Comments on: A frugal Halloween: homemade costumes

By: Cheap Green Halloween

Cheap Green Halloween — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:09:11 +0000

That Pippi Longstocking idea is brilliant, with the hangers.

I’ve gone as a black box (cardboard box covered with garbage bags), Jamaican Joe (borrow a friend’s Jamaican jumpsuit and wear fake dreadlocks), a hobo, and a rapper (green jumpsuit with big plastic gold chains).

Here are some other good VERY CHEAP Halloween ideas:
http://www.ecojoes.com/how-to-have-a-green-halloween-a-hallogreen-if-you-will/

By: threadbndr (Karla)

threadbndr (Karla) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:52:45 +0000

When JC was little, I did a tiger - black sweats (top and bottom) with orange felt stripes and a white tummy basted on, black felt ears on a headband and face paint whiskers. I made a temporary tail from a felt sprial and just safety pinned it on to the waistband of the bottoms.

You could do a black cat without the stripes, too. Very cute for the under 5 set. Or a yellow lion with a mane made of raveled out fabric or yarn attached to a hoodie top. And after Halloween, you can take off the tail/stripes/yarn and have perfectly good play clothes from the sweats!

By: Festival of Frugality #146 - Aridni

Festival of Frugality #146 - Aridni — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:21:16 +0000

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By: Slinky

Slinky — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:54:19 +0000

I’ve always made my own Halloween costumes. It helps to be able to sew, but even if you don’t it’s usually pretty easy to put something together from ‘normal’ clothes. For the same price as some of the store bought costumes, I can make something with a bit better quality.

From recent years: A Geisha, Harley Quinn and Joker, victorian Vampire (for my fiancee, he had an awesome frock coat), Drow (a dark elf for those non D&D/fantasy people). This year I’m doing a classic 1940’s pinup girl and he’s going as the photographer (with trench, fedora and camera)

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:28:35 +0000

I don’t know how “cheep” it was the best costumes i remember were the ones my mother made me. One year she made me a Lion, to this day still my favorite. Wish I had it for my kids.

I know she did more than that one but it is the only one that stands out in my mind.

By: Corrie @ "Cents"able Momma

Corrie @ "Cents"able Momma — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:55:24 +0000

I was Pippi Longstocking when I was a kid, too. I think that was one of my favorite costumes. I’ve also been a hobo clown and a baby (wear pajamas, carry baby doll).

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:33:24 +0000

Mark: Oh a tourist! That’s a good one. I think I might do that for myself this year. Should have everything.

By: Mr. NtJS

Mr. NtJS — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:38:24 +0000

How funny. I actually went as a hobo once!

Glad you like the post.

cheers!

By: Mark Neustadt

Mark Neustadt — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:28:30 +0000

Two cheap costumes I’ve made were:

A Big Game Hunter. I got a red flannel shirt, an orange hat, an orange vest and a toy rifle. Total cost was like $6… everything was purchased at Wal-Mart.

A tourist. I put on a baseball cap, a t-shirt, shorts, black socks and sandals. I put my digital camera around my neck and walked around with a tour book for Disneyworld. This was free as I already had everything.