Halloween is fast approaching and you have no costume. Sound familiar? Some of the most creative people are major procrastinators. Okay, we may have made that up. But we can definitely relate. Maybe a little too well. Lucky for us, this section has over 700 pictures of homemade costumes and how-to’s to create your own fabulous DIY costume.
Best of all, last minute costumes usually mean using materials you have around. This translates into saving money! So you can have cool homemade costumes that are made super quickly and inexpensively.
Looking for something funny? Check out the lost dog and cat costumes here. Feeling nostalgic? Using just a bucket, a bandage and a friend, you can dress up as Jack and Jill. Handy with makeup? Try a Day Of The Dead or a pop art costume. Always aspired to be a Mr. October? Now you can be!
In addition, you will see classic costumes like nerds, vampires, skeletons and movie and television characters. With hundreds of images to inspire you, what are you waiting for?
The scariest of all scary!! Being a fan of horror The Exorcist, for me, tops them all. This costume was so easy and the makeup was so much fun! I took an old night gown and smeared baby food peas all over it and let them dry.. gross! I also took an old brown wig … Read more
I had so much fun wearing this Halloween costume! Instead of being the typical skinny hooters girl with a perfect body, I thought I would put a little twist on it. I added a pregnant belly (from a local maternity store), blacked out my front tooth and stuffed my cigarette pack in the strap of … Read more
I had to throw together something for a Halloween party so I searched my house for ideas. After tripping over a 12 year old life size cut out of Dr. Evil several times that my daughter recently broke, I had a brainstorm. I was just going to dress up as Dr. Evil, but since I … Read more
Yes, we’ve all done it. A silly slip of the tongue. A brief baring of subconscious sentiment spilling out whatever we were fixated on at the time. Freudian Slips happen to the best of us! As a frequent contributor to this site and yearly winner of the local costume contests ’round these parts, I felt … Read more
My 5-year old son has a crazy-dedicated obsession with BigFoot. Daddy’s bedtime stories tend to star the big guy, who always decides to befriend my son. My son thinks those stories are real. His favorite movie is “Harry and the Hendersons.” So it was no shocker when he wanted to be Bigfoot this Halloween. Problem … Read more
I was looking for something different and fun to go as for my Halloween party this year, and Shooting Star just sounded like fun! I always like to have a fun prop, whether its nerf guns, a funny hat or whatever, just something to have fun with! This was pretty easy to put together as … Read more
This was my 9 year old daughter’s costume. It was all her idea from concept to execution with a little help from her 11 year old sister and myself. The costume was cheaper to make than buying one from a store. My daughter wore this to her fall festival at school and got a tremendous … Read more
This Elf on the Shelf costume idea was foes after my daughter won first place in the school costume contest at last years Halloween party! I created a demon! Haha! She was determined to win again this year so the pressure was on! I brainstormed and somehow came up with an Elf on the Shelf … Read more
My Pirate costume took about half an hour, had my wife do the make up in my face, put on some crazy all shirt and made the pants of a old table cloth. Painted my nails black and put on fake teeth. Had some old boots, rings and chains; borrowed my sons fake knife and … Read more
I am a single mother to this precious jewel! She is my pride and joy and she’s just as silly as she is cute. During the week our schedule is hectic and consumed with work, school, ballet, and church, it is always go, go, go for the two of us. It comes as no surprise … Read more
Well my husband told me were going to a Halloween party pretty much two days before the party. So I happened upon the picture of ebola virus and thought it looked like a mouse. My brain thought I could do something with that. I bought a black headband, black duct tape and about 3-4 ft … Read more
Halloween has always been one of my favorite Holidays and I never cared for those typical store bought costumes, so every year I try to think of something that is unique and fun! Last year my boyfriend and I wanted to go as something together, but the procrastinators we are we waited till the last … Read more