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    Harley Quinn Birds of Prey Cosplay Costume

    April 11, 2022 - By 

    If you are looking to put together a Harley Quinn cosplay costume with the gold overalls from Birds of Prey, look no further! I’ve got all the details from the costume, to hair, to makeup, to even the tattoos. This one is easy to assemble and is actually quite comfortable to wear. Adding Bruce the hyena is optional. *Post contains Amazon affiliate links, through which I may make a few cents if you purchase something Harley Quinn Birds of Prey Costume I found all the Harley Quinn costume parts on Amazon. Click here for the shoppable photo with all the…

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    Making the Classic Scarlet Witch Costume from WandaVision

    July 9, 2021 - By 

    Don’t want to buy an ill-fitting packaged costume? Here’s how to easily put together the classic Scarlet Witch cosplay costume from WandaVision, using pieces from Amazon and a free template for the headpiece. Before I had my son, I owned a costume shop and handmade ALL my costumes! Now I’m a busy mom who doesn’t have months to dedicate to costume design, but I still want my costume to fit well and not look like it came from a bag. So I signed up with the Amazon Influencers program where I can share how I use pre-made pieces to put…

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    Making Captain America’s Heater Shield

    March 21, 2021 - By 

    I went for a retro WWII Captain America cosplay look from Captain America: The First Avenger and recreated the heater shield using foam and Worbla. This type of shield is based on a type of European medieval shield, was given the name “heater shield” due to the shape resembling the bottom of a clothes iron. Cosplay Tutorial: Captain America’s Heater Shield Pattern and Cut Out Shield I drew out the shape on a big piece of paper first. The shield can be customized to size. My goal was to make something realistically sized, but lightweight. I had recently done a Zelda…

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    Mortal Kombat Scorpion Mask Free Template

    March 6, 2021 - By 

    I’m a long-time Mortal Kombat fan, so when I saw the new movie was coming out, I wanted to share my template for turning a regular face mask into a Scorpion mask! This template was made to fit with my face mask pattern but should work with most face masks with some small adjustments. So “Get over here!” and make yourself a mask! Scorpion Mask Template and Instructions Start by making a mask! Click here to get the Free Face mask Pattern and step-by-step instructions on how to make a face mask. I recently updated the post with video of…

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    Cosplay Tutorial: Changing the Color of Leather, Pleather and PVC

    June 30, 2018 - By 

    This is an easy way to change the color of any vinyl, leather, pleather or PVC shoe or material with a type of spray paint you find in an auto store. The spray is made for changing the color of car seats, so it's made to soak in and stay flexible. This is different than dying leather, which is good if you have a light color leather. But if you have something black and you want it red, this is the technique you need.