The Homemade KISS Demon Costume itself took about 7 days to be fully completed. First poster board is used to create the shape of the boots, chest and shoulder plates. Duct tape holds it all together. Then several layers of papermache are applied ( allowing drying time between layers) to get the desired shape and … Read more
On March 7 2009 my cousin Mary & her husband, Bob, hosted a Guitar Hero World Tour party. I had just over a week to pull this Gene Simmons of KISS Costume off! I started of with the boots, which were a regular pair of work boots. Formed 2″ wood to the bottoms & screwed … Read more
Costume was designed around my 8 year old daughter’s long tongue. I knew she would be a great Gene Simmons. Making the costume took some time and thought. I used thin cardboard cut out in a scalloped design over and over and glued and stapled them all together and painted silver to make the scales … Read more
My older sister and I have been taking our duo dress up costumes very seriously for years now. We have done some pretty successful ones in the past, but last year’s Guns ‘N’ Roses Couple Costume killed it in a big way. People were really impressed with the level of detail we went into to … Read more
I made my Gene Simmons Halloween costume within a week, having first decided that I wanted to recreate his costume from the 1974-75 KISS Alive. I visited a lot of fabric and craft stores and ordered my studs on-line. I was KISS last year and used my old costume as a template, so that saved … Read more
My son’s wanted to be KISS members. For Ace, I found a girl’s stretchy black shirt and leggings, which I studded with rhinestones. I sewed some belts out of silver quilted batting that I ordered from a fabric company on-line. I also made leg warmers to look like the boots were actually taller. The arm … Read more
With only a two weeks notice before Halloween time, my son decides to be Gene Simmons of the Rock group Kiss, which gave me a deadline to start and finish this Gene Simmons of KISS Homemade Costume, day and night untill the very last minute! I thought, well, where do we start? the Bat wings! … Read more
This Homemade Grateful Dead Bear Costume was such a hit! and so easy to make! If you’re crafty you can make your own custom fur costume, but if you’re not as crafty you can buy one. You can easily turn a costume base from another costume to make your dead bear (ex: Elmo, Cookie Monster, … Read more
Easy costume for Homemade AXL Rose and Slash Couple Costume: AXL: large blonde wig, handkerchief for head, vintage sunglasses, Guns and Roses T-shirt (better Jesus Christ T-shirt), shorts or Scottish skirt, tattoos, micro stand, micro (with sponge). Slash: curly wig, top hat, vintage sunglasses, guitar, mini marshall.
Every year our church has a Halloween party and there is a competition for the greatest costume. This year we decided we were going to take home the prize and turn some heads. We purposely showed up late and made a grand entrance. Everyone in the room turned their heads and just stared at us. … Read more
My 8 year old son knew he wanted to dress up as Gene Simmons for at least 6 months before Halloween. We looked at various Kiss stage costumes and came up with this homemade Gene Simmons Rock God costume. We took his old hockey chest pads and covered then in silver tape. I then hand … Read more
I started this Homemade Gene Simmons Costume about 7 years ago. It started very simple and has grown over the years to look as it does today. The cape was made from pleather material bought at local sewing shops. It has two large “suspenders” which connect to the top of the cape near the shoulders … Read more