I always like to go all out for my costumes and get creative as possible. I was having trouble thinking of one. I was in Austin, TX visiting my brother when he took me to a Halloween store that he worked at, “Lucy is Disguise with Diamonds”. Nothing was coming to mind. Then, I saw … Read more
We used cardboard boxes for the body and head and feet of this robot costume. Dryer vent tubing for the arms and legs. The body, head and feet were covered with silver tape. The antennae was made with a coat hanger and 2 styrofoam balls covered with tape. We decorated the costume with furniture tacks … Read more
Seemed simple enough. Boots , black Jeans and white-ish shirt we had. Went to thrift stoe and purchased a jacket. Cut sleeves and converted it to a vest. Used fabric from arms to make pockets on vest front. The gun holster and gun were a bit more challenging. Went to usual toy stores and was … Read more
We love to craft our Halloween costumes and did these girls R2D2 and C3PO homemade Halloween costumes a couple years ago but didn’t get many great photos. We decided to revamp our costumes and do it again. We walked along the streets and made friends with many Star Wars fans. It was pretty funny walking … Read more
This creative Steam punk Pirate Captain halloween costume I made for Halloween last year and also for use in a Steam punk costume contest. I wanted to create a Steam punk airship pirate captain in a similar style to pirates of the Caribbean. This is what I came up with. First I made the bloomers … Read more
I made the head of this Alien Halloween costume out of paper mache (which is basically a mixture of 2 parts water, 1 part flour). I started by mixing it together until smooth and then I inflated a balloon the size of my child’s head, and then I cut strips of newspaper into 1 inch strips which … Read more
SIMPLE! (And we learned only true Star Wars fans understand it!) Neon orange jumpsuit I bought off Ebay I had a white vest from previous years. For the front box- felt went over a grey piece of foam and elastic held it up and around. I could not find thick grey elastic, so I used … Read more
Here was the process involved in creating this awesome looking amazing Hollywood quality Sci-Fi Armor -all homemade costume. 1. Concept Art 2. Sculpting in WED Clay 3. Mold-Making with silicone rubber 4. Casting with liquid plastic 5. Trimming up, sanding and preparing for paint 6. Mixture of spray base paints and airbrushed custom detail 7. … Read more
My boyfriend and I loved Back to the Future, so we decided we wanted a Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker couple costume, but we did not own anything that worked. We set off to thrift stores and found 100% of our clothes in the three stores we went to. The vest was essential and was … Read more
I made Yoda the Jedi Master costume from a simple picture I took from the movie. His head was made of starch and news paper with a large punching balloon for the shape. The funniest part was as I was adding the starch and paper the balloon kept it flatting. I didn’t know the balloon … Read more
Last year, my girlfriend Libby convinced me to do our first couples costume and she chose The Maitlands from Beetlejuice with their stretched faces. We won and placed in several contests, found ourselves as a win on Failblog.com, and got to lead the local Halloween parade. This was a tough act to follow, and this … Read more
Luke Skywalker Collector Action Figure in Original Box I purchased this Luke Skywalker costume last year and then decided to update it for another years use. That’s when I came up with the idea for a collectible toy box. It was a big hit and lots of fun. My son was definately the hit at the … Read more