How To
Sew Halloween Costumes
It is easier than you think
to sew your own Halloween Costumes.
Here is a guide to homemade
Halloween costumes for people who have two left
hands. You can learn here how to make classic
Halloween costumes easily and even at the last
minute. The costumes described here require
neither sewing nor special materials and can
fit every age. Now that you are left without
excuses, go make one of these customs:
Ghost Costume
Materials:
3 yards long white cloth
white sweat suit
black and white face paint
or make up
glitter body spray
Instructions:
Cut a hole larger than your
head in the middle of the white cloth and wear
it over the sweat suit
Cover the face with the
white make up and rub some black make up under
the eyes
At the end, spray the hair
with some white glitter
Zombie Costume
Materials:
old jeans and T shirt
black face color or make
up
fake teeth
Instructions:
Rub and tear the old clothes
so they would look ragged.
Paint black under the eyes
so they would look hollow
Add fake teeth and muss your
hair so it would look uncombed
Glow in the Dark
Skeleton
Materials:
black sweat suit
black knit cap
black gloves
old of sneakers
glow in the dark skeleton
wall decoration
glue gun and glue
Instructions:
Cut the pieces of the glow
in the dark skeleton wall decoration and attach
them to the sweat suit at the joints using the
glue gun.
Cut the skeleton mask and
attach it to the knit cap.
Cut the skeleton palms and
attach them to the gloves.
Finally, attach the feet to
the old pair of sneakers.
Mummy Costume
Materials:
white sweat suit
white sheet
black and white face paint
or make up
baby powder
Instructions:
Tear the white sheet into
long strips
Wear the sweat suit and wrap
the paper strips all around you
Cover your face with white
face paint or make up and draw dark circles
around the eyes
Finally, spray some baby
powder in the hair and on the paper strips
Bride of Frankenstein
Materials:
2 or more old black
nightgowns in different lengths
black cloth
black make up and black
lipstick
black hair spray
Instructions:
Wear the shorter nightgowns
on the top of the longer
Create a veil with the black
cloth
Put dark make up around the
eyes and put on black lipstick
Spray your hair with black
hair spray
Black Cat Costume
Materials:
black sweat suit
construction paper
black marker
stapler
black face paint
Instructions:
Create a tail using the
construction paper and attach it to the back of
the black sweat pants with a stapler.
Create a cat ear headband
with the rest of the construction paper: first
cut a two inch wide strip that would be long
enough to cover the forehead and leave a few
inches to attach the ends. Then, create pointed
ears with a folded paper. If you choose to
decorate them with spots or stripes, do it
before you attach them. The ears should be
attached to the paper strip from their bottom
edge with a staple. Finally, try on the strip
around the forehead and staple it by its
ends.
Wear the sweat suit with the
attached tail
Draw whiskers and a black
nose using the face paint
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