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Are you trying to stay on budget this halloween with respect to finding that perfect costume? Don't worry because with these halloween costume ideas you'll be able to whip something up that will impress your friends and family and save some money! You might be under the impression that you need to buy or rent a halloween costume for it to be a big hit, but it's quite possible for you to get your creative hat on, take some scissors out and get to work to create a fantastic and original halloween costume!
First things first: you need to find an idea for a costume that you like and that will motivate you to find all the proper "ingredients" or supplies you'll be needing to make your vision become a reality. If you're a teenager making your own costume then you will want to check out the original halloween costume trends. After you've visited that site you might have a better idea of what's going to hot and happening this halloween. There are many categories of costumes you can pick from that might inspire you if you get stuck picking your poison:
You can go the way of the pretty and delicate: faeries, angels, princesses, royalty, and so on. You could be an animal like a bee, a spider, a bat, a dog, a kitty cat, a butterfly, a frog, a wolf, a tiger, a bunny, a duck or a dinosaur. Or you could go full throttle in Halloween Spirit and become a vampire, a witch, a ghost, a monster, Frankenstein, a mummy, a scarecrow, Count Dracula, a skeleton or a pumpkin. Then there's the whole food and "thing" category: you can dress up as any food or object you want!
Now that you know what your home made costume is going to be you'll need to find some of your materials. I suggest you look at your existing items, like old clothes, socks, ties, mittens, hats that you don't use because you can often turn these into great fun and original halloween accessories. Also if you're going for the halloween theme you can be assured that dressing up all in black is going to work, no matter what type of ghoulie you decide to be. If you're going for the fairy-princess getup then look for some fancy dresses you might have bought and only worn once. If you think you're unlikely to ever wear the dress again then you can use it as the base for your costume and add some extra fabric on and make it into your dream costume!
You'll also need other supplies, depending on what costume you've decided to go for: some scissors, glue, sparkles, masking/duct tape, pens and crayons, clothing and rags, make up and hair accessories. If you're trying to imitate a specific style try to find out exactly how other people have made their costumes. You can go to stores and look at the costumes you might wish to imitate and find out exactly how they were sewed, so you can ask your parents or relatives to sew different parts together for you.
Whatever type of homemade costume you decided to go for, just be persistent and let your imagination soar! Happy Halloween!
Published by Nathalie Lussier on October 1, 2006 10:43 PM
