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Did you ever make your own Halloween costume?

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Was your Halloween costume easy to make or did you wish you had bought one instead?

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lorry rippe Oct 30, 2011 @ 10:54 pm | delete

i was a bag of balloons: you take a clear lg garbage bag, tape sm blown up balloons to it, Paint your face in colors: makeup works grt, add a colorful hair tie and your done I've also at last minute went outside grabbed some sm twigs & leaves, teased my hair sprayed it tucked the leaves & twigs in painted my face scary: zombie like thrown on pj & scared the kids crazy! it was great fun! the bag of balloons also works for a gumball machine add a hat put on a sing that says 5cents & your done. hope this helps

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WordCustard Oct 31, 2011 @ 3:21 am | delete

Thanks for a fantastic -- and easy -- homemade Halloween costume idea, Lorry. Love the bag of balloons, very original!

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YayasHome Oct 29, 2011 @ 11:32 am | delete

'Most every year, we've made our own Halloween costumes. I loved it when the kids were home 'cause they always came up with truly unique ideas.

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emmalarkins Oct 18, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete

Really great easy suggestions here. Thanks for the list!

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JoyfulReviewer Oct 17, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete

Thanks for the fun costume lens!

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BevsPaper Oct 4, 2011 @ 2:59 pm | delete

I really enjoyed your ideas on how to make easy Halloween costumes. Blessed by a wandering Squid Angel.

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jptanabe Oct 1, 2011 @ 2:04 pm | delete

I'm sure I must have been a ghost at least once in my life - love those classic ghosts! Blessed by a SquidAngel.

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vallain Aug 10, 2011 @ 3:06 pm | delete

Oops, I forgot... Angel Blessings on this lens for having lots of good, inexpensive ideas for homemade costumes and for being well-illustrated.

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vallain Aug 10, 2011 @ 3:05 pm | delete

I loved the year I dressed up as a gypsy for 2nd grade. Long, full skirt, scarf on my head, lots of jewelry borrowed from mom AND I got to wear make-up. I thought I was the greatest!

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Timewarp Oct 11, 2010 @ 7:51 pm | delete

Can't go wrong with a cowboy hat - instant costume!

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Tipi Oct 8, 2010 @ 11:17 pm | delete

Great ideas for making a costume. I like the idea of face painting, and see that you have that well covered too. Great job on this lens.

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WordCustard Oct 9, 2010 @ 5:34 am | delete

Thanks so much, Tipi. Yes, I'm face painting crazy! :)

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Sylvestermouse Aug 9, 2010 @ 12:55 pm | delete

These are all fabulous ideas! The little "flower" is quite lovely. Featuring on my Halloween Haven lens.

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spunkyduckling Jul 28, 2010 @ 10:13 am | delete

Wonderful ideas..with easy to follow instructions. Lots of cute pictures too.

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WordCustard Jul 28, 2010 @ 4:02 pm | delete

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it, I had fun putting it together!

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prosperity66 Jul 27, 2010 @ 3:12 am | delete

Love your ideas for easy to make Halloween costumes! Easier than that, I don't think I'd find anywhere!

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WordCustard Jul 27, 2010 @ 5:26 am | delete

Thanks Prosperity, the best thing is that they should also be cheap to make, though you can dress them up as much as you like!

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vallain Jul 26, 2010 @ 4:37 pm | delete

I love holding a Halloween party for adults and seeing what great costume ideas they come up with. One couple were very late arriving, because it took them longer than they expected to rip up sheets into strips and wrap themselves as mummies.

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WordCustard Jul 27, 2010 @ 2:44 am | delete

LOL... I can imagine! A mummy does seem like a quick and easy Halloween costume to make but it's clear that it can in fact be rather time-consuming! Hope they went as ghosts the following year... ;)