HALLOWEEN HOMEMADE COSTUME
Halloween Homemade Costume shows you how sometimes the very best holiday treats – and tricks – are made at home!
There’s nothing like home made – even when it comes to a Halloween Home-Made Costume!
Whether you use old clothing to make actual costumes or find Halloween-themed fabrics to make your own outfits, blouses, shirts, pants, etc., doing it yourself brings an added pride to the finished product. You can purchase material and use a Halloween pattern to make your own costumes as well.
Once you’ve completed your costume or outfit, there are a bazillion different accessories you can use to add those fantastic finishing touches that really make a memorable Halloween Home Made Costume!
Gone are the days when a Halloween Home-Made Costume meant throwing a sheet over your or your intended’s head and cutting out eyeholes in the proper place (and ones in the back of the head for those so gifted). Although, with today’s colorful sheets you could make a case for going as a designer ghost.
With hobos so far out of the modern memory, old clothes, a makeup-grimed face and a stick with belongings-filled handkerchief tied on the end will bring more “what the heck are you supposed to be” looks than nods of understanding, approval and “great costume.”
But there are many options today when throwing something together at home. As long as yours is not a last-second effort, you can search for and pick up a few items that makes your homemade outfit look professionally constructed.
Best of all, most add-ons are normally available at discount bargain sale prices, stretching your holiday dollar to allow for more good food, more decorations, more treats and more fun!
When putting together a Halloween Homemade Costume, there are several major categories to consider: Accessories & Makeup, Hats & Wigs & Masks and, of course, Fabrics & Patterns. Here are some helpful hints for each of the categories, and remember that the headlines and photos will take you where you need to go.
HALLOWEEN HOMEMADE COSTUME: FABRICS & PATTERNS
DIY isn’t just for Mr. (or Ms.!) Fix-It and repairing things around the house – making your own clothes is the ultimate way to have a hands-on Halloween experience … and save money, too! Just like fixing things up around the house, sewing your own Halloween costumes, uniforms and themed sweaters or tops is sew much easier when you have the right materials with which to work. If you want a Halloween Homemade Costume for you, your children or anyone else, be sure to check out these fabrics and costume and uniform patterns! You’ll beam with pride to see the result after you get your “Project Runway” on, and as Tim Gunn would say, “Make it work!”
HALLOWEEN FABRICS: This is the perfect place for material to make your Halloween costumes or themed clothing! From animal and other prints to a rainbow of single colors in felt, suede, shimmer fabric, short pile fur, cotton, muslin, lightweight chandelle, metallic fabric, sherpa, faux fur, polyester, sequin and even satin and crushed panne velour! Check out this fabulous fabric fairyland!
HALLOWEEN COSTUME & UNIFORM PATTERNS: You won’t go wrong with the right pattern! These pattern kits allow you to make variations on a costume theme, or even several costumes centered around the same theme. Dress your family up as vampires, everyone with his or her own individual costume look, but with a running theme that makes it clear you are all one vampire clan! Check out these Halloween costume and uniform pattern kits to create well-made costumes from high-quality materials that will set you apart from those wearing those cheap and flimsy store-bought costumes!
HALLOWEEN HOMEMADE COSTUME: ACCESSORIES & MAKEUP
Accessories make the costume, makeup makes the look!
When creating a Halloween Homemade Costume, accessories and make-up can be the foundation on which your entire ensemble is based, or it can add the finishing touches that make your costume perfect.
BLOOD & GORE: If the costume you are preparing is scary scary or funny scary, a little “blood” goes a long way! For outfits of this genre, you can find all sorts of items, including a Vampire Makeup Kit, Vampire Bite Tattoos, Blood Gel, Stage Blood, Spirit Gum Remover, Hollywood Movie Blood, Blood Paste, Severe Trauma Makeup Kit, Don Post Make Up and Appliance Kit, Sweeney Todd Razor/Pouch, Tales of Old London Slash Throat Make-Up, Magic Blood Powder Shaker, Cut Tattoos, Don Post Wound Tower, Jug of Blood, Scrape Tattoos, Meat Hook Weapon and the Don Post Bruised Purple Makeup, to name just a few. Let them know you put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into making THIS Halloween Home-made Costume!
CAPES, COATS & VESTS: There’s nothing like a cape, a coat or a vest to give the costume a special flair! Easily made, you can also find inexpensive deals on such things as a Disney – Multi Princess Capelet Child, Hooded Velvet (Black) Double Adult Cape, King Robe & Crown Set Adult, Hooded Capes, Star Wars Episode 3 Darth Vader Adult Costume Kit, Taffeta Vampire Adult Cape, The Last Airbender-Aang Cloak Child, Velvet Capes, Satin Capes, Ombre Hooded Adult Cape, Lined Vampire Cape (Red/Black), Muscle Adult Chest Plate, Hooded Velveteen Adult Cape and a Ghostly Adult Cape.
