How to 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. If you can make your own Halloween costume, you can save a bundle. But many people don’t want to or are not able to make their own Halloween costume. 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 Halloween costume. Here are some tips and tricks.

The easiest way to make your own Halloween costume 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, and you can make your own Halloween costume!

Ok, maybe you do not have rooms and rooms of old clothing; you keep things, use them, and then donate them. Ok. 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 Halloween costume. Sure, this isn’t how to “make your own” Halloween costume, per se. But this is another way to think outside the box and save some cash.

Finally, for the really creative, you can make your own Halloween costume with 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 sweatsuit 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 costume, but you can’t sew, you will have to sacrifice convenience and easy solutions. Making your own costume isn’t impossible, but you can save some money and have a truly unique Halloween costume this year.

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