Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
I wanted to come up with something original and had never seen a tin woman so I went for it. I found the boots at a yard sale and spray painted them. Found the dress and silver leggings at a hoochie shop in the mall and the wig at a Halloween store. I hot glued … Read more
My daughter always has outrageous costume ideas, and starts planning usually a year in advance. Well, this year she had decided to be one of those arcade claw machines and of course, her wish is my command! She has chosen some interesting characters, but I had a feeling we were in for some hard work … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the Mad Hatter but we never get store bought costumes. We may buy accessories but we put together our own costumes. She found most everything she needed at the Goodwill but we had to go to the Halloween store for the hat. We looked on the internet for ideas on her makeup … Read more
I love owls, and I wanted an Owl costume Halloween. I found the felt from Hobby Lobby. I wanted to be a colorful one, so I chose the bright colors. I cut out each layer of feather from felt and started sewing each layer from the bottom of the dress till I reached the top. I used an … Read more
I made this costume out of saran wrap, duct tape, copy paper, and a marker. It was very easy. First, I cut out the paper for the screen and round button and wrote what song I wanted. Then, I saran wrapped my body and just put a layer of duct tape making the dress (make sure you stand with … Read more
Three days before Halloween I happened to mention a costume competition happening at work to my wife….$500 first prize. Now this really caught her attention because in this economy we, like so many other families, are starting to stress about Christmas coming fast. While brainstorming, within many other options I come up with Aunt Jemima. … Read more
This past year I took on the task of creating Halloween costumes for my boyfriend and I. He let me take control which meant creativity and crafting galore! I began running with the idea of Mr. and Mrs. PacMan after finding a big read bow in my room, perfect for Mrs. PacMan. To create the costumes, which … Read more
America’s Best Dance Crew champions… the Jabbawockeez! Guaranteed to make you look and feel like a professional dance crew, no promises on the dancing itself though . Simple simple simple to create! The most important part is to make sure your whole group has the same look! Honestly you could probably wear something else like hoodies … Read more
I fell in love with Honey Boo Boo when she was first on Toddlers and Tiaras so I had to be her for Halloween. One of my friend’s is a costume designer and she made my whole costume by hand, including beading. My boyfriend needed a costume last minute and he likes Reno 911 so … Read more
My husband and I were hosting a masquerade party and needed to come up with a creative costume that still covered his face. I noticed we had a basic respirator mask, got a wild hair, and in the words of Bane, “let the games begin!” I started by simply drawing directly on the mask with … Read more
When asking my kids what they wanted to be I should have expected exactly what I got. It’s not hard coming up for costumes for Ariel and Snow White. The difficulty comes when your 7 year old self-proclaimed Dinosaur Expert says “I want to be a dinosaur!” Never ask what kind and how might I … Read more
Shopping in my local mall looking for ideas, I stumbled across the scarf of the perfect color (and sparkle!) for my favorite little girl’s Halloween costume. Ariel is her favorite character of all time and it just made her life to wear this Little Mermaid costume! All it takes is two large square scarves, fabric covered wire, accent fabric (I got shimmery purple/green at Fabric … Read more