I’m not into the Steampunk trend or a follower by any means, but I had a Halloween party to attend and when I have the opportunity or challenge to dress up I love to go all out. I had seen a few pictures and movies that had introduced me to the Steampunk style and I … Read more
This Carbon Knight costume was a fun costume to work on. It took a total of five months to complete. I used EVA foam (which can be found at your local LOWS for $20). I started with some templates I made and other simple shapes. Then cut them out on the foam. Then I hot … Read more
I’ve always been a huge fan of technology! I’ve always been good with wires (I have thousands of random wires I’ve collected throughout the years). My other talents consists of soldering, modifying components, computers, and game systems, operating systems etc. Star Trek The Next Generation movie series had a race of cybernetic organisms call Borg. … Read more
We needed costumes for a party thrown by my husband’s coworker. I enjoy science fiction and have been wanting to do steam punk outfits for a while. We had to keep the cost down so here is what we came up with. I found a masquerade mask online that my husband liked and then borrowed some elements … Read more
Zakree is 5 years old and loves robots. He recently enrolled into a Lego robotics class at his school and I thought it was a neat idea to make him a “Z” bot for Halloween. It took me a week to sift through my favorite costumes on the web and develop my ideas. I knew … Read more
This Creepy costume is the coolest and easiest costume I have ever made. The reactions were amazing, friends didn’t recognize me and they are still all talking about my costume. They all loved it as much as I did. Here is what you need to create this fantastic costume: The most expensive item to buy is … Read more
I always like to go all out for my costumes and get creative as possible. I was having trouble thinking of one. I was in Austin, TX visiting my brother when he took me to a Halloween store that he worked at, “Lucy is Disguise with Diamonds”. Nothing was coming to mind. Then, I saw … Read more
We used cardboard boxes for the body and head and feet of this robot costume. Dryer vent tubing for the arms and legs. The body, head and feet were covered with silver tape. The antennae was made with a coat hanger and 2 styrofoam balls covered with tape. We decorated the costume with furniture tacks … Read more
This creative Steam punk Pirate Captain halloween costume I made for Halloween last year and also for use in a Steam punk costume contest. I wanted to create a Steam punk airship pirate captain in a similar style to pirates of the Caribbean. This is what I came up with. First I made the bloomers … Read more
I made the head of this Alien Halloween costume out of paper mache (which is basically a mixture of 2 parts water, 1 part flour). I started by mixing it together until smooth and then I inflated a balloon the size of my child’s head, and then I cut strips of newspaper into 1 inch strips which … Read more
Last year, my girlfriend Libby convinced me to do our first couples costume and she chose The Maitlands from Beetlejuice with their stretched faces. We won and placed in several contests, found ourselves as a win on Failblog.com, and got to lead the local Halloween parade. This was a tough act to follow, and this … Read more
Wasn’t sure what to do for Halloween and I always love to be different. I stopped in a Halloween store to look for a dress and I mentioned to them that it would be so cool to have someone paint a design all over me. Wasn’t sure what , but that’s what came to my … Read more