Behold! This is my fantasy shaman costume that I wore to the 2014 Bay Area Renaissance Festival. This is the second costume that I’ve put together. What is it made from? This costume was made almost entirely of scraps and scrounged items. The leather armor is somewhat hardened (through boiling) and backed with fake fur, … Read more
Here’s my Dragon Trainer gone wrong costume. I had other costumes in mind this year and even started them but was watching “how to train your dragon” and it came to me, what if it went wrong and the dragon didn’t like their trainer. So I decided to make a shoulder dragon that moved and … Read more
For this homemade dragon head costume I used a large balloon (the kind that have the elastic band attached that kids like to bop around work well) for the mold – just make sure it is a big one. I bought wallpaper paste from the store and employed a lot of daily-journal paper. I cut … Read more
My husband and I love Halloween. We kinda got together on Halloween several years ago and every year we try to go big. Well, at least I do and I think my husband is just fine to go along for the ride because he knows how happy it makes me. In 2009 we decided to … Read more
This XIV Century Knight costume is 100% hand-made costume. I was making this costume all week for my 7 year old son Olek. This is costume a Polish knight from XIV century. This eagle in the coat of arms is also from XIV century. Knight in his armor has OUR family coat of arms – TRZASKA … Read more
This is Jared at about age 7. These are two costumes we had from earlier years we thought would look good sewed together, it took alittle patience and some vision but I think the work paid off.It looks great and is very wearable and stylish, and with his cosplay while wearing it he brought it … Read more
I love making Halloween costumes for the kids, but I’ve noticed as they get older, the costume choices are becoming more challenging! This year, my 7 yo son hit me with a real stumper – he wanted a Minecraft Ender Dragon, with wings that ‘really worked’. Ok. No problem. Anyone who knows minecraft, knows how … Read more
Apparently a simple loving couples costume is to much to ask for from a girl and guy who love fantasy. I have always loved dragon and my boyfriend has (somehow) always been cool with this. This year I saw a cute costume online and loved it BUT it cost a total of $400 once you … Read more
This is a great costume for a young boy or girl who enjoys dragons! My son is in Pre-K and they had a book report due in a week. They had to choose their favorite book, create a poster board about it and dress up like a character from the story. Well leave it up … Read more
I made the horn out of very lightweight clay made by Martha Stewart brand from Ben Franklin crafts. I let it air dry for a few days before painting an irridesant white color and before the paint dried I wrapped a sparkly thin gold ribbon around the horn. I cut a small hole in a … Read more
This fire breathing dragon costume may very well be the tallest costume in America if not the world, standing an astonishing 18 feet tall, with a wingspan of about 18 feet as well, a ten foot long tail which functions like a real tail for counter balance. I’m on stilts and have indoor pyrotechnics in … Read more
What DO you call a group of unicorns? A blessing, of course! And THAT, is our Halloween costume. We are a blessing…boy are we a blessing. In the back is daddy-corn, who works really hard so that mommy-corn can be home with the baby-corns (who are dressed up as a ballerina-corn and Ninja-corn). We can’t forget … Read more