Cool DIY Poison Ivy Costume

My daughter Kaylie. I came up with the idea because our family was going to do the Bad Guy villain theme. I sprayed her hair red. I made the boots by painting them with green paint then green glitter. I also hot glue gunned leaves to the boots. I made her shirt by cutting out … Read more

Cosplay Inspired Harley Quinn and Robin Toddler Costumes

Cosplay Inspired Harley Quinn and Robin Toddler Costumes

Harley Quinn and Robin Costumes for Toddlers that didn’t look cheap or cheesy were hard to come by in 2014 without dropping a ton of money.  These patterns were drafted using basic top and leggings patterns with custom measurements for each of my children. My daughter was 2yrs old but the size of 12-18 months … Read more

Batman Villains Family Costume Theme

Batman Villains Family Costume Theme

My oldest daughter is the one who started the batman villain theme. She is 8 years old and loves all the old batman movies. She chose poison ivy as her costume and that just triggered the rest of the family into dressing up too. I wanted to try and stick as close as possible to … Read more

Trick And Treat Scary Halloween Clowns

Trick And Treat Scary Halloween Clowns

The costumes for Trick And Treat were imagined by my wife Ana Conlin.  We took off the shelf items and molded them to what we wanted for a look.  for instance the neckwear on Treat (green clown) is a child tutu with blue and greens balls we glued to it.  the costumes are off the … Read more

No-Sew Intricate Harley Quinn Costume

No-Sew Intricate Harley Quinn Costume

Of course I had to be Harley Quinn for Halloween this year! I love her as a character because she is crazy and fun. With the suicide squad movie coming out next year, I dressed as her to show my excitement! However I chose a look more similar to the comics than to the movie. … Read more

Old School Harley Quinn Costume

Old School Harley Quinn Costume

My costume was Harley Quinn. I researched her character for awhile before starting on her and channeling my character for the big night. She’s a playful person who’s in love with the Joker despite their many shortcomings. Not to mention the fact he repeatedly tried to kill her, but she always falls back in love … Read more

Women’s Riddler Costume

Women's Riddler Costume

My best friend was having a superhero bachelorette Party in Vegas. I wanted something more accurate then the ones they sell at the store. For this women’s Riddler costume I ended up ordering a men’s blazer and turned it into a vest. I got the hat and added question marks to the vest and hat … Read more

Arkham Asylum: Scarecrow Costume

Arkham Asylum: Scarecrow Costume

I wanted to try my hand a creating a decent Scarecrow from the Batman Arkham Asylum games. I started with stripping the leather from 3 different leather couches. I wanted to keep the build as low cost as possible. The mask is made using Crayola model magic and bandages that I had painted on using a … Read more

Batman Two-Face Costume and Makeup

Batman Two-Face Costume and Makeup

I made this Two Face costume based on the Batman animated series. It was inspired by Billy Dee Williams portrayal of the character in the 1989 classic Batman directed by Tim Burton. I’ve always been a fan of the criminal villain. He is my favorite from the rogues alley. His design is unique and there … Read more

Best Homemade Riddler and Two Face Couples Costume!

Best Homemade Riddler and Two Face Couples Costume!

I wanted to be something different this year so after going through a lot of ideas I finally came up with one I had never seen anyone do. The Riddler and Two Face. I love Batman (and Jim Carrey hence the Batman Forever look I was going for) and knew Two Face would be the … Read more

Crazy Adorable Harley Quinn Costume

Crazy Adorable Harley Quinn Costume

Here’s how I made my Harleyy Quinn Costume. I’ll start from the top! I got the wig from a store on ebay called pengshuai2012. It came down but I put it into pigtails since that’s how Harley wears her hair. The makeup is Mehron brand, it’s theatrical quality makeup I got from a store called … Read more

Cool Poison Ivy Costume

Poison Ivy Costume

Not Just a Brilliant Botanical Chemist Poison Ivy is my all time favorite villain!! It took Me many years to perfect this Poison Ivy costume to where I felt comfortable. I didn’t like the green stockings and unitard and I also couldn’t find a green dress the right color. I found the perfect corset and … Read more