The only things we didn’t make for these costumes were the metallic leggings (which we got off Amazon for like $10) and the glasses (which we found at a Halloween store). Everything else was scrap clothing that we either spray painted gold or drew on with sharpie to get the pattern. Great best friend costume!
I originally wanted to do Han Solo and the Slave Princess Leia with my dog being Princess Leia in a little gold bikini. This was going to be for a Halloween party at my home. But then we decided to go out instead so I had to scrap the princess puppy. I found the white … Read more
Seemed simple enough. Boots , black Jeans and white-ish shirt we had. Went to thrift stoe and purchased a jacket. Cut sleeves and converted it to a vest. Used fabric from arms to make pockets on vest front. The gun holster and gun were a bit more challenging. Went to usual toy stores and was … Read more
We love to craft our Halloween costumes and did these girls R2D2 and C3PO homemade Halloween costumes a couple years ago but didn’t get many great photos. We decided to revamp our costumes and do it again. We walked along the streets and made friends with many Star Wars fans. It was pretty funny walking … Read more
SIMPLE! (And we learned only true Star Wars fans understand it!) Neon orange jumpsuit I bought off Ebay I had a white vest from previous years. For the front box- felt went over a grey piece of foam and elastic held it up and around. I could not find thick grey elastic, so I used … Read more
Here was the process involved in creating this awesome looking amazing Hollywood quality Sci-Fi Armor -all homemade costume. 1. Concept Art 2. Sculpting in WED Clay 3. Mold-Making with silicone rubber 4. Casting with liquid plastic 5. Trimming up, sanding and preparing for paint 6. Mixture of spray base paints and airbrushed custom detail 7. … Read more
I made Yoda the Jedi Master costume from a simple picture I took from the movie. His head was made of starch and news paper with a large punching balloon for the shape. The funniest part was as I was adding the starch and paper the balloon kept it flatting. I didn’t know the balloon … Read more
Luke Skywalker Collector Action Figure in Original Box I purchased this Luke Skywalker costume last year and then decided to update it for another years use. That’s when I came up with the idea for a collectible toy box. It was a big hit and lots of fun. My son was definately the hit at the … Read more
My son is obsessed with Star Wars, so I wanted to make that our theme for Halloween. However, I’m not a fan of any of the cheap costumes that are sold in store, and I always like my son to stand out and be a little different. So every year I make his costume. This … Read more
My husband and I are HUGE Star Wars fans so for our daughter’s first Halloween our first idea was, of course, Princess Leia. All of the baby Leia costumes online weren’t really out of our budget range, but I just had the feeling that I could make a successful baby princess Leia costume myself. I … Read more
This X-Wing fighter pilot costume is really simple and pretty cheap to make. Firstly I “borrowed” an orange overall/boiler suit from work and some 20mm black webbing, it was on a roll and I used about 4m of it. I also “borrowed” some flexible ribbed pipe about 1m in length. Next I bought two of … Read more
Myself and my son Richard from Venice Italy tried to build the Jango Fett costume from Star Wars and this is the result. The materials were cardboard, spray paint, polystyrene, and a visor gardening. We also used parts of a old printer.