| There are a lot of individuals each year that go on | | | | wonderful costume to wear. |
| Halloween with handmade costumes and with | | | | Another great example of a costume that can be |
| ready made costumes being pricier with each | | | | entirely homemade is that of a mad scientist. |
| passing year, it is quite obvious that the need for | | | | Many people have chemistry goggles in their |
| clever costumes made at home is there. | | | | homes now because of university children or their |
| In the old days, people that were interested in | | | | own work and therefore a combination of these |
| doing their own costume would just grab a piece | | | | safety goggles, dark circles under the eyes |
| of white fabric, cut two holes in it and then go | | | | created with the help of make-up and a white |
| out as a ghost. It is a still great idea for people | | | | coat it is quite possible to make somebody look |
| that love ghosts to wear such a costume but | | | | like a mad scientist. If you get them to |
| there are so many different things that could be | | | | permanently open their eyes as wide as possible |
| done as well. | | | | when they go out and then mess up their hair so |
| A vampire is an excellent example of a Halloween | | | | that it looks as shaggy as possible then it will add |
| costume that can be homemade. All you need is | | | | an effect to the impression given by the |
| a piece of black fabric to change into a cape (or a | | | | costume. |
| cape if you have one handy for other purposes) | | | | Ghosts, vampires and mad scientists are just |
| and then a tin of make-up in order to make the | | | | three costumes that people used to buy at the |
| face pale enough that the person can indeed | | | | store all the time when they went on Halloween |
| come across as a vampire. To enhance the | | | | journeys. However, it is quite possible to make |
| impression, you should get some lipstick or red | | | | these and other well-known costumes (i.e. ghouls, |
| crayon and smear some of it across the mouth | | | | goblins and faeries) at home with a bit of |
| and teeth of the person dressing up as a | | | | creativity and elbow grease and at the same time |
| vampire. This will add the illusion of the person | | | | end up saving lots of money. |
| having just had their dinner of blood and even | | | | Inventiveness is the watchword for clever |
| without the tooth extensions there it is still a | | | | homemade Halloween costumes. |