This is the first year since childhood I’ve really dressed up for Halloween, but I had a party to go to and figured I’d flex my creative muscles a bit rather than buying something cheap looking for $40 at the store. Back in September, while perusing some stores, a friend spotted a Riddler key chain … Read more
My husband was given a Batman costume this year and I wanted to be something that went with that, so therefore I came up with a Homemade Catwoman Halloween Costume! I bought this pair of leggings from Wal-mart that looked like leather but weren’t, they were just polyester ones, for only $10. Then I went … Read more
A family of villains… My children love the video game Lego Batman. My daughter came to me earlier this year and told me she wanted to be Poison Ivy… so we all sat down and came up with the Batman theme. Luckily we have a like mind and all went with villains. My son Ethan … Read more
The Batman and Robin costumes I made were simple and inexpensive, not to mention mostly reusable. They start with a set of gray and black thermal underwear, tops and bottoms. Then I added black and green brief underwear on top of the thermals. Next I added black gloves, tube socks, and stocking cap for Batman, … Read more
Fabric/Notions used for this Classic 1966 Batman TV Series Catwoman Costume Julie Newmar Version”: 4yds of 36″ wide 2-Way Stretch Lame from Spandex House *This was the only supplier of this fabric which is exactly the same as what was used on the original costume. It was also the most expensive fabric I’ve bought at … Read more
This year, our 4-year-old wanted to be Clark Kent and so the quest began. However, after analyzing what we needed, it ended up being rather easy and the result was great. In the end, all we needed was a pair of plastic glasses and a hat, because we already had a suit (for church) and … Read more
This Homemade Mini Wonder Woman Costume was made with fabric purchased from Joann’s. It consists of a gold belt and headband with a red satin shirt and cotton stars shorts. I made it because it seemed like all of the store bought Wonder Woman costumes were too revealing for a 1 year old.
I’ve been obsessed with Wonder Woman since the age of 5 but I have never seen a costume that I was satisfied with. When I had a superhero themed birthday party I decided I finally had to be her but I did not want your everyday typical WW outfit. I love corsets and the Victorian … Read more
The inspiration for this Homemade Frankstein Wants His Mummy Costume came from a pregame show at an Altoona Curve Baseball game. A gentleman dressed as the Indian from the Village People puppeteered the five other V.P. characters to the song Y.M.C.A., using poles much like we used on our costume’s feet. The Indian was placed … Read more
This is my Riddler costume. The Riddler is the lead vocalist in my husband’s band ‘The Villains’. It took some time to find the correct green to make the suit with. Then with the chosen pattern I was underway. There are 72 question marks in three different sizes on the lined jacket. A friend and … Read more
My friend was obsessed with Batman after the latest movie came out. So of course he wanted a Batman Costume and so my other friend and I obviously wanted to be his Villians. He pulled together a Penguin costume out of stuff in his closet and by stuffing his shirt with a pillow. I made … Read more
My name is Anthony. For the past four Halloween costumes I have gone the way of Batman villains. In 2006 I did the Joker, which was inspired by the 1950’s comics. Next was Two-Face, which drew inspiration from the animated series. Last year was Scarecrow, who I took ideas from the cartoons and movie. This … Read more