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?
Here’s our cool Four Seasons costume idea. My girlfriends and I all wanted cute and original costumes for Halloween but we didn’t want to break the bank at the same time so we decided a DIY project was the best route to go. We did a lot of researching for ideas and the one that … Read more
As a teacher, Staples is among my favorite places to shop. When I realized I’d be quite pregnant come Halloween the Easy Button seemed too funny to pass up. I teach at a high school, and the students were especially entertained by the many interpretations of a pregnant woman labeled Easy- perhaps lacking in class, … Read more
First get a garbage bag and wrap it around your body. Then, begin with whatever colors you choose and try to make it as even as possible. You’ll begin to see the garbage bag will start to move shorter and shorter, this is why you should not cut it at any length in the beginning. … Read more
This was the easiest costume ever! The magician: Black shorts, white button up, suspenders, and the magician hat! Most of these things are aready things in the closet! The bunny: all white, and bunny ears. Well-ah. My boyfriend (the bunny) is Samoan, so he’s pretty large. A large man in bunny ears and tights is … Read more
Needed something different, a sure winner for a costume contest and this was it, cutest Little Marilyn Monroe costume. The wig was a long cheap wig that was very knotted they we found in my daughters dress up bin. With the snip of the scissors, we had the perfect wig. The earrings were found at … Read more
I have always wanted to be Tinkerbell for Halloween, partially because I love her, but mainly because I favor her. I bought a Men’s XXL T-shirt in the perfect “Tinkerbell/Earth Tone green” that I could find. I found a strapless dress that had somewhat of a heart shaped top in my closet and traced it … Read more
Wanting to bring back a little of our childhood as my best friend and I were about to celebrate our 20th Halloween, we knew from the start we had to get Disney involved. Of course little girls love dressing up as Disney princesses from a young age but WHO SAYS there’s an age limit when … Read more
I decided I was going to do this because I was texting my friend, and we we’re running out of things to talk about, so I randomly asked her, “what should I be for Halloween?”. She responded with “hold on”, and I didn’t expect her to reply, but about 10-15 minutes later, she sent me … Read more
This Calvin and Hobbes couple costume was a great costume for my boyfriend and I to don on Halloween and for my boyfriend to try out as his first home-made costume! Calvin (Me): I colored a red shirt with sharpie to make the stripes, wore black shorts and a backpack I already had, and dyed white ked-like … Read more
This was for a movie costume party. But it goes well for Halloween since it is verry scarry! I also did a sign saying “Why so serious”. There is no pictures of my entire body, but I was wearing sexy shorts and heals, so the costume can also be sexy and you can look gorg! … Read more
Well this was a fairly last minute costume Idea, and it suited us very well as we were a house of four boys and a girl . We applied a few coats of dark tan to make our Raj and picked up cheap clothes in a charity shop, to create Raj’s crazy patterned look. The … Read more
The idea for this costume came from the awesome Zumba outfits everyone was wearing at the gym. Sparkles, cut up t shirts and bright socks. The costume is easy and quick to make. All you really need is some scissors to cut the bottoms off bright socks, (I got mine at Target, ) and to … Read more