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