For you, making a homemade Halloween costume is not an option, it’s a necessity. You are not afraid of a challenge and you are ready to dig in and do the hard work. Committing to this level of crafting is not hard for you, but you want to make sure that the finished product will be worth it. In that case, we invite you to browse through this unparalleled gallery of photos and Halloween costume how-to’s.
Here you will find people who have googled, YouTubed and scoured the depths of the internet so that you don’t have to! Whether constructed by a sewing machine or a hot glue gun, the resulting Halloween costumes here will astound you!
You will see a movie quality Spiderman suit, a Prince jacket with unbelievable details and Transformers costumes that actually transform!
Get inspired and then get started. Don’t forget to take pictures along the way so that you can share your creativity with us! We look forward to seeing them.
Here’s my version of a Queen Elizabeth costume. Queen Elizabeth is a big hit in West Hollywood (where more queens are needed). Many of the costume items are thrift store finds. I found the Queen Elizabeth costume dress at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. Everything from the dress to the medals, top the stroller to … Read more
Here are two costumes we made: a Monster Fighter Zombie minifigure costume for our son and LaLaLoopsy costume for our daughter. My son is such a huge Lego fan! When he was 5 his favorite set was the Monster Fighters, which had all the original monsters in the pack, such as the Dracula, the Wolfman and Frankenstein, … Read more
I made these Princess Daisy and Princess Peach costumes for my daughters who are severely disabled from a double dx of CDKL5 and mitochondrial disease. I challenged myself to make a costume using their wheelchairs. They would pull off anything on front so I was limited to the sides and back. The costumes are for Halloween, … Read more
My son chose The Thing costume from Fantastic Four. This year’s costume theme was superheroes. My 4 year old son had to think long and hard to pick a superhero he didn’t already own a “dress-up” outfit of. Every year I make our own costumes and this year would be no different. At first I was extremely nervous … Read more
My husband, Dan, and I had a thought about making Hocus Pocus costumes and turning our front yard into the Movie. And since all 6 kids are out of the house on their own, we had the time to put into making the best costumes and props we knew how. The people were chosen to play the parts and the props … Read more
For a couple of years now I have wanted to make a Princess Lolly costume from the board game Candyland. I wasn’t sure how to go about making the costume. I looked at different ideas online, and tried to come up with my own take on it. All in all, this costume took about two months to … Read more
Here’s the story behind our Evil Purple Minion DIY costumes. My boys LOVED the Minions 2 movie. They thought that the purple Minions were awesome, so they decided that was going to be their choice of Halloween costumes. So, after scouring the racks at the department stores, I ended my search unsuccessful. I decided that although … Read more
My Shadow Strider costume was quite the challenge. I found the idea in a Youtube video (though in the video they call it a stilt spirit… I thought it needed a better name). Shadow Strider Costume Directions Starting in May, my step-dad and I built circus peg stilts, which I sewed foam around. I then covered the … Read more
This Optimus Prime costume was made for my son to go to MCM Comic Con Scotland in 2014. Optimus Prime Costume Details The costume was made mostly from boxes which were just hot glue melted together. The hardest part of the costume was the making of the head. It was built around a work safety … Read more
You never know when inspiration will hit! So, when I was flying a way cool kite one day, I looked up and thought that it would make a great tail for a Gargoyle costume. Gargoyle Costume Details I began gathering feathers, glitter, rhinestones and just anything I could grab to add to this hodgepodge that became a huge, huge … Read more
I’ve always love dressing up as villains, and what better villain to be than the iconic Oogie Boogie costume! “And if you aren’t shakin’ Then there’s something very wrong ‘Cause this may be the last time now that you hear the boogie song.” I wanted to do a feminine twist on the character so I knew … Read more
For my Marionette Halloween costume idea, I bought a corset and made a tutu. I also rolled my costume in dirt and lightly spray-painted it with black to make it look old. I used a dowel and cardboard covered in contact paper to look like wood and attached that to a head band. Then added … Read more