Spooky Homespun Halloween Costumes

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Finding a really frightening and unique Halloween costume can be a challenge. Every year the same spooks are haunting the streets in those boring and all too familiar witch, ghost and vampire costumes. By using your imagination and a few miscellaneous supplies, you can scare up a spine-chilling disguise.

Horrifying Headless Man

Use old football shoulder pads or the extending handle of a rolling backpack to construct the headless shoulders of your creepy costume. You might need to incorporate a wire hanger and some foam rubber or plastic bags for padding. Experimentation is the key when putting this creative costume together. An old flannel shirt, stuffed gloves for hands and a little fake blood will add realism to this get-up. Stick your head out through an opening in the front of the shirt, and pin the stuffed shirt sleeves up to hold up your head.

Ancient Mummy

Start with a pair of cream colored long johns, found at almost any department store. Purchase five to eight yards (depending on the height of your mummy) of beige fabric at the material store, and grab your scissors. Cut the fabric into strips and sew them to the long johns, wrapping as you go. If you are on a limited budget, consider tearing up some old white sheets and soaking them in dingy tea water. Use whatever you have on hand to make the material look old and shredded. Wrap a few strips of material around your head to finish the mummified look.

Spooky Skeleton

A skeleton costume is pretty simple to piece together. A black sweat suit and a pair of black gloves are the bare bones of the outfit. Purchase about a yard of some white material and some stitchery witchery at a material store. You will also need a template from the internet to pattern the bones after. Cut out the bones from the white material, and iron them onto the front of your sweats using the stitchery witchery. Use white fabric paint to draw hand bones on your gloves, and voila, you are a spooky skeleton. To top off your costume, buy a Halloween makeup kit and make up your face to match.