So, everyone has a certain toy that they loved growing up and mine, like so many others was Voltron. I still have one of my original die-cast lions, and about 2 months ago, my 5 and 7 y.o. boys were asking me what it was. I explained to them that it was like the power … Read more
On a dare from my nephew, I dressed as James from Team Rocket for a Pokemon Trading Card Game event and Halloween in the year 2000. So, I cropped an old turtleneck shirt that I bought at a Salvation Army store, sewed a felt “R” in red on the front, got a white pair of … Read more
My son wanted a Digimon costume. He wanted to dress up as Metalgreymon for Halloween parade in school. However I can not find any Metalgreymon costume. There is no pattern available either. So I decide to make him one myself for the first time. I first made the head structure with cardboard then I patched … Read more
PIKACHU COSTUME: For Pikachu’s costume, I purchased a simple yellow tube dress on clearance and altered it to the correct size/length. I purchased the yellow leg warmers on ebay. For Pikachu’s ears, I used rabbit ears leftover from Easter – I stripped the fabric off the ears and re-covered them with yellow and black felt. … Read more
My son was VERY into Dragon Ball Z for more than one year, so I made this Dragonball Z costume for the first time in 2002, and then I perfected it in 2004. I used his action figures as my models. I used a dark blue sweat suit that I picked up from Wal-Mart for … Read more
My son LOVES Digimon and really wanted to be Guilmon last year. I don’t think he understands that my sewing skills are basic (at best!). I decided this year to give it a try to make a Homemade Guilmon Costume as part of his birthday present (his birthday is the day before Halloween). I purchased … Read more
My son loves Pokemon. One of his favorite Pokemon characters is Blastoise. In the past, I have had a real difficult time finding a high quality, affordable costume that will comfortably fit my son’s body type. Therefore, this year I decided to get creative and home make his Halloween costume for 2010. I recommend this … Read more
Inuyasha! This Manga costume one if for all those Manga fans out there! I believe that it took me about five hours give or take to put this ensemble together. This is one of my daughter’s favorite characters! She asked me to make her costume and I had no clue what to do! I have … Read more
I love Anime, and my favorite is Digimon. When a friend told me about cosplay, which is a combination of Costume, and Play, I decided to try it out. I loved Guilmon, and I thought why not try a Guilmon from Digimon Costume? I used craft foam from Joannns, cotton red fabric, and sculpy clay. … Read more
My costume is Krabby from the epic cartoon show Pokemon. I first started making the homemade Pokemon costume by drawing out the shape on a hard cardboard piece I found behind a furniture store. I painted the cardboard. Pretty simple. I had to cut a hole in the middle so my head could help carry … Read more
I’m still making costumes for Max (see Franklin Turtle costume when he was 3). Max, at 7 years old, loved Pokemon and wanted to be Trainer Ash Kethum for Halloween. I put together this quick and easy Homemade Pokemon Trainer Ash Kethum Costume and thought I’d share it with you. I took an old red … Read more
Prepare for trouble, and make it double. Arguably the greatest villains on a TV show, we decided they needed to be honored and remembered on the greatest of holidays. We did this Team Rocket Couple Costume with two girls, but it could definitely be even better with a guy and a girl! This costume was … Read more