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.
So I have always been entrigued with Nefertiti. It’s been my email address name since I was 16 years old, and that’s a long time ago now. She has been known for her beauty and grace, and after watching a documentary of her Bust being found in Egypt, I have always idolized her since I … Read more
I’ve entered a lot of costume contests over the years but I never won any big prizes. This is because, usually, someone shows up in a giant robot costume on stilts and takes it. Even if its just a store bought costume, if the guy is on stilts, he wins. After last year’s Halloween, I … Read more
Magical Homemade Mary Poppins and Bert Couple Costume Idea Winds from the east…well actually it is more like winds from the west coast of Southern California where Tanner Foust and Heather Hambright jumped into a chalk painting and enjoyed a bit of magic. My name is Heather and I am delighted to share our Mary … Read more
Here are our Clash of Clans raiding party (Barbarian King, Archer Queen, Witch (with skeletons) and P.E.K.K.A. costumes. It all started innocently enough. My son liked playing Clash of Clans and wanted to dress up as the Barbarian King for Halloween. No problem! There must be one for sale on the internet! Right? Right?!? WRONG! … Read more
I would first like to thank you for hosting this event which not only allows, but inspires, people to embrace their creative side and strive for innovation. This costume was first inspired by Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood music video. The video has a very dark, deadly, futuristic feel. I had concert tickets to the Taylor … Read more
My wife and kids gave a guil;t trip about how I never go trick or treating with them. “Instead of doing your Holloween display (which made 12 news in AZ by the way) you are going to take a break and go out with us this year!”, my wife said. “ok, but I get to … Read more
Our love for horror movies took us to the top of the genre! Pyramid head & Claudia Wolf from “Silent Hill 2” are impressive monsters and posed a challenge for this years creation. scaring children is so “yesterday”, we wanted to scare full grown adults! my name is Chad, and i am wearing pyramid head … Read more
The blood, sweat, and tears of recreating “tangled”… As an avid Disney fan, it was a no brainier LAST Halloween when we found out we were having a little boy, (after a long journey of trying to have a child, which is another blood, sweat and tears story in its own regard) that we would … Read more
I chose to wear the costume myself as I really get into the Halloween spirit by being creative and creating my own costumes. I loved the movie “Predator” and wanted to be something unique this year and not like a lot of other costumes. I definitely was the ONLY one who had a Predator costume … Read more
Every two years my family and I host an EPIC Halloween party… we call it the Boo Bash (#BeelerBooBash)! It is held in what we call “Ye Ole Haunted Barn” on Gore Orphanage Rd, Vermilion Ohio (Google the spooky urban legends!!). Since we knew this would be our last Bash, I was determined to go … Read more
Growing up in the 80’s, Rainbow Brite was one of my favorite cartoon characters, but sadly I never got to dress up as her for Halloween. This year I decided to relive my childhood memories by transforming my 3 year old daughter into Rainbow Brite for Halloween. Because I work full time, I decided to … Read more
Every Halloween, I try to choose a costume that nobody else will be wearing out, and since Buzz Lightyear is popular year after year (and even though I love it every time), I decided to go with his slightly less known version: Mrs. Nesbitt. Construction of this Nesbitt/Buzz Lightyear costume took 2 months, starting in … Read more