Rob Ott is his name… and this year I decided to take this homemade robot to the next level. In 2009, I made a cardboard robot costume for Halloween in about 4 days. I hooked up LEDs and a few lighted switches and some Christmas lights. It turned out to be a smash at all … Read more
My plan was to go as a dice but when I picked out my box it was rectangle and not square so I had to rethink my costume. That is how I came up with the Homemade Robot Halloween Costume idea. My husband is an electrician so some of it was what we had laying … Read more
I wanted to design a costume that was loosely based on the aliens from the James Cameron Alien movie but more of a humanoid form and leaning towards sexy rather than scary. I couldn’t do some of the things I wanted to do on my Female Alien Invader Costume using Lycra or other materials, so … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a ‘Light Up Robot’ so that’s what we did! We went as a group, but you can make the kid robot, adult robot or mad scientist for the individual. Basically, her Homemade Light-Up Robot Costume is a silver, spray painted plastic container (head) and garbage bin (body). HEAD: My husband … Read more
My two children were dressed in Star wars Halloween costumes. My son was Darth Vader so as a last minute costume change we decided to make my 2 year old Princess Leia. I used a headband that I covered in brown felt and attached the buns with hot glue. The buns were 2 Crystal Light … Read more
This year my friends and I decided to have a costume themed New Years Eve Party. Everyone was required to come as “something newsworthy of 2009″ – it’s an easy and creative way for everyone to have fun and re-visit past moments of the year. A lot of people got pretty creative, but I have … Read more
First of all the movie totally inspired me to do something similar to the Neteyri Avatar. These creatures are totally sexy in there own way and I wanted to incorporate that same look. I bought 32oz of blue latex and 8oz of black and 8oz of white latex. These products can be purchased at any … Read more
This Homemade District 9 Wikus van de Merwe Costume depicts the main character of District 9, Wikus van de Merwe after he has been exposed to alien DNA which results in a wicked transformation. Supplies: • Mario Chiodo Collection Ghoul Hands (also called Unearthed or Zombie Hands) • Needle and Black thread • E6000 adhesive … Read more
I chose this Homemade Leeloo and Korben Dallas from the Fifth Element Couple Costume because I love the fifth element and it was a fun costume that I’ve never seen anyone wear before. I bought a long orange wig on amazon, cut it short, and twisted sections with mousse. The t-shirt was a ribbed shirt … Read more
Homemade Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot costume… This costume and accessories were all homemade (except light saber). We used bright orange cotton fabric for the suit and a white synthetic fabric for the vest. The helmet was a racecar helmet that we painted and decorated to reflect the X-Wing Pilot’s helmet. Pieces on the helmet were … Read more
After watching the original sci-fi movie Dune this year I decided to try to make this costume this year. I started with a bunch of photos of the web. Then I got togther some materials: 1/4″ thick minicell foam, tubes of goop, lots of super glue, 1/4″ black flex tubing, black leotard, rubber latex and … Read more
The Homemade Jawa Costume Ideas took us about a week and about 50 bucks. The materials we used were 4 cheap brown snuggie look alikes for the robes, two cheap masks from the fabric store and 4 plastic toy containers that you get from the grocery store when you leave the cheap toys for 50 … Read more