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?
We all love Shaun the Sheep, the British claymation character and it makes for a super easy costume! I just got a black long-sleeved onesie and black pants and socks and hand-tacked (with needle and thread) some white felt to the front and back of the shirt at the shoulders. I attached a tail of white … Read more
I love team costumes. Every year we try to find something better. This year, after a trip in Mexico I thought of El Dia de los Muertos. We first got inspired by painting, art works and skulls. Then, we visited second hand shops and found bustiers and skirts. We found at the 1 dollar shop plastic flowers and simply glued them … Read more
So, this came to when I watched Easy A for the first time the day before the BIG Halloween party. This movie inspired me, since everyone starts rumors and thinks they know people because of things they here. Yea, I have been called “Easy” before, which is a total lie if you talk to my … Read more
The “Ermahgerd” girl on the internet CRACKS ME UP! So I decided to be my idol for Halloween! All I did was take some books, print out the Goosebumps covers to some of them, and tape them onto the books I already had! Luckily I had almost the same shirt as she has in the … Read more
I wanted to make my own costume because I think it is more unique and way cheaper to do it that way since costumes are very expensive now. I am also not for the revealing costumes and I wanted mine to be funny and like nothing I had seen before. I browsed the internet probably … Read more
I love to play on words! I found a bee costume at the thrift store, it was missing parts so it was really inexpensive! I picked up some fishnet tights and a pair of Tinkerbell wings (clear). We had so much fun making blood with food coloring, coco powder and corn syrup! Simple putting it together! … Read more
Every Halloween, I try to think of a great pun-based costume. This year I thought of “When Life gives you Lemons…” Everyone knows the classic expression, but what if I were to take it literally? Thus I became Life, and handed out lemons. For my costume, I wore a white t-shirt, and a white suit … Read more
My last minute costume hunt was on, October 31st, lunchtime. Nothing in mind, but looking for inspiration at Goodwill for my teen. They had the usual cheap costume capes, but I wanted something special. I found a vintage wedding gown and immediately decided on the costume, Bride of Frankenstein Costume. Add a $2.99 dust ruffle … Read more
I run for the University of Mississippi and we had to dress up for practice this year! Winner with the best costume received a gift card. I happened to win the contest with my easy last-minute Thug Life Costume so that was pretty sweet considering I spent $0 on it! I just borrowed some boxers, … Read more
This Ant at Picnic costume was a fun and very easy costume to make. My daughter was a lady bug and I needed something to go with it so an ant at a picnic was perfect. First, you purchase all of your materials – foam board, red and white table cloth, black pipe cleaners, black … Read more
This Creepy Seed of Chucky homemade Halloween costume is a fairly simply costume to do. I purchased the rubber mask, the bib overalls, and the sneakers. The shirt was hand sewn. You can use any striped material you prefer. Almost any shirt pattern will work, long sleeves and semi crew neck. I bought a heavy material, as … Read more
My friend and I really wanted to wear tutu’s to a Halloween party this year! We did some internet searching and decided to be Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee. This costume was super easy to create and basically required no sewing. Oh and I forgot to mention cheap! The cost to make each costume was … Read more