I’ve never seen an episode of Thomas the Train, but what if he had an alter-ego? What if he had the ability to stand up, unrestricted by rails, and fight evil-doers? The Transformers Halloween costume was about two months in the planning stages, including collecting random pieces of cardboard, plastic and packing foam. Torso and … Read more
Our family theme for Halloween was going to be Toy Story because of our 3 year old wanting to be Buzz. However we didn’t want the same characters as everyone else. While talking with friends, I had the idea of making a homemade Slinky Dog Halloween costume. If you search for costumes, there are none … Read more
This Zombie Barbie and Ken Couple Costume idea came up in a weird way because my fiance wanted something weird and zombieish and I wanted a cute couples costume so we compromised and put the two ideas together. Once we decided we were going to be zombies we were just looking for a good couple … Read more
My 8 year old daughter did not want to be your average clown for Halloween. She wanted to jump out of a box too! Her “Jack in the Box” costume started with a cardboard box with the bottom cut out to allow for easy walking but still had a flap on the back to look … Read more
Two weeks in the making it was inspired by the original created by Felix Jung in 2004 and somewhat by Jack W. Bell’s take in 2005 I took it upon myself to reproduce it this year with the addition of the mask and light up nose hence the “Take 3”. It even has its own … Read more
(Editor’s note: We decided to put this costume in the Transformer’s category although it was called “Armor of God” by its creator). I made this Halloween costume entirely out of ‘WASTE FOAM” from appliance boxes. It was a project for our Church and I wanted to be a bit more creative than an “Angel” or … Read more
Concept: There have been other Lego costumes; however no others must be kept at least 200 yards from a playground or school. It is the small details that make a homemade costume great. Please note the tiny 6 pack abs, nipples, Lego logo on the underpants, thong on the rear, and above all THE BALL … Read more
For a long time now I wanted to make a Transformer costume that actually transformed! Making your own costume can be very time consuming, so I needed an idea that would be simple enough that an amateur could do. In the past I did a Zoltar costume and Power Loader costume. The Zoltar costume is … Read more
I wanted a unique costume for my 6-year-old this year. I came across the idea of a Lego Minifig costume and opted for the Darth Maul model instead of your basic yellow-headed model. I did my best to make it as comfortable/usable for the kid as possible. At first I thought it should be close-fitting, … Read more
My Monopoly outfit was originally created for one of my first art classes which was ‘3D Design’. My assignment was to make an article of clothing out of anything other than cloth. While walking through the thrift store looking for ideas, I came across a couple of old Monopoly games and the rest is history. … Read more
We did this Homemade Cabbage Patch Doll Baby Costume for our first baby and wanted to make one for our second baby too. Our previous entry is the Coolest Cabbage Patch Kid Costume 2. We built it out of wood and painted it by hand, it is 1.75 scale of an original Cabbage Patch Kid … Read more
The adventures of Legoman originally started 3-4 years ago, when I decided to take my mother to one of Australia’s largest Bush Doofs. Taking over 2 weeks, the Homemade Legoman Costume was made out of Styrofoam and PVC piping. The reaction was so grand over the 4 day event, that he not only sparked a … Read more