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Here are the best how-to's and do-it-yourself advice we've found for Halloween costume ideas, makeup tips, and helpful guides for creating kids, pet and adult costumes ... custom-made to fit yourself, your favorite boy, girl or sexy ghoul ...

This year, by popular demand, we've also included a special Web guide on how to make your own Joker costume along with tips on do-it-yourself Iron Man costumes.

And for those late to the party — a few tips on last minute Halloween costume ideas.

Also check out Halloween costume ideas for baby, Halloween costumes for dogs & cats or - if you're into a complete do-it-yourself party - check out the Halloween Party Pack.

Halloween & Party Costume Links - The mother of all directory pages with hundreds of links and resources around the Web for Halloween, costume party, and reenactor costumes, makeup and more from the Costumer's Manifesto.

(Halloween) Costume Page - Another mega-directory of homemade costume instructions with links to perennial favorites including pirate, Star Wars, Renaissance, Batman, Elvis, Spiderman, with makeup tips and application advice.

Halloween Costumes Ideas - From KidsTurnCentral, with dozens of tips & tricks for dressing up as Hanna Montana, Avril Lavigne, Eminem, Michael Jackson, and other pop stars along with princess & cowboy themes, WWE wrestlers, sports figures and lots more.

Halloween Costumes, Paper Masks & Makeup - Do-it-yourself adult costumes include macho men and sexy, big-hair girls from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, along with pop culture costumes including Austin Powers, Mini-Me, Britney Spears, plus more great kids costume ideas with a collection of printable masks and makeup tips.

DH2 Costume & Prop Building - Step-by-step instructions to the perfect Star Wars costume complete with materials lists and photos for Stormtrooper, Interregator Droid, and that must-have accessory...the Full Metal Blaster. Prepare to spend hours.

The Bridge School Archives: Halloween Costumes - Great suggestions for Halloween themes that can be created around wheelchairs, with clever advice and illustrated instructions for making costumes for physically challenged kids.

Costume Idea Zone - Clever ideas only, and you'll have to come up with ways to devise them, but some great ones for adult couples and groups plus wacky, unique ideas for dressing up like a Deviled Egg, Little Dead Riding Hood, and tons more.

Hershey's Tricks or Treats Costume Ideas - Easy, step by step instructions for dressing up as a bat, pumpkin, pirate, mummy and, of course, a Hershey Kiss.

Last Minute Costume Ideas

A last minute invitation with no time to get yourself ready? Deck yourself out in purple balloons (a bunch of grapes), wrap yourself in toilet paper (mummy), aluminum foil (robot) or — go last minute hot and sexy — in your pajamas, and ask that special someone to read you a bedtime story!

Also check out these quick last minute costume ideas from various sources around the Web:

Quick Halloween Costume Ideas for That Last Minute Costume - Truly last minute, from the obvious to the wacky.

Last Minute Halloween Costumes for Girls - But seriously (from College Humor.com) featuring photos worth a thousand words. Also check out Last Minute Halloween Costumes for Dudes.

Halloween Costume Ideas - Lots of quick, last-minute ideas for making affordable kids' costumes...from the perennial Hobo and Hippie outfit to the more complicated Slice of Pizza.

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