There’s a more than a week to go until Halloween and you need costume ideas! Rest assured, you have come to the right place. The costumes in this section will amaze you. Even more so when you realize they are all homemade and constructed in less than a month.
Perhaps you are looking for a family group costume. Check out the Beetlejuice family or the Flinstones family (you won’t believe the car they created).
Maybe you’re going for a stand-alone homemade costume? Check out the peacocks, LEGO people and superheros. In addition you will find Cleopatra, Jack Skellington and ET. The best part is, there are instructions on how to design and put together these incredibly realistic costumes.
If you are really stuck for DIY costume ideas, you should probably turn to your favorite food! Learn how to make slurpees, burgers, funnel cakes and churros.
Have fun browsing through this section. Let your creativity wander over the pages and please share your homemade creation with us here!
So I’ve always LOVED the movie “Labyrinth” with David Bowie, particularly the ballroom scene, with all its gorgeous gowns and vaguely depraved, goblin-like masks, designed by one of my favorite artists—Brian Froud. Of course, when I was younger, I didn’t have the know-how to create everything I’d need, but I’ve been practicing my creative skills, and this year I … Read more
Iron Toddler: My 3 year old son wanted to be Iron Man for Halloween and I didn’t really like any of the store bought costumes so I decided to build one from scratch. The project began as Pepakura files on the computer. After cutting out all the template pieces I traced them onto the 5mm thick craft … Read more
I have a 3 year old grand baby that lives with me and was watching Spongebob on TV. She said, “Mammal can I be Spongebob? So I sat down one weekend and had a box and started cutting it out. I wanted to make a costume for her but not spend a boat load of money. I … Read more
My daughter-in-law’s all-time favorite cartoon as a child was She-ra – The Princess of Power which was popular in the early 80’s. When Halloween rolled around this year, I decided to see whether childhood fantasies can sometimes come true. I got lucky and found the dress at the Thrift store. It needed some alterations but otherwise it … Read more
I made this Harley Quinn Costume because I love her as a character. I started with a plain black bustier and made fleece pointed cups decorated with diamonds. The shape of the cups was actually a happy accident. I put too much fleece on there planning to trim off the rest, but I loved the pointed shape … Read more
My family loves to make our own costumes. Every year, we make to a higher and different level of imagination. This year the theme was “Trip Around the World” that shows cultures and history of people. We picked the county India because of its rich practices and colorful splendid garments. My husband made a huge … Read more
I’ve always been obsessed with Marie Antoinette and decided this was the year I’d finally dress up as her. I wanted a new take on her though, not just the normal short poofy dresses. So I decided to do a sort-of Marie Antoinette in her undergarments. I already had this amazing corset and just re-laced … Read more
Every year I ask my kids what they want to be for Halloween. This year my 6 year old said Bowser. I couldn’t tell him no. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but I was ready for a challenge. I started out by finding a pattern to help me. I used 2 patterns, one from McCalls and the other … Read more
These are our Anubis and Isis costumes for 2012. Everything here was hand made, sculpted, riveted, and painted except the full body black suit and the wings. Create a template of paper using thick card stock. Transfer the pattern to matte board. Assemble with Elmer’s Max glue (NOT regular Elmer’s). Mount the carboard mask onto a Worth sports face mask. Light Styrofoam is carved … Read more
My son wanted to be Lego Ninjago Lloyd this year. I searched and searched and there were no Lego Ninjago costumes to be found, so we created our own! I was so happy with how it turned out and my son absolutely loved looking just like Lego Ninjago Lloyd. Everyone who saw it were amazed and … Read more
My little boy has been a strong little guy since the day he was born, so I had nicknamed him “Heman”. My 4-yr old daughter wanted to know who that was, so we started watching old Heman and She-ra cartoons. She got stuck on the idea of being She-ra for Halloween and I couldn’t talk … Read more
Here is the Roger Rabbit costume we made and made and remade until it finally turned out like this! The outfit is made out of red material and a white long sleeve t-shirt, and the head is made out of white and red material, red tulle for the hair, hangers wrapped in material for the … Read more