make your own halloween costumes

Make Your Own Halloween Costumes
Free, Creative Costume Ideas and Patterns
By Sherri Osborn, About.com Guide


Costumes are a big part of most people's Halloween celebrations and Halloween will be here before you know it. Do you have any idea of what your Halloween costume will be?
If you have your Halloween costume picked out already, share your ideas with everyone using this form! If you are still trying to find Halloween costumes, give some of these creative ideas a try; find easy and inexpensive homemade costumes for everyone! Don't forget about the Family Crafts Halloween Costume Photo Gallery... You can submit photos of your costumes to be included by following these simple directions

First of all, if you waited until the last minute to figure out what costume you will wear, check out these ideas:


•Fast and Simple (Last-Minute) Costumes

You can make Halloween costumes out of a variety of items you may already have at home:


•Cardboard Box Costumes

•Sweatsuit Costumes

•Thrift Store or Recycled Costumes

You can also select a Halloween costume to make based on how it is made. I have two different listings:


•Costumes to Sew

•No-Sew Costumes

If you prefer to browse through all the costume ideas by theme:


•Animal and Creature Costumes

•Edible Items Costumes

•Inanimate Objects Costumes

•People Costumes

•Popular Characters Costumes

•Scary Characters Costumes

•Unique Halloween Costumes

•Costumes Based on Children’s Books (from Liz @ Children's Books)

If you need a costume for more than one person, consider some of these suggestions:


•Costumes for Couples (long list)

•Costumes for Couples (by category)

•Costumes for Groups (long list)

•Costumes for Groups (by category)
Finally, if you have your costume picked out, but a need to add a special finishing touch, try some of these:


•Make Your Own Costume Accessories

•Halloween Make-Up Ideas and Recipes

•Making Masks

•Make Your Own Trick-or-Treat Bag

MY THOUGHTS

can't imagine myself making these costumes. but i hope this helps those who need to make one. be creative.