I decided to be an Avatar this year. I just wore a brown swimsuit top and a blue swimsuit bottom. I made the loin cloth out of Fabric from Hobby Lobby ($1) and brown Yarn. I cut the trips of fabric to fit my size body and just glued it with fabric glue and tied … Read more
The goal was to be a scary Fembot from Bionic Woman/Six Million Dollar Man. The mask is from a dollar store, I painted it green, added eyes with white duct tape, cut holes in the nose so I could breathe easier then added plaster and painted that in a flesh tone. I glued gadgets and … Read more
This glowing daft punk couple costume with Tron EL wire suit was hand sewed to clothing with fishing line. The jacket is leather. I even outlined my Nike shoes with the El wire. The helmet was made from clay and then mold was made. Then pour with smooth cast plastic. Total of around 100ft of EL wire was used. A … Read more
We needed costumes for a party thrown by my husband’s coworker. I enjoy science fiction and have been wanting to do steam punk outfits for a while. We had to keep the cost down so here is what we came up with. I found a masquerade mask online that my husband liked and then borrowed some elements … Read more
My son is a new fan of Doctor Who. He decided that I was to be a Dalek and he was to be the Doctor, but couldn’t decide which one. He was insistent that he have a TARDIS. We got a cardboard box, and had to cut it down to a manageable size. We painted the outside but he decided … Read more
Making of Godzilla King of the Monsters Costume: I started with a tiny 7 inch tall plastic model of the king of monsters. I covered the model with aluminum foil and a thin layer of masking tape. I added parting lines on the mummified model and then cut off patterns that could be flattened out … Read more
I absolutely LOVED making this Avatar Halloween costume! The movie came out that year, and I wanted to be her but the store costume was boring…so I decided to make my own!! I bought some zebra print fuzzy fabric and spray painted it blue, and I used that for the tail, ears, and as a … Read more
I decided to make this glowing couple costume since I am a fan of TRON and any costume that has lights. To make this I started out by getting EL wire and EL Tape that matched the color of the movie, which is an Aqua. Then for my Sam Flynn costume I used a Lycra … Read more
When I suggested to my fiance, Jaimi, that she should be Stay Puft Marshmallow Man for Halloween, her eyes lit up and she immediately was pumped about it. We started making it in August (when I say we, I mean I started making and she cheered me on from the couch). The body was the … Read more
Both Ghostbuster and Stay Puft Child Couple Costumes are entirely handmade. Both costumes are made out of bed sheets and other miscellaneous fabric. Stay Puft is basically two jumpsuits, one inside the other with tons of fiber fill between the layers. The Ghostbuster proton pack and gun are made out of literally ‘garbage’. Miscellaneous boxes (poptart … Read more
Zakree is 5 years old and loves robots. He recently enrolled into a Lego robotics class at his school and I thought it was a neat idea to make him a “Z” bot for Halloween. It took me a week to sift through my favorite costumes on the web and develop my ideas. I knew … Read more
Our family are huge Doctor Who fans! We’ve wanted to do these costumes for a few years now, but now with two kids to add to the mix, we finally got the chance! Dear Hubby ordered a new suit, a sonic screwdriver, new shoes and even went so far as to dye his hair and … Read more