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?
This makeup was a last minute job. I received an invite to a Jagermeister Halloween event that was free, had food, kegs and unlimited Jager in September, lol. It was a bit odd, but since I LOVE Halloween, dressing up and free things (especially booze! lol), I decided I HAD to go! So I pulled … Read more
The items I used for this Bat girl costume was a yard in a half of black stretchy pleather, glue gun , sewing machine glitter foam sheet to make the bat symbols , stretchy sequence to use For the belt, snap button for the belt, black thread. My princess came to me and said, mom … Read more
This was for a last minute ABC party. For those of you who don’t know, ABC stands for Anything But Clothes. I wanted to create something different than the standard duck tape dress. To do this I went to our local Wegman’s Grocery Store and bought a bag of 100 Solo Cups. When I got … Read more
My daughter was inspired by both The Walking Dead and Carrie when she came up with this costume. We used an old Bridesmaid dress that my sister in law was going to donate, a couple of tubes of store bought fake blood, and some cheap costumes makeup. to create the appearance of torn flesh, we … Read more
Every year my daughter comes up with some creative idea for a costume. Her idea to be Medusa has been my favorite! It was so cheap and easy, and she got so many compliments! For the dress, I just wrapped a plain white sheet around her. We embellished with some cheap gold ribbon and … Read more
Need a last minute idea? Three Bling Mice .. Easy as 1-2-3! All you need is a short black strechy tube skirt, black tank, gloves, leg warmers & a tail. Pink fuzzy toliet seat covers for the belly! We made holes in the shirt and cardboard then used zip ties to secure the belly! Can’t … Read more
I work in a school with mostly young teachers. So a few friends and I decided we would dress up as hippies. We did not come together to buy the costumes. Some of us decided to buy certain things while others decided to HIT THE CLOSETS. I only bought my wig at the last minute … Read more
Found the cutest Little Red Riding Hood costume for my girl dog but I was having a hard time finding a wolf costume for my boy dog so I decided to make one instead. For the fur, I used stuffing that came out of an old dog bed. It just so happened that it was … Read more
We decided to do this because it would something fun for me and my two friends to do as a group. He basically just wore a black top, black pants and we used a white toilet seat cover for the middle of his chest. Then bought a cat n the hate top hate and bow … Read more
When trying to come up with a costume for my daughter this year I knew that I wanted something cool and funny, but also something myself or my husband could join in on. Then it came to me. Waynes World! Wayne and Garth. She basically already had the hair for Garth as you can see … Read more
This costume was from my daughter, Lilahs, first Halloween. She was around nine months old. She couldn’t even walk yet, and could barely stand unassisted. I knew I wanted to make her costume something good. Nothing hokey or cheesy for her first Halloween. Billy Idol (an idea by my sister in law) was THE PERFECT … Read more
Very simple and inexpensive! My two friends and I were trying to decide on a costume that is rarely seen (for women). We decided we would be the Mario Brothers – Mario, Luigi and Wario (Mario’s evil twin). We all picked a color and bought alike items to match. Items we used: 1. Hat (Painted … Read more