I grew up loving the Batman series and always had a vision of my own Batman. People laughed at me first when I mentioned the project but when they saw the final thing all they had to say was LOOK OUT IT’S BATMAN! Well, I wanted to have armor pieces so I purchased a football … Read more
I spent a total of $16 and 3 hours creating my costume. I “borrowed” the idea from an image I found on Pinterest. I used my green skirt from the previous year’s Girl Scouts costume (also homemade) and scoured thrift stores for a tee of the same or similar shade. The black shirt also came … Read more
This year our girls wanted to be superheroes… with a girly twist. We had seen this on Pinterest and set out to work. I made tutus for each of the girls, cut out the shirt logos of felt and used fabric glue to attach to their shirts. We added some leggings, sparkly boots, eye masks … Read more
I just take a old red t-shirt an cut off the sleeves, take another t-shirt but green and cut the sleeves and put them in the red t-shirt, I bought yellow and black fabric for the coat, belt, wristbands. Cut all the pieces, sew them and ready to go. The most difficul part is pick … Read more
My 10 year old daughter wanted to be Batman, but girlie! So after some pondering we decided to add a tutu and sparkle. We made her tutu out of black shimmer tulle and elastic, adding a big yellow bow. For the top we searched the fabric section until we found a stretchy sequined fabric. It’s … Read more
We always find it to be way more fun to create our own Halloween costumes. We all loved Batman so it was pretty fun. For Robin it was easy got him a red shirt. I painted on the logo with puff paint, bought him some tight girl leggings and dyed them green, sewed up a … Read more
I made this adult Batman costume for Halloween 2012. I picked Batman, let’s face it, what grown man does not want a bat suit, lol? It took 3 weeks to make the bottom, half are black jeans with pads I made from a old black jacket plus PVC for the boots from another old coat. The chest piece and shoulder armor are … Read more
This Bat-Tastic family Halloween group costume was one of my favorites to make and wear out! It was a huge hit at my brothers’ Halloween party and didn’t make a dent in my bank account! Plus, it was awesome all three siblings were characters from Batman! The hunter green leotard was purchased at a dance store. Lucky for … Read more
Our boys have been so in to super heroes the last few months. The one and a half year old even runs around shooting pretend blasts out of his hands. I figured Batman and Robin would be very appropriate for their recent obsession. Plus, what little boy doesn’t dress like Batman at least once? And … Read more
These Batman Heroes and Villains costumes were a ton of work but so much fun to wear. We strolled down the streets downtown and people were shrieking and taking pictures like we were famous. The costume body and legs are made from foam for housing insulation and hotglue. The heads are made from cardboard concrete … Read more
Our caped-crusader Batman and Batgirl Couple Halloween Costumes started a month ago. We decided to home make these special costumes. I “Batman ” started to research on the internet for designs and color and what material would I have to use to come up with the greatest Batman and Batgirl costume ever (so I was … Read more
When I decided that I wanted to do a Batman costume for a comic convention I went to with friends this past September, I went in with the thought that it would be easier to do a costume that was kind of funny rather than trying to make some epic looking Dark Knight get up. … Read more