CLEARANCE: You never know what you are going to find here, but it can include items from all the other categories!
CLOWN: So you want to a costume for some Bozo you know? You can also make suggestions to all the clowns at work, too! Finish it off with Clown Makeup, Clown Hats, Clown Noses, Clown Wigs, Clown Ties and Clown Shoes. You may even find a squirting flower or two!
COSTUME KITS: When putting together an inexpensive Halloween Home Made Costume, a good costume kit can save you money and do all the heavy lifting! For instance, you can get a good start on an outfit with a Where’s Waldo Costume Kit, Toy Story – Woody Accessory Kit, Knight Armor Seta, Lady Gaga Pokerface Adult Costume Kit, Austin Powers Deluxe Accessories Kit, Star Wars Episode 3 Darth Vader Adult Costume Kit, Michael Jackson Performance Kit Adult, Devil Horns & Tail & and Bow Tie Set, Wolverine Origins Adult Accessory Kit, A Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy Krueger Child Costume Kit, Deluxe Beast Wings and Chest Piece Adult Costume Kit, Hippie Kit, Vampire Complete Kit or more.
COSTUME PROPS: Now where would Buzz Lightyear be without his jet pack or Dorothy be without her dog Toto or Darth Vader without his trademark breathing and voice? In a B movie, that’s where, my friend! Don’t let your Halloween Homemade Costume be a “B” effort when you can transform it into a blockbuster outfit with props such as a Toy Story – Buzz Lightyear Jet Pack, Black Feather Sparkle Broom, Toto In Basket Deluxe, Special Ops Laser Cannon with Holster, Oriental Parasol, Darth Vader Pail, Pumpkin Flashlight, Star Wars Darth Vader Breathing Device, Police Officer Belt, Axe Blade Bass Guitar, Star Wars Boba Fett Inflatable Jetpack, NASA Astronaut Back Pack and many, many other props.
EYEWEAR & GLASSES: A simple and cheap accessory can be one of the very best … for instance, imagine Harry Potter without his trademark round-lens glasses, a respectable pirate without an eye patch, a cop without sunglasses or that weird guy in the mail room without his Elvis Glasses & Sideburns? That’s right, a Halloween Homemade Costume can be totally made with the proper eyewear, including Harry Potter Glasses, Quidditch and other Goggles, Colored Lens Glasses, Police Shades, Gothic Vampire Glasses, Eye Patches, Lady Gaga Glasses, Hannah Montana Sweethearts, Elvis Glasses & Sideburns and other bizarre and unique forms of glasses.
FANGS & TEETH: You can really put some bite into your homemade outfit with a set of fangs or false teeth. Vampires, naturally, require some dental help to get straight to the point, but so do nearly all monsters, werewolves, hillbillies and rappers, who prefer to call their mouth bling “grilz.” And that’s the whole tooth of the matter.
FOOT & BOOT COVERS: Slip on some themed foot covers or secure boot covers over your own footwear and the illusion of your costume is complete from head to toe. As an example there are boot covers for a NASA space suit, police uniforms, Spiderman, fuzzy footwear, hooves, pirate costumes, firefighters, and foot covers for monsters, gorillas, chips, birds and many more.
GLOVES & HANDS: Finish off your Halloween Homemade Costume with gloves along the themes of Buzz Lightyear, Star Wars, Batman, Wolverine, Iron Man, Cartoon 4-finger Gloves, Opera and Skeleton Gloves, to name just a few.
HAIR & HEADPIECES: You can complete your home made outfit with hair or headpieces that include curly wigs, color wigs, braids, antenna, extension, horns and scarves, among many others.
HISTORICAL: If you are putting together a historical or time period costume, be sure to check out the Historical accessories, which can include Cleopatra headpieces, headdresses, belts, boots and many other items.
HOLIDAYS: No explanation needed here, Halloween isn’t the ONLY Holiday that deserves dressing up for … here is where you can find the appropriate accessories and add-ons, for instance boots, gloves, wings, tights, shoes, wigs and noses, along with plenty more. Need moccasins for a Thanksgiving play, a Santa hat and wig, green hats for St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s the place!
JEWELRY & BOAS: Jackpot! Everyone likes the bling, such as boas, armbands, rings, earrings, necklaces, anklets, chokers and more.
