Optical Illusion Costumes
450+ Awe-Inspiring Optical Illusion Costumes You Can Make for Halloween
Coolest Hamster on a Wheel Costume
First of all thank you to all those who submit to this site. I have modified and made many of the costumes. 1. This Homemade Hamster on a Wheel Costume was the result of brainstorming ideas over dinner one night. Before the end of the meal we had pretty much the whole costume thought out. … Read more
Cool Homemade Headless Costume
I took the idea for this headless costume from the site obviously. I thought it was a very easy yet awesome idea so I decided to do my own version of the costume. I used the roller backpack method, which I had to destroy and just keep the structure of the handle and the straps … Read more
Coolest Homemade Headless Boy Halloween Costume
This is my 11-year-old son in his homemade Headless Boy Halloween costume. The only things I actually had to purchase for the costume were the giant gray shirt(thrift store), poly-fil to stuff the arms, shoulders and gloves, and the make-up. I used a backpack baby carrier to give the costume height and then used a … Read more
Coolest Homemade Decapitated Woman Costume
I made this homemade decapitated woman costume all out of paper mache, I formed the upper body and arms out of wire and tape then paper mache’d it and painted it, for the cut neck to look more realistic I used the expandable foam in a can. The dress is a long formal from a … Read more
Coolest Freezer Head Homemade Costume
My son’s school has a Halloween Dance/Costume contest every year and this was our last submission. He was a “Victim in a Serial Killer’s Fridge”. He won first place! I found a water heater box and transformed it into a fridge with freezer. The details were fun, MURDER spelled on the front in Magnets, a … Read more
Coolest Headless Vampire Costume
I decided to on a Homemade Headless Vampire Costume. We began my costume by buying a soft foam block at the local craft store. It was rectangular in shape and very squishy foam- such as what would be used for chair padding. Using a knife I cut the basic shape of shoulders/neck and then used … Read more
Coolest Headless Bride Halloween Costume
This Headless Bride Halloween costume is my wife Deb. We wanted to create something cool but a bit spooky. We purchased a wedding dress at the local Goodwill store then went on to basically destroying it. I took one of her old turtle neck shirts, put a roll of nylon covered paper towels in the … Read more
Coolest Homemade Headless Corpse Bride Costume
We made the headless harness of the Homemade Headless Corpse Bride Costume with hangers and a backpack, stuffed the neck and arms with cotton. I purchased the dress and roses at the second hand store for $5.00. Her wig was made with yarn that was spray painted with different color blues. Her makeup was replicated … Read more
Coolest Homemade Garden Gnome on Toadstool Costume
I wanted to be something different this year and decided that a garden gnome would allow me to dress warm underneath while I attended an outdoor party (I live in Wisconsin). I also wanted an “illusion” type costume, and this Homemade Garden Gnome on Toadstool Costume looked pretty simple to make. I used some of … Read more
Coolest Homemade King and Queen Couple Costume
I made the dogs costume using a pattern for the outfit but the chair I just took foam and covered it leaving a hole in the back so my dog could fit through. I made fake legs and bought some cheap shoes. I just made my own pattern for the legs. I stuffed them and … Read more
Coolest Homemade Upside Down Clown Halloween Costume
This homemade upside down clown Halloween costume was a hit at the Halloween Party! It may look as if my daughter is standing on her hands,but her hands are actually at her sides. It is just an illusion! The clown’s legs and feet are made of light weight wood that is fastened to a belt … Read more