Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
This Zomie cheerleader costume is completely homemade by me. My daughter decided as a joke she wanted to be a zombie cheerleader. Well, trying to find a costume was impossible so I shopped around at consignment shops and found this cheer leading outfit. I ruffed it up, rubbed dirt into it. Made it look like … Read more
Year after year I have always bought a costume, last year I really wanted to “Wow!” people but when looking online it was too expensive and at the the stores it was so limited. So I made this homemade Ke$ha outfit, inspired by her “Garbage Bag Dress” and added other factors of her style like … Read more
This Dalmatian Puppy costume was my first year attempting to do a homemade costume–so please keep that in mind! Materials used: white long-sleeved leotard, black fabric paint, small and medium sized sponges (round-shaped for spots), head band, black felt, fuzzy, “fur” material (purchased at JoAnn’s fabric store), less than a yard (used just for tail … Read more
We followed directions provided on this website to create our son’s very cool robot costume. His costume was such a hit that he led the elementary school Halloween parade, which was a big thrill for him. The costume is made using a Sterilite storage bin that we drilled holes in with a dremel tool, spray-painted … Read more
I made this cool cat costume for my 10-year old daughter’s choreography competition. I cut out the breast piece, fur cuffs and “skirt” from fake fur and then sewed it onto the leotard. A tip when working with the fake fur: when you have cut your pieces go around the edges with a zig-zag stitch, … Read more
I made the bird nose out of paper clay so it was light enough to spirit glue to my face. Stayed all night though it was a little difficult to drink. I kept the eyebrows as separate pieces so I could be expressive, they were felt semi-circles I hot glued feathers to and made a … Read more
My friend and I had no idea what to wear to a Halloween party but I saw his plaid shirt in his closet and realized that we already had everything we needed to be a tree and lumberjack! I grabbed some eye make-up and some leaves from the yard and made myelf into a “tree”. … Read more
I was going to my niece’s costume birthday party and had to think of something other than a pregnant fairy. I decided to become a Pot O’ Gold at the end of the rainbow! I already owned a black shirt, I then used a rolled up black tank top as the rim of the ‘pot’ … Read more
These costumes were sooo easy to make and we got so many compliments, it was sooo worth it! I simply bought white fabric (you can use old white linen) for each one of us. For my younger daughter I folded the fabric in half, cut a hole for the head and glued gold fabric I … Read more
I got the idea for this Lady Gaga costume from a Lady Gaga’s Hello Kitty dress. First, I choose one old black dress and a lot of stuffed toys which I’ve got from my friends. I put toys on the dress using thread and needle. It tooks me a few hours. I bought a wig … Read more
This year for Halloween, I wanted to do something that was different, unique, but at the same time instantly recognizable. Since I have always been fascinated by ancient Egypt, I decided to take on the challenge of becoming the King of the Nile. The Pharaoh costume only cost me 13 dollars and I received many … Read more
Halloween is a big deal here in Chapel Hill, N.C. and being college students my friends and I get pretty into it. Every year we base our Halloween costumes around our red-headed friend Molly. Freshman year we did Wizard of Oz (she was the lion), Sophomore year we did Spice Girls (she was Ginger Spice) … Read more