This Avatar costume was many weeks in preparation. I bought the Avatar costume at the Halloween store but only used it for the tail and the mask. I cut the ears off the mask so I could strap them under the wig. The wig, fangs, jewelry and the makeup were all purchased at a local … Read more
I love Steampunk outfits. It is a modern Victorian style very popular right now . For this Halloween I decided to put together a Victorian explorer costume that could be passed down to his kids or passed on to other family members that would last rather than the store bought costumes that barely make it … Read more
My boyfriend, Joshua, came up with the idea to do a Steampunk (Victorian age, mechanical, sort of post-apoctolypic, science fiction genre) look for a Halloween costume, and I thought that sounded great! At first, I thought he might be upset that I wanted to copy his excellent idea, but he was thrilled to do a … Read more
I found an article on foam ideas and that spawned making this lightweight craft that appears to float. I also love the look of “Steampunk” and the “Time Machine” styling seen in movies. I went for a hovercraft that is supposed to be powered by Tesla Technology. The craft features lights and sound to help … Read more
My daughter-ini-law suggested a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the Ghostbusters movie as my grandson’s costume. I’ve made every one of my two son’s costumes over the years and now can follow up with costumes for my grandchildren. It took me a week of thinking and planning to come up with a way to do … Read more
I am a big fan of Spaceballs and it just seemed a no brainer to attempt a Barf costume. With a lot of help from my wife, my mother, and a dvr (to rewatch it a few times), we pulled off this costume. We had to fabricate the feet, tail, arms, and ears using faux fur, … Read more
In 2011, I went as Katy Perry from her “Alien” video. I made the costume from scratch and through lots of trial and error it took me about a month and a half to complete. The breast plate was the hardest part to figure out. It is made from plastic that was melted and formed … Read more
My son is obsessed with Star Wars right now. So when I asked him what he waned to be for Halloween, there was no hesitation to pick Boba Fett. He says Boba Fett is way cooler than any Jedi because he has a blaster gun and a jett pack. When I was thinking about how … Read more
I love dressing up as strong gothic characters and I love both underworld and terminator films. The Selene outfit was first created by buying a full body dance leotard and a cheap gothic corset along with black wig and blue contacts. I created fangs by filing down some fake plastic nails and sticking them on … Read more
I crafted this costume out of dryer vent hosing, dixie cups, cardboard, hot glue, and silver paint. I put hinges at the elbow and knee joints. The rubber light bulb was from a computer convention for people to squeeze to avoid carpel tunnel. It was very uncomfortable for him to wear. Eventually, he pealed the … Read more
So my son was dead set on being a ghost…boring…. Since we like to do a family theme, what better way to complement him than Ghosbusters?? All three of our costumes were made from materials we had around the house or dug up at the local Goodwill stores. I really enjoyed putting together the outfit … Read more
Creating this R2D2 was fun and exciting! First we took a regular light weight trash barrel and cut out the bottom and flipped it upside down. Next it was spray painted white and then the detail painting was done and holes were cut. For the dome, We covered a yoga ball with paper mache about … Read more