{"id":7230,"date":"2011-10-13T08:15:45","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T12:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/?p=7230"},"modified":"2011-10-13T08:15:45","modified_gmt":"2011-10-13T12:15:45","slug":"diy-halloween-costume-ideas","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/diy-halloween-costume-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Halloween Costume Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.befrugal.com:444\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/catcostume.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7233\" title=\"catcostume\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.befrugal.com:444\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/catcostume-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thinking about what your going to be for Halloween this year? I know I've been and I'm not exactly a fan of going to over priced, super packed costume store. I'd like to wear clothing since it's chilly in Boston in October so that rules out most women's costume offerings. And I know how much costumes can cost for the kiddos. When you get the costume plus any accessories needed to complete the costume your fun fund can be sucked dry before you know it.<\/p>\n<p>To help break the cycle of breaking the bank at the costume shop or getting pneumonia thanks to the lack there of your costume here are some of my favorite inspirations for Halloween costumes this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shine.yahoo.com\/event\/haven\/30-easy-diy-halloween-costume-ideas-2400816\" target=\"_blank\">30 Easy DIY Halloween Costume Ideas<\/a> - This list is the super easy classic costume ideas you may overlook. Most of the items you can find in your closet or a friends.\u00a0 Many of these ideas are appropriate for little ones and adults alike!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygreen.com\/green-homes\/latest\/recycled-halloween-costume-470708\" target=\"_blank\">25 Unforgettable Homemade Halloween Costumes Made from Recycled Materials<\/a> - Want your costume to be a bit more green this Halloween? Well check out the Daily Green's list of unforgettable homemade Halloween costumes. My nephew and god daughter would be all about the Thomas the Train costume. For me, I'm envious of that Marie Antoinette costume.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allfreeholidaycrafts.com\/Halloween-Costumes\/Creative-and-Cute-Halloween-Costumes-14-Costume-Ideas-to-Make-at-Home-eBook#\" target=\"_blank\">14 Halloween Costume Ideas to Make at Home<\/a> - Great DIY ideas for the little ones.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/275509\/homemade-kids-halloween-costumes\/@center\/276965\/halloween\" target=\"_blank\">Homemade Kids' Halloween Costumes <\/a>- Oh Martha, let me count the ways I love you. For the crafty parent Martha Stewart has some great DIY costume ideas for the kiddos.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/275248\/homemade-halloween-costumes-for-adults\/@center\/276965\/halloween#\/189282\" target=\"_blank\">Homemade Halloween Costumes for Adults<\/a> - Did you think Martha would leave the grown ups hanging on Halloween? Martha has 37 great adult costume ideas for you and a few for the fam. Personally,\u00a0 I'm feeling the gray lady ghost, Medusa one and the spider web one. Martha why must you do this to me?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parents.com\/holiday\/halloween\/costumes\/halloween-costumes-made-by-moms\/\" target=\"_blank\">21 Halloween Costumes Made by Real Moms<\/a> - Not Martha? It's okay. Real moms make real Halloween costumes. Parents.com has 21 awesome ideas for you.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/flavorwire.com\/217552\/the-flavorpill-guide-to-diy-pop-culture-halloween-costumes-music\" target=\"_blank\">The Flavorpill Guide to DIY Pop-Culture Halloween Costumes: Music<\/a> - This one is for the pop-culture obsessed adults. Chicken wing necklace anyone?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/blogs\/archives\/37142\" target=\"_blank\">10 Awesome Homemade Halloween Costumes<\/a> - This list has some creative ideas for both adults and children. Death Becomes Her and Optimus Prime are my favorite ones on this awesome list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what are you going to be this Halloween? What was your favorite costume you've dressed up in?<\/p>\n<h6>Image thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/themissiah\/\" target=\"_blank\">themissiah<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/diy-halloween-costume-ideas\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"excerptimage alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Thinking about what your going to be for Halloween this year? I know I've been and I'm not exactly a fan of going to over priced, super packed costume store. I'd like to wear clothing since it's chilly in Boston in October so that rules out most women's costume offerings. And I know how much costumes can cost a pretty penny for the kiddos. When you get the costume plus any accessories needed to complete the costume you can suck your fun fund dry before you know it.<a class=\"read-more\" title=\"DIY Halloween Costume Ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/frugal-articles\/diy-halloween-costume-ideas\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[501,802,1414],"class_list":["post-7230","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-frugal-articles","tag-diy","tag-halloween","tag-savings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befrugal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}