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 decided we were going to be Alvin and the Chipmunks the DAY OF Halloween! We went to every department store in town (and the next town over) to find the perfect colors. This was by far the easiest costume I have EVER made, the hardest part was find the green sweatshirt for Theodore. We … Read more
Buy a white t-shirt and white shorts or pants. This dirty last-minute Twister costume requires 4-10 pieces of construction paper of 4 different colors (to make the circles) and black string to hang the twister board around your neck if needed. For the game spinner, use a white sheet of paper and cut out a … Read more
This bubble bath costume was such a big hit! I blew up blue and white balloons and safety pinned them to a flesh colored tank top and shorts. The only other accessories was a bath towel for the hair, rubber ducky and a bath scrubber. Cheapest costume ever! The only hard part was maneuvering, but … Read more
Get 4 girls for each of the Teletubbies. Each girl buys at least one roll of colored ducktape and a roll of cling wrap. Someone also needs to buy silver ducktape for the squares and pipe cleaners for the head pieces. First, wrap the cling wrap around you but make sure you will be comfortable. … Read more
Assault and Battery….errr…I mean…A-Salt and Battery. Last years assault and battery costume I made the day of Halloween. Next year I’m going to carry a plastic machine gun and go as “Assault with a deadly weapon”. I took a white piece of poster board and drew the Sifto Table Salt logo on it. Then I … Read more
My friend and I decided in high school we wanted a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Couple Costume, since we had grown up with their movies. We decided to wear the same clothes except in different colors much like the girls were doing throughout some of their “hits.” The hats were actually Mary-Kate and Ashley brand … Read more
I wanted to be Lady Gaga, but I changed my mind last minute right before I went to a party and decided to be Ke$ha! All you need is a weird shirt, short shorts, ripped stockings, overdone make-up, messy hair, and accessories like gloves, jewelry and glasses! It’s just that simple! Everyone knows exactly who … Read more
Body paint is an excellent way to show off your creativity. Just like a painting, no two strokes are the same- so you are guaranteed originality. What I used for this zebra costume: BODY: black and white Snazaroo face paint. false lashes black high waist shorts two black bras (one low cut dress bra) black … Read more
Halloween 2008 was coming up and I had no clue what I wanted to be! My friends and I were wondering around in Walmart trying to come up with ideas. We were in the bra section when I saw this pink and black lacy bra and the thought came to me! I could be a … Read more
For Halloween my best friend and I decided that we would make our own costume! We were not sure what to make at all!! This would be the first time that we would make it ourselves. I searched online but all I could find were sites selling already made costumes until I found this page! … Read more
For Halloween I decided I was not going to buy a ready made costume from the store! I wanted to make something cool that went with my cheerful personality and with my silliness!! What’s funnier than a jellybean? haha, well, this was somewhat easy to make but difficult to wear! But so hilarious!! It was … Read more
This pregnant road sign Halloween costume is incredibly simple! Just get the one dollar paints from your average craft store. First trace a yellow triangle on your tummy, outline it in black, and write the word bump! I added colored ribbons in my hair for a little more oomf ! Other than that I just … Read more