Halloween Costumes Made Easy

Some of my most memorable times as a child took place during Halloween. My mother, a sewing queen, would make my brothers and I the most elaborate and beautiful Halloween costumes. I learned very quickly that her needle and thread gift was not passed down to me. I was unable to sew a square pillow in high school home economics. As all good daughters do, I entered that time in my life when the most important thing to me was to be better than my mother. I decided there must be a way to produce such beauty from fabric without learning to sew. It turns out, I was right, and my first born won first place in his first Halloween contest. I have decided to share my tips with the world. I will explain how to view every project as achievable, share some tricks of the trade, as well as some Halloween costumes made simple.

First in order to view a project as achievable, one must rely on a little imagination and some confidence. The best way to start is to sift through costume ideas until you find one you really like. It is not necessary to know how you will accomplish it until you have decided what it is you want to create. After the ideal Halloween costume is found, observe the design, colors and shapes. Consider what you could use to recreate the same concept. For example, if you want your baby to be a peapod, consider what you might use to make the peas. Determine each piece of the costume separately, rather than as a whole. This will makes for an achievable project. Imagination and confidence will require support from knowledge. The only knowledge one needs is that of product. There are so many products other than needle and thread that can be used to make Halloween Costumes. This is what I call tricks of the trade and I will share a few.