Thursday, July 11, 2013

Be A Halloween Superstar - Make Your Own Halloween Costume

At last it's that time of year when for one night, at least, we can all pretend to be something or somebody else. We can naturally put on a halloween costume, add a few accessories and get into the part. But for even more fun why no take perfect control over who you want to be and make your own halloween costume. With a small bit of extra exertion you can literally be the star of any halloween party or trick-or-treating expedition.

If you're going to make your own halloween costume you'd best get started. The sooner you get going the better. Leaving yourself plenty of time means you can relax and have fun collecting the bits and pieces you need to make your own halloween costume.

Angel Halloween

So, where do you start?

Be A Halloween Superstar - Make Your Own Halloween Costume

Well, before you can make your own halloween costume you need to determine who or what you want to be. You could be a illustrious hero or an icon - think about your beloved Tv programs and movies. Who do you admire from history? Which musicians motion to you?

Or you could go for the more original halloween costumes - ghosts, witches, pumpkins, ghouls and monsters.

Once you've decided on who or what you want to be it's time to crusade for items that can be used to generate your own halloween costume.

The easiest place to start is at home. Look around from room to room and see what things you can find that might fit in with the halloween character you've chosen. There are the positive items like wedding and bridesmaids dresses, prom gowns or formal suits that make outfits such as halloween fairies or angels. But don't be too fussy at first, just grab whatever that catches your eye - unwanted clothing, shoes, gloves, pieces of fabric, garbage bags, boxes, ties, socks, old towels, sheets etc. Etc. The possibilities are endless.

By spending a small extra time you should be able to come up with something a small more tantalizing than the hobgoblin outfits that all your neighbors will be wearing.

Maybe you could dig through the closets of your older relatives looking for clothing that has gone out of style. An old double-breasted pin stripe wold be a great basis from which to make your own 30s gangster halloween costume.

Vintage clothing can be used for 60s hippies, 50s beatniks or 40s film stars. And if you don't have and relatives with cluttered closets who can help you make your own halloween costume you can all the time try your local thrift shop or second-hand store.

There's probably a Goodwill outlet near you where you can pick your way through the rails and check out all the clothing for more halloween costume ideas. Maybe some old shoes or a purse will inspire. Maybe an odd piece of fabric or a belt will get your creative juices flowing.

Don't worry if you can't find exactly what you're looking for. If you're feeling a bit stuck just start with whatever that appeals to you and you'll get more ideas as you go along. Remember, a halloween costume only needs to recount the character you want to portray. It doesn't have to be an exact match. You're not looking for perfection when you're making your own halloween costume.

Don't forget to look for your halloween accessories as well - toy gun for a gangster, beads for hippy, wigs, contact lenses, hair dye, make up etc.

Once you have a amount of choices start trying things on and and see how you can use the items to make your own unique halloween costume. best still, get a friend to help so you can swap ideas. Then once, you're ready for the big night, there's only one thing left to do - get man to take a photo so you back with pride on the year you decided to make your own halloween costume.

Be A Halloween Superstar - Make Your Own Halloween Costume

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