Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
This Christmas story leg lamp and fragile crate couple costume was a hit- and it was inexpensive and pretty easy to make. For the crate (easiest of the two) we found a big box (one that seemed long/big enough to actually fit a leg lamp in). We cut out a hole in the top for the … Read more
My daughter’s love for Lego Batman led to a request to be perky villaness Harley Quinn for Halloween. To create this girl’s Harley Quinn costume Minifigure style, I modified a few sewing pattern to suit my needs. The pants were easy, used a simple elastic waist lounge type pants and made one leg red, one … Read more
I made this Sushi and Soy Sauce Halloween costume for myself and my boyfriend using a white tube dress some salmon colored cloth that I sewed into a pillow with shimmery ribbon for the “lines” on sushi and a green sash for my seaweed. For my hair accessory I made rosettes of pink “ginger” and … Read more
I was looking for something special for my wife’s costume when I came across the Rosie the Robot from the Jetsons idea. So I made a trip to the recycling center to pick up some large pieces of cardboard. Then I went to the store to pick up 3 rolls of blue duct tape for … Read more
We love dressing up for Halloween. My 15 month old son has a ton of hair so I wanted a costume that would show it off. My husband and I decided on a greaser, you know, like Danny Zuko from Grease or my fav, Wade Walker from Cry-Baby. Sounds easy, or so I thought, all … Read more
I couldn’t decide what to be one year and wanted to do something easy. I pulled this quick and easy Voodoo Doll costume together the week of a party and it freaked a lot of people out. I think not being able to see your face makes for a creepier costume. All you need is … Read more
Every year, I love doing scary costumes, costumes that are so scary, people don’t even realize it’s me. Last year, I went with the scariest “Pinhead” from the Hellraiser movie. The biggest investment was TIME. I first purchased the shirt for the costume and wore a black turtleneck underneath. I wore black leather leggings and … Read more
Last year ,my son was watching spooky movies during the Halloween season and decided he wanted a Sweeney Todd Halloween costume. I have always created costumes for both of my sons for different occasions and being a theater buff, I was ecstatic to take this one on! He already has long, straight brown hair, so … Read more
My son was 5 and obsessed with “big trucks”. The only thing he wanted to be for Halloween was a Peterbilt. So, I used 3 boxes, painted them. I used tin foil for the chrome, LED push lights for the headlights, dryer vent stacker the exhaust stacks. He loved his Peterbilt Truck Halloween costume! It … Read more
My boyfriend and I went as Jack and Jill last year. I found the dress at a second hand store and shortened it and added the lace underneath. The apron was one from when I was a little girl, it didn’t fit around my neck, but it worked because it fit the part more with … Read more
While brainstorming costume ideas for my daughter and nephew, the idea of chucky crossed my mind which was perfect, seeing that my nephew kinda resembles chucky, and Tiffany was obviously a perfect match. I didn’t want to spend tons of money on costumes so i headed to our local thrift store. After digging i found … Read more
My son just loves The Scrambled States of America. It is a children’s books by author and illustrator Laurie Keller. When I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween he told me Pennsylvania or Oklahoma. So I said Okay. Not sure how we are going to do this, I did know it had … Read more