This is my costume I made for the 2011 Halloween season. I saw a lot of movies this year and wanted to do something that hasn’t really been done. As my ideas started flowing I just said whatever comes to mind I will just do it. My first instinct was TRON. This is a sequel … Read more
For this homemade Doctor Who (The Fourth Doctor) costume I made the 13-foot-long scarf out of thrift store sweaters (see detailed instructions below), dyed the hat brown and attached a hat band, made the necktie, and restructured the collar of the button-up shirt. ‘Doctor Who’ is a British science fiction series that first began in … Read more
I always wanted a robot costume, but never had a good enough reason to make one. So when I got invited to a Hero & villains Halloween/birthday bash (he was born on the first of Nov!) a robot was the first thing on my mind. It is made out of a hell of a lot … Read more
The legs and arms of my homemade robot Halloween costume are made from dyer vinyl vents, painted silver. The shoes have been duct-taped. A voice changer is hidden inside so that it sounds like a robot. A blinking light top is really a nose from a clown costume and lights are taped inside the back … Read more
This Steampunk Group Costume came from hours of labor, ingenuity, and creativity. The make up alone on me (the monster) took about 4 hours. May I present, Dr. FrankenSTEAM, his Monster, and the Bride. My friends and I had this idea to use Steampunk & Frankenstein together. The great thing about Steampunk is that it … Read more
This is my Halloween Homemade Steampunk Costume from 2010. My mom made the skirt for me (It’s a semi-Victorian skirt with ruffles on the back and bottom) and pretty much everything else came from the mall. I’d had the sweatshirt and shoes for awhile and the blouse was used in another costume.
My 3year old originally wanted to be a dinosaur, he loves dinosaurs but since we did a dragon 2 years ago and the fact that we live in Florida and it is still hot here, I didn’t think it was a good idea. He loves to walk around and say “I am a robot.” Thus, … Read more
I was obsessed with Back to the Future when I was in 8th grade and really wanted a Homemade Marty McFly Costume for Halloween. Pretty much everything was either stuff I already owned or got from Goodwill. The vest was from a garage sale. The woman in one of the pictures with me is dressed … Read more
I’m a 20 year old college student who happened to have some free time on his hands and decided to do something fun. Here is my homemade Predator Halloween costume. Everything on it was completely homemade, including the latex mask, which took a bit of experimenting to get right. It has functional parts as well; … Read more
This is the homemade Predator costume I made for my 9 year old son. The helmet and hands were purchased, but reworked for a better look. The dreadlocks are window foam. The leotard was a nude color and then airbrushed to give it the ‘Predator’ look. Over the top of that I added fishnet stockings. … Read more
My boyfriend and I went as Elliot and E.T. the Extraterrestrial. The Homemade E.T. and Elliot Couple Costume is 100% handmade! The mask was molded from Crayola Model Magic and then painted with Acrylic paint. The body was contructed with layers of quilt batting and then sprayed with adhesive and covered in fabric. I then … Read more
Here is our Completely Homemade Ghostbuster and StayPuft. All but the Ghostbuster patches were homemade. We had a great time and the Stay Puft was the center of attention all night. He WAS hard to miss! Our Ghostbuster pack was packed with lights. We used battery operated LED Christmas lights and blinky star lights in … Read more