Tips and original ideas for handmade Halloween costumes

Many adults have arts and crafts skills to make their own costume for Halloween or special events. Hand or machine sewing, glue and paste are the basic fasteners. Creativity and imagination are the magic ingredients.

Simple adult costumes for Halloween celebrations and other fancy dress events don’t have to be expensive to make.

Take advantage of your talents and abilities to imagine and make the costume of your choice.

The slowest step in preparing your costume is deciding what to wear. Once decided, completing the rest of the design is quick and easy.

Are you confused or undecided? I recommend looking at books, magazines, and other alternative sources of visual aids to spark your creativity and imagination. Don’t copy every detail.

1. Browse office closets and giveaways for select clothing and accessories.

2. Decide to wear a mask, special makeup, or Halloween face paints. Your choice depends on cost, comfort, duration, storage, and cleanliness.

3. Head wraps may include a wig, hair extenders, scarf, hat, and temporary hair dye.

4. Head wraps and footwear should feel comfortable, appropriate for the weather, and in keeping with the theme of the wardrobe.

5. We can find most of the miscellaneous accessories in the home. Create with cardboard, toilet paper rolls, paper, foam cups and plates, and plastic bags.

traditional ideas:

1. Angel

2. Animals – rabbits and dinosaurs

3. cartoon characters

4. Cheerleaders

5. Clown

6. Cowboy

7. Devil

8. Fairy

9. Gypsy

10. Indian

11. Pirate

12. Simple inanimate objects: a cardboard box, a robot

13. sports figures

14. Film and television characters.

15. Vampire

16. Work related uniforms: nurses, doctors, police officers and executives with a briefcase

17. zombie

18. witch

These traditional costumes continue to be favored, with each generation updating their attire.

Benefits:

1. original and expressive

2. Individual or themed designs

3. Use your artistic and craft skills and talents.

4. Memories

5. Creature and comfortable weather

6. Use it as a daily attraction

7. Recycle for alternative uses

8. Remove residues

An original costume is a unique fantasy. The mask disguises the wearer and provides fun for others to guess their identity. The following is a starter list of DIY costume ideas.

Individual examples:

1. Ghost

2. famous cook

3. siren

4. lamp shade

5. A favorite food or product.

6. pet trainer

7. dismembered human being

8. A super hero

9. rock out

10. an ice cream cone

Pair examples:

1. the addams family

2. A table with tablecloth and settings.

3. salt and pepper

4. Twin Towers

5. Kermit and Miss Piggy

6. celebrity dance couple

7. The girlfriend and the boyfriend

8. bike for 2

9. artist and model

10. eskimo and seal

Examples of groups:

1. A bouquet of flowers

2. trees

3. A box of crayons or pencils.

4. the addams family

5. Hawaiian or other cultural dancers

6. Al Capone and his mobsters

7. military men

8. seven dwarfs

9. goblins or goblins

10. A group of bears or other animals.

Are you an active participant in costume events? Never wait until the last moment to make a costume. Make a list of the dates and types of events you are interested in. Please register for the event in a timely manner. Make your costume can be used in various occasions.