subject: Inexpensive Homemade Adult Halloween Costumes [print this page] We know the recession has made for a really tough time for a lot of people. Let's face it, with nearly 10% unemployment rampant in the United States and people still fearful for their jobs (not to mention those who have given up looking and the people who have had to actually move back home), this is no time to be spending a fortune to buy a professional Halloween costume.
Instead, what you need are some ideas for inexpensive homemade adult Halloween costumes. So, here for your consideration are several ideas I've come up with over the years.
First off, for sports fans out there, you may very well have the makings of a basic costume already. Do you have a jersey from your favorite sports team and baseball cap from the same maybe? That's a great start for a costume.
If you're into football, put on the jersey for your favorite team and dig out your old football helmet from high school. A bit of paint under the eyes and you're good to go for the holiday.
For the ladies, try this interesting idea on for size - you can fashion a cape for yourself very easily by simply buying a piece of material. Go to a fabric store and ask to see the remnants.
These are usually pieces that are left over and are too small for the store to sell for large projects, but you can often find pieces big enough for a cape. I used a piece of this kind of material to make a curtain and the way you make a cape is pretty much the same. Take your piece of some pretty material and buy a piece of solid material, either another remnant or splurge for something full blown.
Get a plain color that will match your remnant. This will be the lining of your inexpensive homemade adult Halloween costume (sorry, I have to mention that here). The plain colors are usually the cheapest. Now, use a glue gun to glue down the edges of the remnant to create your cape, but leave the top open.
Next, get a piece of string or for something a bit fancier, ask the fabric store about ribbon or curtain ropes. Get a piece that would be the right size and then when you glue the top of the cape, simply place the string along the top, leaving yourself enough room so that the string or rope can slide through on either side. Now, take the solid piece of material and glue it onto the back as a lining.
Add in a cheap tiara and you could be a princess. Or just stick with the cape. Maybe buy a cheap walking stick at a thrift store. The possibilities are simply endless.
Good luck with your inexpensive homemade adult Halloween costume. Feel free to mix and match these ideas and don't be afraid to look for other ideas as well.
