Since I was little I have loved Iron Man. When I heard that the movie was coming out I was extremely excited. I turned that excitement into creativity (in early May 2008) and began to work on an Iron Man costume for fall 2008. At first it was really hard working with the cardboard, but … Read more
I thought that I was going to make myself an Iron Man suit but my ten year old son convinced me that making him a War Machine suit was somehow in my “best interest”. He was very persuasive so I took out the half inch foam playroom floor mats and an xacto knife and one … Read more
For the shells: We bought some fabric for the shells and cut out some cardboard ovals and stapled them to the cardboard, then stuffed that with stuffing, and stapled the rest as we went. Bought a full green sweatsuit as well as green long sleeves to make sure none of our real skin was showing. … Read more
This was our Halloween costume for 2009 for a ‘Heroes and Villains’ theme event. We wanted to make our own homemade girl ninja turtle costume because we knew there would be tons of people that would have the same costume (because it was such a huge event). Here’s how we made it- For the main … Read more
Last year, my son wanted to be a Ninja Turtle for Halloween so I bought him a costume. But since we always do a family theme, I had to figure out how to make something for my husband and me, for cheap, and relatively easy! After looking at pictures online (especially this site), I saw … Read more
This is Daisy, she’s a big fan of Wonder Woman and she asked me to make her a Homemade Wonder Woman Halloween Costume for Halloween. I haven’t been sewing long, but i figured I’d give it a try. I think she looks great and it turned out well for my first attempt at sewing without … Read more
For my homemade Mystique costume, I bought a blue unitard after deciding that it was too cold where I live to use body paint or liquid latex. I cut scale-shaped pieces out of some shiny blue fabric I bought and used liquid latex to glue them onto the suit. I also painted the suit to … Read more
There are a lot of fictional characters that I love, a lot of characters who resonate with me, but none quite like Jean Grey of the X-Men. this is my Jean Grey from X-Men Costume. I have been making my own Halloween costumes for years and I always love the opportunity to spend time exploring … Read more
I have always loved Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. So back in 2007 I decided to dress up as her and create a homemade Wonder Woman costume (it was difficult being that I am a guy). I prepared for Halloween months in advance. I went to tons of fabrics stores searching for the right colors … Read more
For this homemade Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon costume I was inspired by the Charles Middleton version of Ming from the 80s movie of Flash Gordon. My cloak and robe was made from a basic Kimono pattern. The collar took months to make. I covered little pieces of foam board with adhesive back gold … Read more
I had bought two (yes 2!) old wedding dresses from the local thrift store. Because I didn’t realize how much weight I gained recently, I didn’t bother trying them on. On “party” day, I tried each dress on, neither fit. So my very clever sister took me to BigLots, bought a $5 white bed sheet … Read more
This Homemade Bride of Frankenstein Costume became the largest undertaking costume wise I’ve encountered, from my initial sketches to finished product it took 60+ hours. It’s also the thing I’m proudest of! I made everything, including the wig, the rest of the costume involves everything from working nuts and bolts (I was bolted into costume … Read more