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?
I dressed up as Viola Swamp for the 2nd graders whose classroom I have been ‘student teaching ‘ in. They got a kick out of it! I actually managed to put together this costume during recess and picked them up looking like Viola! I had just read them the book the day before. I wore … Read more
Materials needed: Black hoodie Black pants Black shoes Wire hanger Black fabric White felt Black felt Batting Black belt Slingshot For Halloween 2011, we did a Peter Pan theme. Our 3-year-old wanted to be the Skunk Lost Boy. It was so great! He wore a black hoodie, black pants and black shoes we already had. To … Read more
My favorite band is No Doubt, and I love Gwen Stefani. I have always wanted to be her for Halloween, last year I decided to go blonde, and knew it was time to be Gwen and dress up in a Homemade Gwen Stefani Costume. I did leave some brunette for a peekaboo look. I styled … Read more
We love the E*Trade baby commercials and we decided to dress our 11 month old son in a Homemade Etrade Baby Costume. At first when we thought of the idea I was a little worried not enough people would understand. But I was definitely wrong, it was a big hit and everyone thought our son … Read more
This is my homemade Ke$ha costume. I based the costume off of her music video “Tik Tok” especially the lyrics, “Wake up in the morning feelin like P-Diddy, grab my glasses I’m out the door I’m gonna hit the city before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack, cause when I leave … Read more
This homemade Leeloo from the 5th Element Halloween costume cost me $30; the wig was the most expensive part ($25). I then bought a roll of white duct tape and used a white bikini bottom I already had. I folded up paper underneath the duct tape in the slightly more “sensitive” areas, so that removal … Read more
This Homemade Censored Costume idea came to me late one night when I couldn’t sleep. I was up watching some ridiculous infomercial when a Girls Gone Wild commercial came on. You’ll also find loads of homemade costume ideas and DIY Halloween costume inspiration. Just as I was about to change the channel, I giggled at … Read more
I’ve never been the kind that sews but when I saw this outfit I had to make it happen! Used glitter glue on the shorts, found material that closely matched and even sewed on pheasant feathers. Used a sheer fabric over a bra and pinned on broaches. Add the snake, head piece, and paint on … Read more
Since I am a white little girl I decided to play it up a bit. I went as “White Trash” to an awards party. I used a trash bag as a dress, a chain of rubber bands as a belt, trash from my friend’s lunches during a week at school and plastic wrap in my … Read more
This homemade bunch of grapes Halloween costume is the easiest and the cheapest costume I have ever made! The best part is it only took about half an hour to put it all together. The shopping list is one purple long sleeve shirt, 50 purple balloons, one pack of safety pins, 2 sheets of green … Read more
Our family does theme costumes each year, but as the mom of boys…this year we did not agree. They wanted gore, and I wanted cute. So we compromised. They are the Men In Black, and I am their alien. I got the jackets from Goodwill, the sunglasses from a costume shop and bought my green … Read more
I got an idea for turning our six month old into the Pillsbury Doughboy for Halloween. We already had a long sleeve white onsie and white cotton pants so I bought a small piece of white material to make his neck handkerchief. I went to a restaurant supply store for the chef’s hat and had … Read more