The Captain Phasma costume was my quarantine project and kept me sane during the summer at home. In the armor alone there are over 50 3D printed pieces glued together (constituting around a solid 3 weeks of continuous printing) to create the base, which was then primed and wrapped in chrome. After all the pieces … Read more
Here’s our cool homemade Alien couple costume – we are aliens from Venus visiting from Venus. We couldn’t go on a cruise through the galaxy so we came to Florida instead. We used cardboard for the female aliens spaceship, lights that were controlled by hand, a wreath ring that was able to make the skirt … Read more
I am wearing a costume that I built from scratch for about $50-70. It’s a Star Wars character called The Mandalorian. The idea came to me when I saw season 2 was coming out right before Halloween. I decided this was what I wanted to build and I began looking at how to do it. … Read more
My granddaughter and I wanted to be something cool for Halloween and I wanted to spend some time with her. She was born with out a leg and she thinks she’s different but I explain to her that she can do anything she wants as long as see puts her mind to it heck she … Read more
When the Storm Area 51 event landed on my Facebook feed like thousands of planes landed in Paradise, Nevada’s McCarran Airport on September 20, 2019, I knew I had to do something about it. I’ve been going hard on Halloween since 2014 and my sister since 2015, and this was the first opportunity we had to … Read more
I am totally obsessed with crocheting and making beautiful outfits for birthdays and holidays. I have been crocheting for the last 6-7 years and it has become a tradition for me to make costumes for my kids every Halloween. I am always amazed at the different characters I can recreate using just a bag full … Read more
This year, my 8 year old son and I searched for a challenge for a Star Wars Halloween costume. He was looking for something unusual that would make people look twice. We have seen some examples of Luke Skywalker riding on a Tauntaun and our challenge was to make ours the best. He is also … Read more
This Luke Skywalker costume took some time to make, but I am very proud how it turned out and made on a budget. I won a costume contest at a local bar and received tons of attention with many compliments! Yoda stole the show of course, but the rest of the costume is still very elaborate as … Read more
My daughters are obsessed with Moana and since this was our first year trick or treating, I decided to go all out and a create a Moana group costume for the family It all began with hei hei, my youngest daughter’s costume. I took a white onsie and sewed a “tail” on with a piece … Read more
Movie monsters of the 1980’s and 90’s have been a huge influence on my personal artwork, and I wanted to make something BIG that I could use for both Halloween and Comic Con. The Alien Queen, from “Aliens 2,” is savage and frightening, but also had a lot of potential to be elegant. When I … Read more
The Homemade Ghostbusters Logo Halloween Costume is made of foam, fleece, felt and stuffing. The Back disc is made from 4-24″ x 24″ 2″ foam pieces cut to make 4 pie pieces. These are then connected by hot glue and spray adhesive to make the whole disc. It is covered with black felt. The outer … Read more
I came up with the idea for this costume during the halloween parade at tompkins square park a year ago. I decided to make my dog both the X-Wing and the pilot. I have recently gotten into 3D printing and design so this project would put my newly found skills to the test. The first … Read more