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…
This past year for some strange reason I had the urge to dress up as a clown. I made the sexiest homemade Clown costume myself after some heavy duty clown research. My main issue was clown shoes, I didn’t want to be in large uncomfortable shoes. So I took some neon pink heels I had … Read more
My boyfriend and I LOVE Mortal Kombat so it was easy to decide what to be for Halloween, Sub Zero and Kitana Costumes. Sub Zero was easy despite the fact that I had to sew it by hand (my sewing machine was broken). I bought 4 yards of blue stretchy fabric and 3 yards of … Read more
I really love creating my own costumes because there’s something about the store bought ones that really turns me off. I’m fond of makeup and hiding my face so my first real creation was an attempt at creating something that resembled the Cats Musical play characters. I started by spending many days visiting our local … Read more
I will start off by saying that we are from the Province of Manitoba, in Canada. And we Manitobans have a very unique tradition called a “Social”. A social is a particularly Manitoba-grown concept. It’s a fundraising party, often for a wedding, charitable or community organization. Usually held at a community center, it can be … Read more
My son, Jackson, decided he wanted to be The Claw Machine for Halloween. I was a bit intimidated in the beginning. I started thinking through how to build the costume in my mind, trying to predict any difficult areas; and there appeared to be a lot of possible difficulties. We went together to buy the … Read more
My buddy and I did these Lego Minfigure costumes. We picked our favorite Lego characters. I was a Lego magician and he was a Lego Sir. The three main materials are poster board, cardboard and Styrofoam. We first cut out the body out of card board, we copied off of what a real Lego Mini figure was. After … Read more
This year I wanted to put my creativeness to work and make a custom costume. Edward Scissorhands is one of my favorite movies! The scissors were created using foam, brats, spray paint and red paint. The costume was made with many belts around my body. Some of the belts I had already owned and the … Read more
I’ve always been a huge Halloween buff, and I’ve especially always loved Sweeney Todd. I wanted to be Mrs. Lovett for Halloween for years now, but I could never get anyone to agree to be my Sweeney Todd. Then I met my amazing boyfriend. He loved the costume idea as much as I did and … Read more
I do not own Mater or Disney/Pixar’s Cars/Cars2. Please do not sue me. Our “Road Trip” to Mater I made this amazing homemade 3D Mater costume because my toddler is crazy about the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise, and all of the Mater costumes on the market were a)too big for him, b) too expensive, and c) … Read more
I bought 2 Viking wigs from eBay and cut one up and glued it to a black long sleeved top and black tights with clear silicone. I also glues some of the hair to the inside of the shorts so it would hang down a bit as well. I bought the beavers kit off eBay … Read more
My friend and I love Misty May and Kerri Walsh and we just happened to be the perfect height and hair color to pull off the costume ! We made gold medals out of gold foam sheets and purple ribbon, and then used silver letter stickers to write out London 2012. Then we bought blue … Read more
My Silvia was looking for a WOW costume. No better than a peacock costume to do that. Our main focus was her long, fluffy colorful bustle. We started with a Velcro belt, nothing fancy just Velcro right from the craft store, fitted and sewed. Attached many different layers and colors of tulle, wrapping around the … Read more