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!
For the body of the turtle we painted corsets. The shell we stapled wooden forms in the shape of a shell, covered the form with brown pleather, and drew on the shell pattern. For the elbow and knee colors we bought fabric then tied around. For the mask and accessories we bought them in the … Read more
Our company has an annual Halloween Party and the costume competition is very competitive. I knew this year if I had a chance of winning, I had come up with something extremely different. Since I’m a diehard Penn State fan, I thought the idea of doing where is The Joe Paterno statue now…would be a … Read more
My 6 year old son decided in July this year that he wanted to be Edward Scissorhands for Halloween. Once he told me this I knew I had to get my creative mind working for this costume! We started with the base of a black shirt that has Velcro on the front secure it and black pants … Read more
When I finally decided to make my son Gene Simmons around the beginning of October I thought I better get started! My brother in law helped me with the shoes for this costume we made them out of styrofoam. He got two cubes of styrofoam to glue together to be big enough to be able … Read more
Back in 2009, my mother and I were on your website and came across a photo of a headless boy with his head in a jar (2007’s grand prize winner). We were captivated, and that year, my mom recreated that costume for herself (minus the jar). Dressing up as well, my husband and I attended … Read more
To become Alice in Zombieland, it took about a month and a half to prepare and about four hours of making. Almost all the accessories I bought online, I needed to think through what I would need and how I would use it. The dress I bought on eBay for about 20£ as a whole … Read more
Each Halloween I strive to create a costume that is unique or seldom if ever seen before. After seeing watching the movie Prometheus, the idea for an alien of sorts came to mind, one that has never been seen before. The problem now, is how to present it. After brainstorming, I drew inspiration from one … Read more
I made my Werewolf costume mostly by molding a form to my head in plaster. From there I made the lower jaw in a separate part that followed my chin. Important for the ability to chew. Eyebrows, claws and teeth are made from clay. The fur is sewn from the inside of a shirt and … Read more
Ever since I saw the Katy Perry movie, I knew I wanted to be a peacock for Halloween! So I headed to my nearest SAS and Joann’s and got to work! 95% of my Peacock costume is homemade. The only part I didnt sew myself was the dark blue base I used for the top. … Read more
These Batman Heroes and Villains costumes were a ton of work but so much fun to wear. We strolled down the streets downtown and people were shrieking and taking pictures like we were famous. The costume body and legs are made from foam for housing insulation and hotglue. The heads are made from cardboard concrete … Read more
This year my son is REALLY into Ninjago…Lego Ninja guys. And he requested to be a Lego Ninja for Halloween this year. Well, after a bit of searching I realized the only way it was going to happen was if we made the costume. He didn’t want to be just a plain Ninja, so we … Read more
Well, this costume Pikachu and Ash couple Halloween costume took about a total of two weeks to make. First, I started off at our local thrift store and found a blue vest ($2.00) and a white button up shirt ($3.00). I tried to find anything thing I could for my portion of the costume (Pikachu), but … Read more