For you, making a homemade Halloween costume is not an option, it’s a necessity. You are not afraid of a challenge and you are ready to dig in and do the hard work. Committing to this level of crafting is not hard for you, but you want to make sure that the finished product will be worth it. In that case, we invite you to browse through this unparalleled gallery of photos and Halloween costume how-to’s.
Here you will find people who have googled, YouTubed and scoured the depths of the internet so that you don’t have to! Whether constructed by a sewing machine or a hot glue gun, the resulting Halloween costumes here will astound you!
You will see a movie quality Spiderman suit, a Prince jacket with unbelievable details and Transformers costumes that actually transform!
Get inspired and then get started. Don’t forget to take pictures along the way so that you can share your creativity with us! We look forward to seeing them.
My oldest daughter is the one who started the batman villain theme. She is 8 years old and loves all the old batman movies. She chose poison ivy as her costume and that just triggered the rest of the family into dressing up too. I wanted to try and stick as close as possible to … Read more
This is my son, Jake. We live in San Antonio and everyone who lives here knows of the local Urban Legand, The Donkey Lady who lives under a bridge and terrorizes anyone who comes near the bridge. The story days that she was burned and resembles a creature that is half human, half donkey. We … Read more
I wanted to be a Dalek (an evil exterminating roabotish thing from the British tv show Doctor Who) but the only costume I could find was a dress. The dress was nice enough but it didn’t instill terror in me like a real Dalek. So I decided to build a costume out of cardboard, tape … Read more
I’m not sure where this trait came from, but I am a bit obsessed with costumes. I will spend time that I don’t have to hand craft extravagant costumes that will be worn for an hour or so. Why? I’m not sure. I just can’t seem to help myself. Being that this is Archie’s first … Read more
This one took a lot of work. Most of the little ones were done with sweat suits. They were bought a size larger so that the bottom waist could be removed, then fitted to be more tight. These super heros need to be warm! Black widow was merely a black shirt and black skinny jeans. … Read more
My submission is my gold ballgown inspired by Disney’s 1991 film “Beauty and the Beast” As a child I always identified with Belle because she was the first princess with brown hair and she loved to read like I do. Wearing her dress for me was reaching into her soul and embodying the adventure that … Read more
We each individually planned our Alice in Wonderland costume ideas, and didn’t tell each other what we were doing except which character. The only rule was that there needed to be a dark flare on the concept. Alice and I live about 8 hours from Cheshire Cat and the March Hare. The day before Halloween … Read more
This Halloween I decided to honor one of the greatest Cinematic Masterpieces in the history of film. Gremlins 2! While most people love the good guy, I opted not to create the soft and cuddley hero of the franchise. Instead of crafting Gizmo, I went with the main baddy of the film, Mowhawk! The fur costume … Read more
My daughter is La Muerte from The Book of Life. There was no “La Muerte” costume on the market so I had to create this costume from scratch – it is 100% made by me. Materials used: dress pattern (made by me); skirt hem structure is a hula hoop (I bustled the front of the … Read more
How we came up with it: My son absolutely loves robots. He points them out everywhere, loves any movie or book involving robots, has a few robot toys which are his favorites, and we have even begun decorating his room with robots because he loves them so much. So when it came time for Halloween, … Read more
I wanted to dress up my kids (ages 3 and 5) as a couple, but have them be something unique, that I have not seen kids dressed as. So, I began looking around the house. I have Old Hollywood photos on the wall, which gave me the idea. I began with my daughter, I had … Read more
My husband has always loved the movie Mask. We have often talked about what a cool Halloween costume this would make. Although for years we put it off because it seemed too difficult to achieve. We always go all out for Halloween. I have become pretty handy with makeup and other costume items so I … Read more