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?
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
Our Homemade Coors Light Costumes were made of simply duct tape!! We first rapped ourselves in clear sticky kitchen wrap then put original silver duct tape over top with blue painter tap. Out lined it, was all topped off with the cover of a Coors Light 6 pack and tada, you are a Coors Light … Read more
You could hear laughter from blocks away “Wow! Look at the stick person!” Every person at every home we visited for treats had to see what the glowing costume was made of. And when we’d turn to leave and the host or hostess would catch a glimpse of the costume’s backside they would laugh hysterically. … Read more
Every year we try and impress our college campus with an original and unexpected costume for Halloween. This year we got the idea to make ourselves a Homemade Six Pack of Busch Group Costume. Our entire costume cost under $10 a piece, a steal compared to those who spend over fifty for a crappy costume. … Read more
I always refer to my son Adan as my butterball, when it came time for his first Halloween I had an epiphany in the frozen foods section. The best part is that you not only get a costume, you also get dinner. Supplies for this Butterball Turkey Baby Costume: – 1 turkey, 1 tan colored … Read more
I didn’t feel like going to the bar for Halloween but at the last minute my friends thought it would be a good idea to go. The idea for this “girls gone wild” costume just came to me so I painted this sign in ten minutes and pinned it to my other shirt. And who … Read more
Never lose sight of each other on a crazy Halloween Night! Really easy, last minute, cheap, iPhone FaceTime Couple Costume! All you need is: 1. Black cardboard 2. Printer – To print buttons/pictures 3. Pictures of yourselves (taken by the iphone, of course) 4. Scissors and Glue 5. Steve Job’s Inspiration Steps: 1. Cut Iphone … Read more
Since I am 8 and a half months pregnant, I wanted a costume that would highlight my belly. I suddenly remembered the cute little big-bellied dolls I had as a kid: Treasure Trolls! For this Homemade Treasure Troll Pregnant Costume I bought a pink troll wig online. It came with a purple heart gem on … Read more
This Human Picnic Idea came to me browsing through Wal-Mart. As a college student without a lot of money I saw an inexpensive set of ketchup and mustard squeeze bottles. I bought two plastic red bowls for the bikini top and cut holes in the tops and sides. Simple white string was weaved through the … Read more
I was on a tight budget and running out of time before Halloween. But, I still wanted a fun and creative costume. I decided that I hadn’t seen many mummy costumes around since I was a child so I thought I’d give it a try. This Homemade Mummy Woman’s Costume was extremely inexpensive and easy … Read more