If you have a few days, you can make a killer homemade costume! Spare a few moments and browse through this section of over 1000 DIY costume ideas. None of these took longer than a few days, which means your costume is well on it’s way!
Send someone out to buy the candy so you can focus on a homemade costume idea. Will you go with movie characters like Forrest Gump and the Queen of Zamunda? Or will you transform yourself into a popcorn or crayon box? Your options are not limited, even if you only have a few days to prepare.
You can create a killer whale with a trainer costume, use a pregnant belly as a crystal ball for a fortune teller costume or build some really awesome optical illusion costumes. All this in just a few days!
In conclusion, don’t discount your dreams of becoming a windy weatherman or a pumpkin spice latte. Your homemade costume idea is waiting for you on these pages below…
To make this Pinata costume, I just bought an inexpensive plain dress and used fabric glue to attach streamers. I unrolled enough streamer to cover the front part of the dress when it was on and cut the height of the streamer into strips and left maybe a third of an inch in tact so … Read more
I love making my own costumes and love Halloween so it’s an eventful month for me since I’m usually running around looking for pieces for my costume. I wanted to be bride of Frankenstein but sexy vintagie style. My husband and I are obviously opposite because he wanted to go with more modern look so … Read more
I created and designed this Mystical Genie costume all by myself. My idea came from a Mardi Gras theme!! It took me 3 hours to apply my gold, bronze, black and glitter make up! I designed the gown by adding gold material purchased from an arts n craft store. People loved my costume as I … Read more
Though Halloween is one of our most favorite times of the year, it can truly be difficult to enjoy in the Midwest. It is cold and usually rainy here in October! You will often find that unless you have an indoor party to celebrate at, your costume is typically buried under several layers of cold … Read more
My son always picks unique costumes. This year he wanted to be in gargoyle. This gargoyle costume turned out being one of the easiest costumes I have ever made. Bonus! I used gray fleece to sew pants and a shirt. for both i sewed in muscle lines to add a bit of definition. For the … Read more
My daughter is really into fairies and mythical creatures. We go to Michigan’s Renaissance Festival almost every year. This year she wanted to go as a creature inspired by a photo she Googled of a deer girl. So we started buying pieces here and there to put it together and we referred back to the … Read more
I decided 24 hours before a party that I wanted us to go as a tooth and tooth ferry. TOOTH: Supplies: 2 regular pillows 2 long pillows 1 white sheet 1 big needle thick white thread Sew the edges of the pillows together, alternating between long pillows and regular pillows to create a “cube shape.” … Read more
For the Wonder Woman costume, I used a red tank top and blue high waisted shorts. I got white felt, cut our stars, and glued them all over the front of the shorts. I used a gold metallic fabric for the belt and hot glued a velco strip on it so it was easier to … Read more
These Steampunk costumes were created with pieces we owned, new pieces we bought, and a few pieces we rented from a local vintage clothing and costume shop. Steampunk is something my husband wanted to dress up as for years, and last year, we finally did it! We got TONS of compliments and people asking us … Read more
This was a funny one…I was working in the Pharmacy so it was really cool going to work as the Mucinex Lady. I was first inspired by a Used Goldilocks costume I found at the local thrift shop. It just came to me. I watched some commercials and chose to base my lady off of … Read more
For my Plus-Size Max from 2 Broke Girls costume, I first dyed an old shirt dress I had yellow. I then sewed an apron using interfacing to make it stiffer. I used iron on heat transfer tape to attach red stripes to dresss then sewed them in place. I used fake hair extensions to make … Read more
For this Sugar Skulls (Cross Bone Blondes) costumes I started with the top (bra). I went to michaels and got fake flowers in assorted colors (red, white, pink, deep purple), variety of lace, studs, and felt to cut out small skulls to add detail. I also looked in the scrapbooking eisle and got some paper … Read more