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.
For the top of this Alice in Wonderland’s Red Queen adult costume, I bought a cheap white shirt to put under the black fabric. I used a sewing machine for the bodice of the shirt, and hand sewed the black fabric on top of the white shirt (on the sleeves). For the red ribbon on … Read more
This is how I made the coolest homemade Mystique Halloween costume: 1. I cut out “scales” from blue craft foam. I used scrap booking punches and did some freehand cutting with scissors. 2. I then used Fabri-Flex glue to glue the “scales” onto blue tulle fabric which were pre-cut to fit the areas I wanted … Read more
When I first started with my Slinky Dog Halloween costume idea I thought it would be a simple project. I ruined 2 yards of material trying to make the shorts, it was a mess. I wanted to do Slinky because I would always see Woody and Buzz costumes, and we kinda match personalities. The hardest part … Read more
We came up with this original Oscar the Grouch homemade Halloween costume idea about a year ago, so it’s been a long process, with awesome results. The costume consists of Chris as Bruno the trash man and his arms working Oscar The Grouch. We tried to go for as realistic an Oscar as possible, hunting … Read more
First I have to start by saying this sexy Harley Quinn homemade Halloween costume took me a whole year to complete. I started it the day after Halloween last year. As a kid and now I was always been obsessed with Batman and anything related to it, so I decided on doing Harley Quinn this … Read more
It has always been my dream to be The Mask character, and for the last 30 years now I have been making all my dream characters a reality, mostly horror. But also a lot of characters well that are non-horror such as this one! I started by making the mask out of silicone and then … Read more
These astronauts costumes were inspired by the one and only first astronaut that landed the American Flag on the moon by Edward H. White. One of the things that inspired me was when the Endeavor final mission landed on L.A.X. I was one of the most fortunate of hundreds of people to go see it … Read more
I originally wanted to make a Spiderman suit for comicon, but alas, I did not finish it in time. So pressed on to have it done by Halloween, it cost $65 in materials, and 5 and a half months to complete. I used about 4 yards of spandex that I sewed together, then spray painted … Read more
I am a huge Halloween aficionado and I could not let my audience down because they expect nothing but the BEST from me. My creative Lady Kali the Eternal Goddess of Death Halloween costume was a 3 year in the making idea that I was so afraid to start because I knew how much time … Read more
My name is Sean and I used to work for a company called Mueller. They sell underground water flow control products, i.e Fire Hydrants. Two years ago they had a Halloween costume contest at work so I decided to be a smarty pants and go as a fire hydrant to make it a big joke. In order to … Read more
My 5 year old nephew is nutso crazy about the transformers! I kinda have to add that I too love them dearly (heh). I’ve made his costume one time before when he wanted to be Thomas the tank engine and I HAD to deliver again this year! Based more on the classic cartoon version. I wish I … Read more
The idea to create a Selene from Underworld costume for Halloween happened randomly a couple of years ago. I had a black cat suit I bought for a photo shoot back in Photography school, and my boyfriend bought me this beautiful leather corset for my birthday a few years later. It didn’t occur to me … Read more