The moment I saw a mannequin head for 4 dollars at a thrift store, I came up with this double-headed 50s housewife illusion costume. I adore Halloween, almost to a fault….nah! No such thing! I came up with this costume when I found an old mannequin head in a thrift store for 4 dollars! I … Read more
I had a lady ask me if I could make her granddaughter a unique costume this year because last year she had seen my daughter’s Starbucks costume and loved it! So she requested I make a Yo Gabba Gabba Plex the robot costume. I started off with a large cardboard box. I formed a circle … Read more
We are from the walking dead, Negan and one of Negan’s wives. We put together our costumes with stuff we had at the house and we made our bats out of real barbwire. And he added fake blood to his to make it look cooler. Putting barbwire on a bat is harder than it looks … Read more
Well, this Homemade Megazord Costume started when I saw Caron Azul’s version of the Megazord. The amount of detail he put into it was amazing. I just had to try and make it. So I made some mock ups on paper, proportions and estimates on how it’s going to look. Starting on 9/5/09 my friend … Read more
It’s been my dream to create the weeping angel costume. And finally decided to do it here. I started off hand stitching the dress and spraying it gray and black. I added streaks of black and white acrylic to push the highlights and aging. I then went into making the wig. I used fabric tape … Read more
Halloween is my All-time Favorite holiday and I love making my own costumes to wear as opposed to buying them. Here is my American Gladiators costume created for Halloween 2017 Materials:* Broom from the Dollar Tree* Red and blue duct tape* Two empty 2 liter pop bottles* Blond or Black wig (I went with black … Read more
Dave Chappelle has made the world laugh for decades. One of his most hilarious characters was none other than Tyrone Biggums, a friendly neighborhood crack connoisseur. Here you will see my costume and the detail put into it. Many can mimic, few can be exact. These items were purchased at thrift stores and local grocery … Read more
I build costumes for my partner and I every year. The great thing is we are almost identical in size. I construct one costume and learn from my mistakes making the second build easier. I began with building the structure that would hold our “killers” . 2 wooden dowels you can find at any hardware … Read more
Our idea for this year was to be one of our favorite TV shows from growing up. And that was Nickelodeon’s Double Dare! We had 5 people in our group, so one was the referee of the night and two of us were on the “blue” team and two on the “red” team. First we … Read more
My super cool Oscar costume I made inspired by a shaggy green sweater! This costume was easy to make and required only minimal supplies. I used a plastic garbage can for the body and the lid for the hat. Then, I bought the sweater and wig at a thrift store and made the banana peel … Read more
Dream about Daenerys? Think you know more than Jon Snow? Put your crafting to the test with these Westeros-inspired, homemade Game of Thrones Halloween costumes. No dragon glass necessary. Winter is here, people, so bundle up with the coolest DIY costume this side of the wall. 1. Mother of Dragons Costume Be the first of your … Read more
For Halloween this year my boyfriend, his friend, his friend’s girlfriend and I decided to go as characters from the popular television show “Arrow.” The show is based off of the DC comic Green Arrow. The characters for our Arrow costumes are (left to right) Black Canary, Green Arrow, Arsenal (Red Arrow/Speedy), and Felicity Smoke. … Read more