This is a costume I made over a couple of days for my son. My goal was to make a home-made boxy head shape for the monster. I started with a one gallon plastic water jug and cut the base off. The idea was to use the square bottom as the base/mold. I then covered … Read more
During a few drinks at a New Years party 2012 / 2013, my brother and I talked about how cool it would be to suit up as Iron Men to celebrate his son’s birthday party in 6 months. I had an unfinished War Machine from IM2 movie, which I made out of EVA foam, but … Read more
I can only write up about wolverine, storm and myself as mystique. wolverine, the challenge was his claws. He welded and shaped them and then smoothed them down with sandpaper. for the most part they stayed in his grip, though drinking was interesting. Storm bought a leather jacket and used a white pen to draw … Read more
I am a closet nerd when it comes to superheroes, especially when they are Marvel. My three roommates and I were brainstorming costume ideas that could include all four of us. We are all fortunately past the super slutty costume state, but we of course still wanted to look cute. Originality was another important factor. … Read more
I got this idea for a fantastic four couples costume from a challenge someone posted on a superhero forum. I wanted to see if I could create a Fantastic Four Human Torch costume that could “flame on”. I searched around the internet and could not find anything that was exactly the look I was searching for. … Read more
I have two children a boy age three and a girl age six. Kayden, my daughter, is very opinionated about her costume choices and ideas. She has a very clear idea of what she wants to be and won’t settle for anything less. haha. My son on the other hand is three, he couldn’t care … Read more
I wanted to be different from all the superheroes, so I challenged myself and picked Spider man. Nobody ever wears a Spider man costume as a woman because it can never be sexy enough. I thought to myself “CHALLENGE ACCEPTED”. So I went to the mall, had a Spider man logo printed on a guys … Read more
Iron Toddler: My 3 year old son wanted to be Iron Man for Halloween and I didn’t really like any of the store bought costumes so I decided to build one from scratch. The project began as Pepakura files on the computer. After cutting out all the template pieces I traced them onto the 5mm thick craft … Read more
My fiance and I recently got engaged and wanted to do our first couples Halloween costume. Saving for a wedding has been our first priority so we wanted something that wouldn’t cost a fortune but still look great! I found a 1980’s wedding dress and a suit jack at a second hand store. I tore my dress to bits … Read more
My last minute costume hunt was on, October 31st, lunchtime. Nothing in mind, but looking for inspiration at Goodwill for my teen. They had the usual cheap costume capes, but I wanted something special. I found a vintage wedding gown and immediately decided on the costume, Bride of Frankenstein Costume. Add a $2.99 dust ruffle … Read more
We have both huge X-Men fans and wanted to embody our favorite characters which happens to also be a couple, hence the Gambit and Rogue Couple Costume! Here’s how we made Gambit: Gambit’s chest piece was made by creating a plaster body cast then a rubber mold. The final piece was made of rubber, we … Read more
When X-Men 3 came out a few years back, my friends began telling me how much I resembled Famke Janssen, aka Jean Grey, aka Dark Phoenix. I never watched the movies myself, but Googled her and found out they were right. Really right. I heard it so much in the months before Halloween that I … Read more