Homemade
Halloween Costumes
Make Your Own Halloween
Costume
My favorite holiday is coming up again
and maybe it is your favorite holiday as well. Halloween is
the ultimate holiday in my book; the combination of treats,
spookiness, fun, costumes, and games make it a great time
for everyone.
But a great time for everyone can
sometimes (and often does) cost a lot of money. Some of your
friends will be dressed as Cyndi Lauper or maybe even the
president. But, not you! If you decide to design your own
homemade Halloween costume, you can save a bundle. But many
people don't want to or are not able to make their own
costumes.
That makes sense; it's a lot of work
and takes certain abilities that you might not have. Except,
it's never been easier to make your own outfit. Here are
some tips and tricks.
The first thing to consider in
homemade Halloween costumes is to consider what you have.
That means rummaging deep into your old closet, preferably
into stuff in storage. You do not really want to manipulate
your everyday clothes.
We are talking about shirts and
dresses that are one day away from donating to Salvation
Army. What sort of inspirations can you draw? Do you have a
blazer or jacket that was awfully close to reminding people
of a bellhop or cruise ship captain? A couple of
embellishments, maybe weird looking contact lenses and you
can make your own Halloween costume! And, how cheap is
this?
Okay, maybe you do not have rooms and
rooms of old clothing; you keep things, use them, and then
donate them. Okay. Where do you donate these items to?
Secondhand stores and organizations
like Salvation Army! All of sudden, you have entire stores
where spending $7 might mean your entire dress up attire.
You now have Halloween
costume ideas galore! Sure,
this isn't necessarily a homemade Halloween costume, per se.
But this is another way to think outside the box and save
some cash.
Finally, for the really creative,
homemade Halloween costumes only need a simple addition or
prop. A case in point: my friend made a costume a few years
ago when she went as sushi. She wore a white sweat suit with
a pink T-shirt and a green backpack.
She carried with her two two-by-fours.
As she stood there, she looked... strange. But when she
curled up into a ball on the floor and held those
two-by-fours out into the air... she WAS sushi. How can you
add a simple prop or create a pose that creates an entirely
different look?
If you want to make your own Halloween
costumes, but you can't sew, you will have to sacrifice
convenience and easy solutions. Homemade solutions aren't
impossible, but you can save some money and have a truly
unique Halloween costume this year. Now, off to the
ball!
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