Does anyone remember the Labyrinth? It was one of my favorite movies growing up! The Goblin King costume cost me $12 from the thrift store! Get oversized white flowy shirt, leggings, riding boots, any magical jewlery Used Christmas Snowglobe & spraypaint for crystal ball Used rockstar wig for that special David Bowie look $12 bucks … Read more
Inspired by the beautiful Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, I pieced together a Lara Croft costume. I bought small black shorts and black tank top. I pieced together a black belt and found a silver skull at Tilly’s. I bought buckled boots online. I bought a rig for Lara’s guns and connected it to my … Read more
Creating the perfect Barbie & Ken costume was quite a challenge for two people with different creative sides. I’m the visionary/creator mastermind and my husband is the builder. I call him the over builder because he has a tendency to put way too much testosterone into my creative ideas! I found the outfits at a … Read more
I put this sexy homemade Wonder Woman costume together with the help of Ebay, Etsy and some local stores in the mall. The red corset is from Charlotte Russe, about $25. The gold trim I got from JoAnn Fabric store, the whole roll was around $5.00 and I used fabric glue to adhere it to the … Read more
In 2010, I made three costumes from scratch from the movie/ video game Silent Hill for two friends and I. The nurses’ heads are made of clay (I didn’t have money to buy any sort of silicone casting stuff, nor do I know how to use that) so we just wore clay masks. They were … Read more
In 2012, my boyfriend and I wanted to go as Harley Quinn and the Joker but with a unique twist. We both ride motorcycles, so we thought it would be cool to imagine the traditional characters as if they rode motorcycles. I made my costume completely from scratch with a combination of red vinyl (that … Read more
The Corona bottle costume was made using a store bought yellow tube dress. I then printed out the Corona label on fabric and glued it to the dress. I took a pair of old flats and painted them yellow. For the bottle cap, I painted a Styrofoam circle yellow (same paint as the shoes), chiseled … Read more
In 2011, I went as Katy Perry from her “Alien” video. I made the costume from scratch and through lots of trial and error it took me about a month and a half to complete. The breast plate was the hardest part to figure out. It is made from plastic that was melted and formed … Read more
We made it really simple and easy. We got gloves shirts hats tights shorts sea shells and elastic. We used make up for the face and it was for school so we were restricted on some things but overall we got plenty of compliments. We had so much fun with it. If we were allowed … Read more
We got the idea from the Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga skit on SNL called Liquorville. We bought a beer bottle costume and cartoon character hands from a Halloween costume store for him. I found a cheap light beige colored mini-skirt and top from a resale shop and wore with beige tights. I bought decorative plastic grapes … Read more
I love dressing up as strong gothic characters and I love both underworld and terminator films. The Selene outfit was first created by buying a full body dance leotard and a cheap gothic corset along with black wig and blue contacts. I created fangs by filing down some fake plastic nails and sticking them on … Read more
Materials used for this Tom Sawyer costume: dress shirt old shorts with white paint metal tin paint bucket and paint brush straw hat wood slats to make a small fence string Directions wear your hat, shirt, shorts make a mini fence and paint it white to look like a mini fence. add string to it … Read more