MAKEUP BASICS: General makeup, themed makeup kits for vampires & Beetlejuice & more, eyelashes, hair extensions, lipsticks, tattoos, makeup remover, spirit gum, fake blood and many, many more.
NEW: This category reveals all of the items that are new for THIS year and are broken into many categories.
PIRATE: Ahoy, matey, thar be plenty of pirate booty here – including boots, fake weapons, parrot pals, purses, treasure chests, hats, wigs and eye patches, among others.
PROSTHETICS: Change your appearance so much that your mother wouldn’t recognize you (unless she is helping you put them on!) with prosthetic ears, noses, foam prosthetics, fake injury kits, scars and more. Get your elf ears, Tin Man chin and Klingon foreheads here!
PURSES & HANDBAGS: Sometimes it only takes the perfect purse, clutch or themed carry-all, plus here is where you can find themed candy bags for all the goodies!
SHOES & BOOTS: Get ideas here to complete your Halloween Home-made Costume that you would have never imagined on your own among the themed shoes and boots in many shapes and colors.
STOCKING & TIGHTS & SOCKS: Yes, it can take a lot of stuff to put your best foot forward on October 31 or at the costume party or ball – here are a number of colorful and creative stockings, tights and socks to give you a leg up on everyone else!
TAILS & EARS & NOSES: Go wild with these costume completers, from witches and animal schnozzes and tails to Mr. Spock, witches and other ears.
THEATRICAL MAKEUP: Good at applying the greasepaint? Here are some great theatrical makeup choices and kits to get those creative juices flowing.
TIES & CANES & SASHES: Items that help prove that you have the expert eye and idea-filled head to add those subtle little touches that take your Halloween Home Made Costume from great to perfect.
TV & MOVIE ITEMS: Many TV and Movie characters have their own little tools, toys or garb that makes them unique – and makes your outfit more unique than anyone who dare wear the same theme without ’em!
UNDERGARMENTS: Yummy cakes and great costumes can come in many layers! Here are some foundations over which you can build your ensemble, or even shine through on their own, including petticoats, shorts, tutus, corsets, lace panties, pantaloons, unitards, leotards, tights, seamless boyshorts, tattoo sleeves along with others.
WEAPONS & ARMOR: Fake, plastic, foam and harmless are the keywords here, mom! You can’t send a knight in shining armor out unarmed, nor would a Star Trek or Star Wars character be caught dead without their trusty blaster (actually, that is ONE way that they would be caught dead if they’re unarmed in a battle!) and just the right weapon – even if laughably smaller or obvious phony – completes the adventurous costume. Not to mention Cupid without his bow is just a weird little guy with wings and a diaper. Find items for outfits from medieval to Star Wars, such as swords, shields, guns and more.
WINGS & WANDS: Besides being a cool name for a chicken wing/magic shop (Yeah, we know, we get asked all the time, but we promise we ARE taking our meds), and if you were thinking “Harry Potter,” well Expelliarmus, you’ve got the drop on us! Here you can indeed find Harry Potter wands, Buzz Lightyear jetpacks, angel wings, demon wings, fairy wings, Tinkerbell wings, bee & butterfly wings, halos, sorcerer wands and more. Supply your own “Turn Prince into a Frog” spell.
HALLOWEEN HOMEMADE COSTUME: HATS & WIGS & MASKS, OH MY!
Sometimes, all you need to top of your Halloween Homemade Costume is, well, a topper – in the form of a Hat, a Wig or a Mask. (Insert your favorite “Halloween Is The One Day Of The Year That My Husband/Wife/Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Best Friend/Boss/Etc Can Go Out In Public Without Wearing His/Her/Its Mask” joke here)
So, let’s break it down:
HAT’LL BE ENOUGH OF THAT NONSENSE!
Since there are so many different forms, varieties and styles of Halloween hats to be found, it is best to narrow your search down a bit by considering gender or major topic, even if you are freestyling it – selecting a cute hat and then building your costume off of that. Here are our suggestions as far as topics:
FEMALE: Hats for women and girls are far different than chapeaus for the fellas, and there are a variety of head pieces available for the gals that most guys just aren’t interested in wearing. From authentic NASA space helmets and firefighter helmets to whimsical pieces from Alice in Wonderland and other films, there is a wide variety of Hat for women. And because women these days are working in jobs that in the dark ages were ONLY open to men, don’t let a few male models displaying the multi-gendered headgear bother you!
