Coolest Homemade Costumes that Cost Less than $20 to Make
I took inspiration for this Wheel of Fortune costume from my childhood. I grew up in the good ole days of watching Wheel of Fortune and The Price Is Right with my parents. I always loved seeing the ladies of the 80s in those big gaudy outfits, so naturally when opportunity knocked I said, “Come on in Vanna!” … Read more
My boyfriend and I went in this cool couple costume as the Cookie monster and Cookies last Halloween. It was a huge hit at the costume party we went to! It was pretty straight forward to make this no-sew cookie monster and cookie couple costume: Cookie costume – All you need is a black tank … Read more
Every year we create our own group costume for 4 girls that go out for Halloween. Each year we put a lot of thought into our costumes and try to come up with something original. We veer strongly against the typical “sexy” girl halloween costume. We had a brilliant idea of bringing a childhood love to life, … Read more
My son and I are wearing our homemade baby and mom costume – spider and web. I was searching for costume ideas that would allow me to wear my 6 month old son in an Ergo carrier as he was not walking yet at the time. I found several images online of mothers wearing a … Read more
I was 8 and a half months pregnant, and I wanted to make a clever pregnant belly costume to wear at the school in which I taught. I looked online to try to get ideas for pregnant women, and I couldn’t find anything that I liked, or that I willing to put the effort into. … Read more
Here’s my original DIY costume – I’m Netflix! For my Netflix costume I used green fishing net to signify the net. I used the movie reel to signify the movies and drawings of the most popular tv shows. I removed films from disposable cameras to add to the reel effect. I then painted a television on … Read more
This creepy headless homemade costume for a girl was made for my sever year old daughter, Josie. We found this awesome green dress at a thrift store, and really built the costume from that piece. I think people put too much thought into the technicalities, and not the subtle details – I think they are just … Read more
The only things I bought for this Viking costume for a woman was the hat, sword, and fur leg warmers (optional). This was by far the easiest but most badass costume I’ve ever put together and was a huge hit. You can personalize and create your own Viking costume look based off of the clothing/materials you … Read more
For the Pretty Woman Costume Dress: Purchased a cheap white tank top & bleached an old blue tank dress. Purchased rings from AC Moore for the connection. My aunt is a seamstress so I got lucky and she put it together. For the Pretty Woman Costume Jacket: My aunt let me borrow her old red … Read more
I was scrolling through Youtube one day and saw this awesome masquerade mask idea as a DIY tutorial. After that I knew that this bloody masquerade couple costume was something I needed to make! For the outfits I just threw on a black cocktail dress, and for my boyfriends I bought a cheap cape and … Read more
There was a local Wizard of Oz festival and we just had to go! But instead of being just like every other girl who wanted to be Dorothy, she went as a dancer in the Lullaby League. Costume was simple enough, just a tutu skirt, the hat, and some tulle around the collar of her shirt. Also … Read more
Here’s how we made our “Struck by Lightning” couple costume for under $20! Woman’s Outfit: The outfit starts with an old umbrella cut apart to appear to be destroyed by a lighning bolt. The shirt was bought from Goodwill, and small sections were twisted to a point and lit on fire for 2-3 seconds, and … Read more