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!
I used a bra to make the top and added seashells from the Dollar store for my Mermaid costume. I drilled a hole in the middle, sewed them then hot glued it just to reinforce it. I also added a few pearls and sea stars I found on Ebay. To make the tail, I used a … Read more
The inspiration for this Spooky Trantor the Troll Homemade Costume came from the movie “Ernest Scared Stupid”. Growing up, my family and I watched this movie every Halloween. So this year, I decided to try and recreate (in my own way), one of my favorite Halloween memories from the film- Trantor the Troll! Not only was … Read more
I started off this awesome Blue Bird Halloween costume by buying a large piece of felt, as well as 3 different colors of cotton fabric. I went with white, light blue and dark blue. I cut the felt into a large circle by folding it in half and cutting it into a half circle, then … Read more
Although the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit came out the year I was born, 1988, it had always been a classic in my home while growing up. I had been set on this costume for years, but couldn’t find a Roger to showcase the lovely bunny years…well until this year. I convinced my ever-so-sweet boyfriend … Read more
My son wanted to be his favorite wildness explorer, Russell from UP. I started out with the general part of the outfit, khaki shorts, olive cuffed socks, hiking boots and a yellow shirt. Added a belt and set to work on the W/E flad, patches and accessories to complete the costume. The hardest part was … Read more
This year’s costume process was fun, creative, challenging, and end results totally gratifying! I couldn’t have been happier with the final result! We started planning for Halloween a couple months ahead of time so that we could gather everything we needed and have time to look for bargains. I knew I wanted to something that … Read more
I picked out the fabric and my mom helped me make the dress to look as much as the iconic girl on the famous salt container’s. I found the yellow flats on line, attached fishing line to the ends of my umbrella to represent the rain, and carried around a container of Morton’s salt. The … Read more
I’m not the Dorothy type, and that’s been overdone… people forget why the Wicked Witch of the West was after Dorothy and her little dog… it’s because she killed her sister by landing her house on her head!! I made the shoes by first spray painting them red, and then added red gliier a bit … Read more
Items used: Victoria Secret bra 1980’s sequined dress 1 yard purple fabric 1/2 yard yellow fabric 2 yards green fabric Square dance crinoline in green Stuffed flounder toy Purse strap Bag of stuffing Cheap fake pearl necklace Rhinestones or sequins Purple flower Starting off I made the fishtail with a stretchy sequined 1980’s prom dress. … Read more
Usually I can come up with some not so ordinary costumes. I thought I had done that this year as well. Lol, but as I entered this site, I realized my costume idea was not so original. But of course each homemade peacock costume is original. All I ask is you don’t hold it against … Read more
I made this cool homemade Halloween costume by getting a pair of white leggings and a white long sleeved top and sewing them together. My leggings didn’t go the whole way to my ankle so I got a pair of knew high socks to wear with the suit. I then started to look at graphs … Read more
I went online and found a youtube site called “TheHeroTutorials”. The guy there explains all the steps needed to make your own costumes from certain materials step by step and they have a few to choose from. These Iron Men are made from card stock paper and fiberglass resin. I sanded them down, painted and … Read more