My sister and I were out on a ride and brainstorming ideas for Halloween. We knew that we wanted to do something with our horses and top last year’s costume as Ring Seekers from “Lord of the Rings”. We got to talking about our favorite movie as kids, Planet of the Apes (1968) and that’s … Read more
I visited Las Vegas back in January. I thought why not make a casino my costume. I know that there are slot machine costumes and dealer table costumes but I thought no one has the whole casino. I have a working blackjack table, a working roulette table, a spinnable mini slot machine and I have … Read more
When I was a kid, I liked playing Dungeons and Dragons a little, but I LOVED painting the little metal figures a LOT. And I always wished that the little monsters I painted could come to life. So this Halloween it was time to make a monster. I did a little research to find a … Read more
Hey guys! My name is Alexandra. I’m a Cosmetologist, Artist, and Musician from Central Illinois. I’m a huge Walking Dead fan. I’m extremely intrigued by the amount of art and effort put into the making of the show. I decided to turn my obsession into a reality this year for Halloween! Instead of being a … Read more
Samurai cat is a series of illustrated books by Mark Rodgers. I love cats and his books inspired me to make this Samurai Cat costume based on the chief character, Miaowara Tomokato. I even wore the costume to a convention where he was at and he was very impressed. How I Made the Costume I … Read more
Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday of the year! As I had to skip last Halloween because I was planning my wedding, I decided this year should make up for last and be twice as amazing. So I started talking with my best friend in late August about what we would be that year. We … Read more
Neurotic? No, no, no! I don’t like that word. I’d say, thorough. Yeah, let’s go with that. When I decided that I wanted to be Alice it was not even a question that there’d be extensive underpinnings. I’m nothing if not, well, thorough. First, a lady needs a corset. I make them professionally so it … Read more
Inspired by a sock monkey costume I saw in a catalog a couple of years ago, I thought of our family’s costume theme this year: “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkeys!” We selected the sock monkey, clapping monkey, barrel of monkeys, and Boots the monkey (from Dora the Explorer) for my kids and husband. After much … Read more
This is a contest winning costume all hand built by myself and is an obscure character from a movie not many people know of. As soon as I saw this character, I knew I had to build it. Starting with the head, I gathered scraps of surfboard foam and bonded them together to build a … Read more
After working at Disney World for half a year, I was always inspired by the costumes around the parks and how they filled guests with feelings of excitement and awe! I wanted to recreate this feeling for others by building my own original costume. All I knew was I wanted it to be big, and … Read more
Bender is a robot character from the cartoon Futurama whose soul purpose is drinking beer to stay sober and operate. And when he doesn’t drink he gets 12 o’clock rust and begins to malfunction and act like he is drunk. My Bender costume was a first price winner at multiple competitions. To begin with, Bender … Read more
Optimus Prime, completely made with from around the house items with the help of bondo, paint ,RC wheels and talented airbrush work and plenty of hot glue and cardboard . This costume took three months and a part a day mentality , if not this would have been too overwhelming ! First step was getting … Read more