MALE: Men and hats go together like pretzels & beer, peanut butter & jelly, chips & dip, whips & chains (hey!). From cop to firefighter to sports, there are a plethora of occupations that require headwear, either protective as with a firefighter or merely ornamental with absolutely no real useful function as with a Detroit Lion** football player (HEY!)
** We only tease the ones we love
PIRATES: Shiver me timbers, but Pirates arrrrrrrrr a popular choice for a Halloween Home-Made Costume, and going to one place if you are planning a family pirate theme is much easier than having to go from Women to Men. There are a number of pirate headgear from plain to fancy to hats that come with dreadlocks, which are kinda like peglegs to the follicularly challenged corsair (ie, bald buccaneer).
HISTORICAL: Yeah, yeah, pirates were historical, but they are a special piece of Americana. We’re talking fancy Egyptian headpieces, Viking horned helmets, gangster fedoras, Native American chief headdresses and Roman helmets here!
HOLIDAY: Bet you were expecting a Santa hat & beard here … well, there are plenty of those, but who could resist a patriotic peace-sign hat that can be worn on the 4th of July, Flag Day or any other American holiday. There is also St. Patrick’s Day hats, Mardi Gras drinking hats, turkey Thanksgiving hats (the hats have a turkey theme, they’re not turkeys, well most of ‘em anyway) and even a Hanukkah (no matter how you spell it, someone’s thinks it’s wrong) hat or two.
TV & MOVIE ITEMS: Putting together a Halloween Home Made Costume to honor a favorite movie or TV show? The possibilities are endless, from an I Dream of Jeannie style to Harry Potter to Alice in Wonderland, these chapeaus will have other people telling you – hat’s incredible!
Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair … as long as it fits in with the theme of your Halloween Homemade Costume!
YOU’LL FLIP YOUR WIG WHEN YOU SEE THESE HAIRPIECES!
They say clothes make the man, but we say the job goes all the way to the top. Just as Donald Trump would not be Donald Trump without his famous faux comb-over and Marilyn Monroe would not be Marilyn Monroe without her platinum blonde tresses, your costume won’t be complete without the appropriate hair. Here are some to consider:
FACIAL HAIR: Yes, hair can appear anywhere on your head, not just at the top! From Kill Bill’s Sensei to Santa to Uncle Sam and The Big Lebowski, beards and mustaches put hair on the chest of you costume, figuratively, of course.
HISTORICAL: From Marilyn Monroe’s platinum blonde locks to Elvis’ trademark hair to disco dirtbags to 18th century powder wigs, history has been rooted in hair. You can get your history lesson here!
HOLIDAYS: OK, you knew we had to show you ONE Santa beard and this is the most wonderful time of the page! But you can also find all sorts of holiday-related hair, like wigs in various styles and shades of green for St. Patrick’s Day, an Uncle Sam kit … and did we mention there are lots of Santa beards? Well, there are.
NEW: Each year, new wigs and hairpieces are introduced, usually based on the year’s popular TV shows or films like Avatar. So let your hair down …
TV SHOWS & MOVIES: Some TV show and movie characters never go out of style, like Wonder Woman, the Disney Princesses, Beetlejuice and Lada Gaga. If you are putting together such a Halloween Home-Made Costume, check these out.
Hey, it’s Halloween, put on a happy face … not very likely! These themed masks MIGHT help you put on a happy face, on the other hand they’re more likely to help you put on a scary, terrifying or troubling one!
THE ONE TIME YOU CAN MAKE FACES AT PEOPLE – AND THEY LOVE IT!
With the proper Halloween mask, your costume will be written all over your face. No one has to ask “what in the heck is YOUR costume” when you are behind the face of Michael Myers, Darth Vader, a werewolf or a celebrity! Here are some masks to consider:
CLEARANCE: You never know what masks are going to suddenly go on sale, but if you see something you like here, be sure to snap it up while you can because you might come back later to find it’s not there anymore … and you’ll have a sad face.
HOLIDAY: Thanks to such movies as The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Grinch, we have a nice mask tie-in between Halloween and Christmas. Plus a few other odds and ends.
NEW: Again, you will find the newest masks on the market in this category, like T Rex from Toy Store, cool werewolf masks and all sorts of other goodies. Check it out!
POLITICAL: Politicians of the day have always been the basis of clever Halloween Homemade Costumes, and these days are no different. From Obama and Hillary to the Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger, this is your chance to put your government officials to work – for YOUR pleasure!
TV & MOVIES: OK, this Burger King King mask just freaks us out! And there are many more that do the same, from Darth Vader to the Saw Pig Head to Chucky to Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. So go ahead and take a little look inside … if you dare!
