21 creative Halloween costumes you can make with things in your closet

  • DIY Halloween costumes can be difficult to put together, especially if you don't have a ton of arts and crafts experience.
  • But you can make a unique costume using items you probably already have in your closet.
  • If you have a brown dress in your closet, pick up some white and brown felt, and deer makeup, and use scissors and a hot glue gun to make a Bambi-inspired costume.
  • Throw it back to the '90s and dress up as Posh Spice in a black dress, black heels, and dark eye makeup.
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If you don't want to wear the same Halloween costume as everyone else, you might want to consider making your own.

However, DIY costumes are often difficult to put together, especially if you don't have a ton of arts and crafts experience.

That's why we rounded up 21 creative Halloween costumes that you can make using items you probably already have in your closet. Some of these costumes are harder to create than others, so make sure you have some scissors and a hot glue gun on hand.

Transform into a flight attendant in minutes.

Add a bold red lip and a classic updo.
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What you need:A blazer, a silk scarf, a pencil skirt, and a nice blouse.

Or throw on a red dress and go as a strawberry.

Craft a strawberry stem and seeds in minutes.
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What you need :A red dress, green paper (for the stem), and white or yellow paper (for the seeds).

Wear your pajamas and be a "cat lady."

Equal parts creative and comfortable.
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What you need: A robe, stuffed cat toys, pajamas, slippers, and hair rollers.

See more from Ariel Ray Hamilton on YouTube and Instagram.

Grab your tackiest clothing and dress up as a tourist.

This one is easy to put together.
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What you need :A colorful shirt, shorts or khaki pants, sandals, tube socks, a hat, a fanny pack.

See more from Brooklyn and Bailey on YouTube and Instagram.

Turn "Netflix and Chill" into a costume.

A unique take on the popular phrase.
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What you need:A red dress, an ice bucket, a printed "Chill" sign, a printed "Netflix" sign, and bright red lipstick.

See more from Grace Lee on her blog and Instagram.

Throw it back to the '90s and go as Posh Spice.

Wear one of Victoria Beckham's most iconic looks.
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What you need: A black dress, black heels, and dark eye shadow.

Or coordinate with a friend or partner and dress up as Wayne and Garth from "Wayne's World."

Throw it back to this '90s classic.
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What you need: A black T-shirt, a black baseball cap, a blue plaid shirt, a printed white T-shirt, and ripped light-wash jeans.

Dress up as Debbie Thornberry from "The Wild Thornberrys."

Look bored in any photos you take on Halloween.
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What you need: A green plaid shirt or green jacket, an orange shirt, jeans, and a pair of red sneakers.

Create a Coachella costume in minutes.

Just wear every trend you can think of.
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What you need : A crop top, fun accessories, oversized sunglasses, and jeans or denim shorts.

If you have a lot of pink clothing, go as Elle Woods from "Legally Blonde."

To go the extra mile, carry a stuffed dog around all night.
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What you need : A pink top, a pink or jean skirt, pink sunglasses, and a stuffed (or real) dog.

Go as the Queen of Hearts from "Alice in Wonderland."

Draw a heart on your lips with red lipstick.
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What you need:A red or black dress, heart-shaped accessories, two decks of playing cards, a stapler, and some bobby pins.

See the complete tutorial on The Joy of Fashion.

Channel the iconic Mary Poppins.

This look is easy to put together.
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What you need:A white shirt with a collar, a black skirt, black tights, a big purse, a black hat, a red bow tie, and a big umbrella.

See the complete tutorial on The Joy of Fashion.

Be a Snapchat or Instagram filter this year.

You can wear whatever you want.
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What you need:Colorful paper, scissors, a glue stick, a headband, a hot glue gun, and other materials.

See the complete tutorial on Oh Happy Day.

Throw on some scarecrow makeup.

You can make this costume as cute or creepy as you want.
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What you need :A plaid shirt, overalls or denim pants, a straw hat, cowboy boots, and scarecrow makeup.

See more from Bangtsikitsiki onInstagram and YouTube.

Go as a cactus — it takes less time than you'd think.

You can also add a "Can't Touch This" sign.
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What you need:A green dress; white yarn or clothespins (for the cactus spines); pink and yellow yarn (for the flowers); a headband; scissors; and a hot glue gun.

See the complete tutorial on Studio DIY.

Recreate one of Damian's funniest scenes in "Mean Girls."

An iconic scene.
Courtesy of Ariel Ray Hamilton

What you need :A blue hoodie; sunglasses; and a sign that says, "She doesn't even go here!"

Throw it back to your childhood and become Minnie Mouse.

Wear your hair in two buns to mimic mouse ears.
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What you need:A black turtleneck, a polka dot headband, and Minnie Mouse makeup.

See more from Charmaine Daudu on Instagramand YouTube.

Or throw on some mime makeup.

You don't necessarily have to go all out.
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What you need:A black-and-white striped shirt or dress, bright red lipstick, white gloves, and mime makeup.

Become Sandy Olsson and Danny Zuko from "Grease."

Model Gigi Hadid as Sandy (left) and actor Max Crumm as Danny (right).
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What you need to be Sandy:Black skinny jeans, a black off-the-shoulder crop top, a black leather jacket, hoop earrings, and bright red lipstick.

What you need to be Danny:Black jeans, a black T-shirt, a black leather jacket, and black shoes.

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