Halloween is fast approaching and you have no costume. Sound familiar? Some of the most creative people are major procrastinators. Okay, we may have made that up. But we can definitely relate. Maybe a little too well. Lucky for us, this section has over 700 pictures of homemade costumes and how-to’s to create your own fabulous DIY costume.
Best of all, last minute costumes usually mean using materials you have around. This translates into saving money! So you can have cool homemade costumes that are made super quickly and inexpensively.
Looking for something funny? Check out the lost dog and cat costumes here. Feeling nostalgic? Using just a bucket, a bandage and a friend, you can dress up as Jack and Jill. Handy with makeup? Try a Day Of The Dead or a pop art costume. Always aspired to be a Mr. October? Now you can be!
In addition, you will see classic costumes like nerds, vampires, skeletons and movie and television characters. With hundreds of images to inspire you, what are you waiting for?
I’m always about cute fun ideas as opposed to the run of the mill naughty adult female costumes. I realized I had a yellow shirt, and cut offs, and then yellow tights from the Red Fraggle costume a few years ago, and it all just suddenly came together before I knew it. I cut strips … Read more
I had a Halloween party for my dance team that very day and still had no idea what to be until I was inspired by the Up movie. I started being creative and found a brown straw basket that I cut out the bottom of and fit my hips around. I tied string from the … Read more
For the bomb, it was simply made out of duck tape dress. Once it was on, we got red construction paper and folded them into 4 tubes. We connected the tubes with random wiring found around the house and had duck taped them onto the duck tape dress. We then found a timer and had … Read more
My friends and I needed a costume last minute for a Halloween party. We came up with a really CHEAP and CUTE idea to be Play-Doh! We each bought one solid color bandeau that would be the color of the “cap” of the container (so a color of play-doh), a large yellow t-shirt, and red … Read more
We decided our son had the big round eyes and stare of a troll, so his Halloween costume was a given. We set out on a mission to convert him into a troll. We ordered a blue pointy wig that was adjustable so it could fit his tiny head. I then set out to get … Read more
I’m a plain housewife, a mother of four (all boys). I just try my best to make a simple thing for my kids for their happiness. So if there’s any events I’ll try to convince them to go there and join, sometimes they ask me permission to go there. Some events like a seasonal occasion … Read more
We decided to be Lila and Fry at our first Halloween together. We colored my hair violet and his hair orange. I made a big eye and found a blaster. Then we just wore the same clothes as characters do in cartoon and-voila! Here we are simple and fast. P.S. I made my eye from … Read more
I woke up that Halloween morning without a real costume. I Just looked in my closet and pull everything black. I came up with the Elvira costume. It all came together with existing clothes I had already had. The wig was an old Elvira wig from a couple years ago that I never had used until … Read more
Every year I try to do a character costume. I love the reactions I get when people see something they remember from their past. This year I went with a character that haunted my childhood, Judge Doom. The costume didn’t require much for materials. All I needed was two ping pong balls, bald cap, cotton … Read more
This Minion costume is one of the easiest costumes I have ever made. It takes about 15 minutes and you only need a few supplies. Supply List: Gold Hooded Sweatshirt ($15), Overalls ($3 at the thrift store), 1 Package of black pipe cleaners ($1 at Walmart), Glue Gun ($2.50 at Walmart), Glue sticks ($1 at Walmart) and … Read more
Does anyone remember the Labyrinth? It was one of my favorite movies growing up! The Goblin King costume cost me $12 from the thrift store! Get oversized white flowy shirt, leggings, riding boots, any magical jewlery Used Christmas Snowglobe & spraypaint for crystal ball Used rockstar wig for that special David Bowie look $12 bucks … Read more
My oldest daughter recently lost her two front teeth which inspired this costume couple. I couldn’t get the oldest daughter to be the tooth because we had already made her costume, and there was no changing her mind. It seemed simple enough to make, and I used extra craft stuff I had laying around my … Read more