I am the silver Goddess of fishing, hunting and wildlife – Artemis. As I was taking a moonlit stroll one evening, I happened upon this lonely, hungry, handsome fisherman, and decided to give him a special catch– a dogfish. The fish was especially difficult to catch, but he was up to the challenge. The idea … Read more
This year I decided to be Medusa, the Greek Goddess from Greek Mythology. I did not want to use the store bought costume. They all look too much the same and not unique enough, so I made my own Homemade Medusa Costume. I found material that looked like reptile skin. It was dark green with … Read more
I was thinking of a Halloween costume to wear to work. My husband and I just watched Clash of the Titan’s on the TV when I thought of a Medusa costume. I have to be original and crafty because this is the type of person I am. At first we were just going to get … Read more
I don’t really remember what made me think of this homemade Bud Light knight costume idea but it came out really good. I simply made the armor out of cardboard and then glued and taped cut beer cans onto the outside. The cans are very sharp when cut open so be very careful if you … Read more
I am MEDUSA in this picture. This do it yourself Medusa Halloween costume took me about 6 1/2 hours total to do. I have colored viper contacts in my eyes and have my body covered in green latex with a fabric called “tool” underneath it to give it that scaley effect of a snake. My … Read more
My daughter was Medusa. I got a black dress from a previous Halloween costume. We bought some snake-type jewelery. I used a lot of thick black eyeliner for her eyes to make them really pop. Then I used green and gold eyeshadow with a lot of glitter. Her lips were purple glitter (it looked really … Read more
Being a university student, I don’t have a lot of money. So, for Halloween, I didn’t want to spend an obscene amount of money on some generic costume. I started thinking about making my costume and decided to use all the beer cans lying around at home combined with a warrior theme from World of … Read more
The Minotaur is a creature from Greek mythology that had a body of a man and a head of a bull. This was a little difficult to do since you can’t find a decent bull mask anywhere in the US. England had a good one but it was $30 to ship. This one came from … Read more
My son decided on a homemade Minotaur child Halloween costume idea this year. The body was easy. I made a long sleeve shirt and leggings in a nude color. I then bought some cow hide-looking fur. I made him fur shorts, shirt and a neck warmer. I made pleather hooves and attached them to some … Read more
I created this homemade Beer Knight Halloween costume to put together my love of medieval armor and alcohol. I first started by creating the shield. I based it off of my fraternity’s symbol, the star shield. It is a pentagon with a star in the middle and two swords crossing behind it; in my costume … Read more
Eris is the Greek goddess of chaos, conflict, and strife. She is a natural-born troublemaker. When all the other gods and goddesses were invited to a wedding except Eris, she showed up anyway and threw the golden Apple of Discord into the wedding party, with a label that read, “For the Fairest.” Three goddesses stepped … Read more
My costume is totally cobbled together by me. I decided to be Medusa and so set out to get all the necessary pieces. First, I purchased a black, curly wig, and a BOATLOAD of snakes from a party store. I used tiny rubber-bands to interweave the snakes into the wig. Then I went to the … Read more