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 this is my golden sexy Medusa costume, I hope you like it :) Skirt: I made the skirt out of a crunched strapless dress, tulle and spray paint. I just added lots and lots of tulle at the bottom and spray painted the skirt using stockings to create a scale look. Top: I used … Read more
I’ve wanted to be a scary mermaid for years and finally made it happen. I made the scales out of many different shimmery fabrics hot glued to a long body-con skirt I gathered and sewed at the knees to give it the right shape, and the fin out of tulle and seaweed. I hot glued … Read more
This was one epic Halloween for my girlfriend Jacquie and I. Yes, Beetlejuice is a girl under there; a very pretty one actually. See, my very festive and enthusiastic coworker throws a HUGE Halloween party every year. And basically if you don’t show up in a fully committed costume, you may as well go home. … Read more
Halloween is our favorite holiday. For us it’s about having fun, and being creative. What’s not to love? This year we decided to go as the Red Queen and Mad Hatter. We started early – late summer, searching out all the pieces we would need for our costumes at local thrift stores. We found everything … Read more
I’ve always enjoyed DIY projects, but my endeavors have mainly been restrained to the realm of simple items like crocheted scarves or sewing a table runner. In recent years, I started making small home-made costumes for my children for Halloween. Along came the idea of making costumes for my husband and myself. My husband is … Read more
The concept Miss Mad Hatter, portrayed by my daughter Nadia, all started with with a hat. Nadia saw the hat she is wearing at a party store. Our next stop was the craft store. She picked out colors and fabrics she wanted. I got a pattern, which really just ended out being inspiration, because I … Read more
Growing up as a Pittsburgh child in the 90s, the hottest birthday party spot around was “Discovery Zone”, or as we called it, “DZ”. I celebrated several of my own birthday parties and many of my friends’ birthday parties at Discovery Zone, and I have such fond memories of it. For those of you who … Read more
This Dino Princess costume took a lot of time to make. I started with chicken wire and made my basic form, then added lots and lots of spray foam. I then sanded it down smooth and added spray paint, added a tongue which was actually a hand in a candy bowl prop I tore apart … Read more
Hi, my name is Jon, my wife’s name is Shanda, and our son’s name is Christian. It all started about a month before Halloween. I was trying to come up with a costume idea for my two year old son. Last year, we dressed him up as Sully from Monsters Inc. He was a big … Read more
When the Lego Man movie came out, I knew right away what my next costume was going to be LEGO MAN! I have seen a few really good Lego Man costumes over the years, so I wanted to take it to the next level and add a specialist twist for Halloween, LEGO MAN HORROR VILLAINS! … Read more
It’s the NEVERENDING STORY! One of my favorite movies from when I was a kid was the Neverending Story. It follows the adventures of Atreyu, Falkor, Bastian, and the Childlike Empress as they try and stop the “Nothing” from destroying their worlds. As a kid, I think everyone who saw the movie wanted to ride … Read more
I discovered steampunk in the Summer of 2013. I was instantly sucked in and decided to completely change my plans for Halloween just so I could carry an awesome steampunk gun. I settled on a steampunk sheriff costume. The Costume I purchased about $200 worth of rich fabrics and went all out stitching this creation … Read more