted an adult Ewok costume. I saw several kids and pet Ewok costumes, but never anything for adults. Then one day I saw on Pinterest that someone had made one, but it was for a child, so again another no go. So, this year I decided on … Read more

Coolest Ever Homemade Ghostbuster Costume: Project Ghosthead!

Coolest Ever Homemade Ghostbuster Costume: Project Ghosthead!

In 2011 a co-worker decided to be a Ghostbuster for Halloween. He had one of those inflatable Proton Packs that he had bought online. Being a lifelong tinkerer, I decided to look into building something akin to ‘the real thing’, movie accurate (or at least mostly so). So I got online and started searching, what … Read more

DIY Female Avatar Costume – N’avi For the Night

DIY Female Avatar Costume - N'avi For the Night

Preparation for my Na’vi for the Night Avatar costume realistically began in June. I loved the movie “Avatar” and knew I wanted to make the best homemade version of the costume I could possibly come up with. I love DIY projects and I love getting creative. I’m an October baby; born one week before Halloween– … Read more

Awesome Homemade Avatar Na’vi Warrior Jake Sully Costume

Awesome Homemade Avatar Na'vi Warrior Jake Sully Costume

My wife Katie and I, along with two other couples (Crystal and Eric Eller, and Mike and Leslie Deery), were hanging out on our patio one weekend when we came up with the idea of planning a group costume for Halloween. Eric quickly made a suggestion, and before we even had a chance to really … Read more

Sexy Steampunk-Style Mad Hatter Costume

Sexy Steampunk-Style Mad Hatter Costume

This is the best female Steampunk Mad Hatter costume ever! I was given the steampunk hat and the knee high boots for Christmas and everything else was home made. We went thrift store shopping, found a brown dress and a men’s black suit jacket. We altered the suit jacket by attaching safety pins in two … Read more

Coolest Invisible Lady Costume

Coolest Invisible Lady Costume

I made this invisible lady costumes as a spin on the invisible man. To replicate the costume, a black skin suit can be worn to ensure no skin shows in the event of sleeves riding up. A mock turtle neck comes in handy as the black mask sometimes rides up along the neck a little … Read more

Coolest Invisible Man Costume

Coolest Invisible Man Costume

This invisible man costume is easy to make and so much fun to wear. I found that a black skin suit can be worn to avoid the possibility of exposing any skin, especially the wrists. A dark trench coat, dark hat, black scarf and black gloves complete the look. For the face of the invisible … Read more

Steampunk Costume – Four Years In the Making

Steampunk Costume - Four Years In the Making

Why I made it? When I was 13 I moved to my eighth school and by that time I felt isolated. My dad had become sick and we moved due to medical reasons. I was naive and within a year, I had matured greatly. I needed something to grasp onto that would busy me and … Read more

Cool Homemade C3P0 Costume

Cool Homemade C3P0 Costume

My name is Terry and I live in Hamilton Ontario, Canada, and I am submitting the C3PO costume that I made by hand and have won many contests here in Hamilton. I am 56 years old and when I saw the first Star Wars movie way back in 1977, the second I saw C3PO, for … Read more

Awesome Stormtrooper Costume for a Dog

Awesome Stormtrooper Costume for a Dog

The body of the Stormtrooper costume is made of EVA foam that was Velcroed on to a spandex body suit which of course was custom made.  The helmet was modeled in clay then a mold was created and then the final helmet was cast in fiberglass, the bottom of the helmet is open with additional … Read more

Easy and Cheap: Elliot and E.T. DIY Costume for a Boy

Easy and Cheap: Elliot and E.T. DIY Costume for a Boy

My son loved the movie ET so this was a perfect costume. My husband used zip ties to attach a basket to his bike. We already had a stuffed ET so that part was easy, just wrapped him in a white pillow case and placed him in the basket. We put a red zip up … Read more