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.
Our R2D2 was such a hit the previous year that my husband decided to make a full size, to scale Wall-E from the movie. He drew out the plans and made everything to scale. He cut each piece of wood individually and layered it to make all of the 3D elements, the tracks for the … Read more
This year my husband and I decided to be Medusa and Perseus. I wanted to make Medusa like the original Greek Mythology, the snake looking creature, tail and all; not the beautiful woman from the new Clash of the Titans movie ^_^ My husband made his Perseus more like a warrior, he based his costume … Read more
First off my inspiration came the day after Christmas of last year when I came across a picture of Luly Yang’s Butterfly Dress and then while researching that I found her wedding gown Kimono. I am not a seamstress but I do know how to operate a sewing machine and I am fairly artistic. Where … Read more
I saw the topiary bush Mickey Mouse costume someone had made in child’s size and thought that I could do it myself, so I did it! I started by purchasing the leggings, shirt, and men’s basketball shorts off of Amazon, along with a 3 pound box of dried moss, (Three suggestions- 1: if you’re tall, … Read more
Here’s our Alice in Wonderland family costume. Halloween is a year long event in our household (planning + creating + hunting for good deals). Dressing up together as a family is a tradition that has evolved over the years and we all take it pretty seriously! It is our favorite time of the year. 2021 … Read more
As a kid, I was always enamored with The Wizard of Oz movie. This costume idea was born out of that interest and the motivation to make some new twist on an Oz costume. The tissue paper hot air balloon or Montgolfier is a product of a science demo I used to do every year … Read more
I started my costume back around February. I wanted a Mandalorian costume but I wanted it to be my own but still keeping with the bounty hunter tradition. First, I sketched out what I wanted. Then I started with the helmet. The helmet and all the armor is made from floor mat foam. I picked … Read more
A couple years ago, I attended Costume College in LA and the theme was “space”. Most of the attendees are women who specialize in sewn costumes, period pieces. I dont sew. Two months before the event, I decided to take on Buzz Lightyear – out of foam. This was my first full foam costume and … Read more
I have to be a little insane to do this every year. Few realize the work and $$$ that goes into it. I’ve added some pics of my kitchen table as proof. The costume top to bottom is completely handmade. The dress was a bitch. Every year I threaten to quit because I’m so frustrated … Read more
Inception of this scary doll maker costume. Halloween is my favorite holiday. By a lot. Nothing even comes close. AND, I will never forgive CoVid for stealing Halloween 2021 and perfect storm of Saturday night, full moon, and clock roll-back from me. No haunted houses. No costume parties. No trick or treaters. I didn’t even … Read more
Here’s the story behind our legendary Green Man tree costume DIY. daughter wanted to be something whimsical this Halloween and finally, we decided to go with the legendary “Green Man”. This costume was so much fun to make! We created a form of her top out of tinfoil and tape and the bottom and legs … Read more
So for the last 8 years my daughter (Dori) has had a different Katy Perry costume for Halloween. We have tried every year to get Katy Perry to notice her. I decided THIS IS OUR YEAR. What costume could I make that tops ALL costumes?? OMG…THE CHANDELIER DRESS FROM THE MET GALA!!! So I decided … Read more