DIY Saturday: Halloween Costumes

Happy Saturday!  I’m sure all of you really saw this coming – at the capstone of the Halloween Theme, this DIY Saturday is based on making Costumes!  Please, hold down your applause and your gasp of surprise.  A magician is not one of the ones I think would work the best.

First of all, I really want to make this clear – BE CREATIVE!!!!

Think back to last Sunday, when I was writing about last Halloween.  I bought a costume.  My boyfriend made his and we used our creativity.  His was much more popular.  There are tons of ideas out there and remember that you don’t have to buy a costume from the place you find the idea!

Think about all the ideas for kids’ costumes.  How many of them can be adapted for adults?  You may not want to dress up like Hannah Montana, but what about the ladybug, mime, or witch?  Those work just as well as the kids’ ones.

There are so many things around the home that can be used to make costumes.  It’s possible you will not have to purchase a single thing.

• 1.    Out of the Closet – Hippie, Bridesmaid, Ghost, Scarecrow, Mummy, Pirate

• 2.    Sweats and Tights – Any kind of animal, snowman, rag doll

• 3.    Cardboard Boxes – Playing Cards, Christmas Present, Rubic’s Cube

You make your own make-up, too.  I don’t exactly know how, but I’m sure Google could tell you without a problem.  There are also tons of other plans.

If you have anyone in your life that can sew, and if you can do it, then I have much respect for you.  Have you checked out any of the patterns available?  They can be super cheap.  Buying fabric is guaranteed cheaper than a regular costume.

If you have those skills and do not have the time to create an entirely new costume, why not adapt one?  Take a white sweat suit and sew on block spots.  Voila.  You have a cow or a Dalmatian, depending on what the spots look like.  Make a felt star and wear it on a headband over a green sweat suit.  Instant Christmas tree.

Borrow from friends.  Borrow from family.  If you want to risk being booed: go as a college student.  Take a textbook with you.

Really the whole point is to use your head.  There are so many different things out there.  If you tried to name everything, there would be no end to it.  Look at something that interests you.  How could you make it?  Crafting and DIYing can cost a lot of money if you’re not careful.

Just think.  Which actually gives me another idea.  Find a pink trash bag or paint one.  Go as a brain.