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 night before our friends’ Halloween party in Cincinnati, we were faced with the expectation of surpassing our previous year’s Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein costumes. I’d always wanted to use another holiday (particularly Christmas) as inspiration, and this was my favorite TV special. It’s pretty clear from the photo that I spent more time … Read more
My costume for Halloween was a bunch of grapes! It was very easy to make and easy on my wallet. It was so much fun seeing the reactions of others and receiving many positive comments. I got a lot of laughs, therefore extra candy! Here is what you will need: Purple t-shirt (purchased from Joanne’s … Read more
I grew up watching Baywatch, so I figured why not be a funny Pam Anderson! Super easy costume got everything in one shopping trip and threw it together in less than an hour: 1) Red swimsuit that I already owned 2) Long blonde wig 3) Tons of make up 4) Children’s inner tube and ribbon … Read more
My boyfriend and I just loved the movie Anchorman so we thought it would be a great costume! We won our friends Halloween costume contest that year and we still have friends talking about our Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone couple costume from Anchorman to this day! Each costume was really easy to make and cheap: … Read more
I like to be a popular celeb each year, so 2 years ago I was Snooki. I bought a clubbing dress that I might wear again ( I havent yet). I bought a pair of slippers from Zellers and the Snooki wig, I got rinestones from the Dollar store and stuck them to my sun … Read more
In college my friends always called me Snooks. I was always tanned, have dark hair, and wore it big! I found the pink slippers from Wal-Mart, the leopard dress from Platos Closet, huge hoop earnings from Claire’s, and bought a white hair clip from Sally’s Beauty Supply Store. The sunglasses were the most time consuming but … Read more
Halloween is our favorite time of year. This was the first year my youngest had not been an accessory to her sister’s costume. I always get giddy watching all those women dress up in their red hat lady outfits. Almost as if they were on their way to a witches convention. We used a red … Read more
Every year we have a costume contest at work and I always try to make the costume. My boss loves Gumby and brought in his bought costume and I said something about being Pokey. My friend wanted to dress up also and so I came up with us being Gumby’s enemies. I kept this a … Read more
We have a Halloween party every year for all our family and friends, and every year I try to come up with something original. Last year I was a bath pouf or scrunchie or whatever you call them! I bought a long sleeved t-shirt and some tulle fabric in the same color. I just sewed the … Read more
My sister and I made these costumes for our friends and we are very proud of them. It was a last minute thing that we kind of just threw together. I work in a costume shop at school so I sort of scavenged for the materials. We did not spend any money on this, it … Read more
It was already Halloween morning and I had put off renting or creating a really boss costume. As I showered I went through a mental recall of everything in the house that could possibly be used to rig something passable. Yes, I had a pirate’s costume but the island I live on celebrates a Pirate’s … Read more
When Chipotle offered discounted food for dressing up like “bad” foods, we HAD to participate, but we wanted something fast and easy. We printed M’s in the best font we could find, cut them out, and taped them to our plain colored shirts. This was really easy and fun for a group!