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?
Simply wrap yourself in toilet paper, melt some chocolate and smear it all over, and grab yourself a poo pillow! Be careful though, the toilet paper may rip and cause chocoalte to smear on your actual clothes, this was one issue for me, but it was worth the trouble! This was my fiance’s and I … Read more
My son did not want to dress up per se. No makeup, no mask so we came up with this – Jake from State Farm. I can’t tell you how many people loved his costume and also yelled at him ‘What are you wearing?” To which he replied, “Khakis!” It was fun. He carried a … Read more
We made this costume two hours before trick or treat so it is easy and adorable. My daughter is a snow-cone. We used white flannel fabric and cut it into triangles. We used stick on red letters and sticker snowflakes for the front and back. We used a clown wig and painted her face to … Read more
I was inspired by a photo I seen on Pinterest, the remarkable beauty yet frightfully scary appearance was amazing to me. I was on a mission to make this costume for Halloween. This costume was stunning yet scary enough to scare the poor little trick or treaters. It cost approx $15.00 to make and just a … Read more
He actually wore regular clothes he had in his closet, black sneakers, the suspenders I bought and the hand accessories was the only thing else I had to buy. The wig is a older wig that was cut up and the makeup was done by his aunt. Really simple and fun costume.
We decided to go with a simple couples costume for Halloween this year, and dressed up as Bill Lumberg and Joanna from the movie “Office Space”. This is a very easy costume that we made out of basic clothing and colored duct tape. We even ended up winning a Halloween contest at a local bar … Read more
I had never really entered a contest before but I needed the money for something very special and specific. So I decided I would enter with a funny costume. We had this unicorn head from a few yrs ago lying around and I thought that would be a good idea, because the funny costumes always … Read more
This is one of the easiest costumes I have ever made! We cut a rectangle out of cardboard, stuck it in a backpack and then dressed it. We put a button down shirt on first and stuffed it with paper and grocery bags to give it shape. For the hands I filled rubber gloves and … Read more
My little Vampire Grandson loves to break free from handholding when you lest expect it. A very scary thought for his first year trick or treating! He loves stroller rides though, so I thought I’ll step it up a notch and make the stroller into a coffin. Basic Construction Actually it was quit easy. I made … Read more
ICHI-BAN(G) IN 3 MIN! Soooo…a lot of us moved from here to there, went overseas, and frequently buy from asian markets. ICHIBAN or ICHI-BANG (what I called it growing up) is the instant noodle soup that we all love better than TOP RAMEN! POSTER BOARD ACRYLIC PAINT(WALMART OR CRAFT STORE) PINK WIG-GEISHA STYLED, METAL CHOP … Read more
My quick, easy and super cheap milkshake costume was inspired by a trip to a gas station-convenience store that sold milkshakes. There was an over-sized milkshake on display and immediately I knew I wanted to be a milkshake for Halloween. My friends got a kick out of my costume because they view me as a … Read more
Every year I like to be super scary and bloody and evil looking, this year I was going somewhere with a lot of black lights and decided the DAY OF to do this bright, glow in the dark, black light zombie. I had a few mehron paints laying around and i bought tulip uv activated … Read more