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.
This took me 4 months to make. The snake was all brown and was spray painted yellow and white. The top was white until I dyed it on my stove top. The tops center “bling” is put together with dental floss and colored sharpies. The britches were the most tedious. Each and every button/stone is … Read more
This was my wife’s idea for a costume for a contest that was going to happen at work. after the idea was planted I then had to design the outfit to do and look like the real toy. I had played with the toy and analyzed how each of the different pieces came together. the toy … Read more
We actually built most of this costume for Halloween 2012, but after Hurricane Sandy hit NYC (where we live) there weren’t many Halloween celebrations going on. So, we put it all away and pulled it out for 2013. Dad is the one with all of the technical and creative skills, but Mom and King Kong … Read more
My son, who is three, is wearing this costume. I gave him about 9 options (when he was two) and he said no to all of them. So I randomly suggested Willy Wonka and he started screaming “yes”. That started the ball rolling. I picked up the fabric for the vest and coat at Joanne,which was … Read more
I wanted to make a realistic Hawkgirl costume but had no idea where to start, so I looked at tons of photos of her to see what direction I needed to go in. One thing stood out-big wings! That’s the first thing I started on. The Wings I decided PVC was going to be the … Read more
As I created my Quorra costume, I discovered many things. One such discovery was the fact that when working with electric light tape you can shock yourself rather easily. I began by searching every store in my town for pleather. I found out that pleather is apparently scarce in Texas. Eventually I ordered some pleather … Read more
I’ve always loved dressing up, and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. But after I had children, more of my energy went into their costumes than mine. For a few years, I didn’t even dress up at all. Last year, I decided to put more of an effort into my own costume and bought … Read more
This year I decided to be the Energizer Bunny. My family and I have been fans of the character since the ’80s, and I knew it would be a really fun and less common costume. I usually try to go all out every year, but I’ve never gotten better reactions or had so much fun … Read more
My boys are unique. They love animals. And while they like some things other boys like (Doesn’t every boy go through a “dinosaur” phase?) they also like to investigate obscure animals that most of us have never considered before. When other kids his age liked spiders and beetles, my son (at 3-years-old) decided that his … Read more
Halloween is my favorite time of year. Every year I try to make my now 7 year old daughter’s costumes rather than buy them, because to me, that’s the funnest part. My daughter loves animals and this year, she wanted to be a parrot. I knew this was going to take me a long time to make, … Read more
Meet Dalek Caan. Dalek Caan is an elite Dalek and the last of the cult of Skaro. Instead of following the collective mind like the rest of the Daleks, he was made to imagine; think slightly different, creatively even. This is highly unusual Dalek behavior. He is especially important because, Dalek Caan ends up helping … Read more
After Seeing Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” in the theater, I knew I had to make a Mad Hatter costume. I didn’t want to do it right after it came out because I didn’t want to be one of twenty Mad Hatters everywhere I went. Also I knew it would take a lot of work … Read more