The cup part is actually a garbage can wrapped in Bristol board and we had to blow up the logo so it came out a little fuzzy. We put some touch-ups with green and black markers and white-out. The top is the top of the garbage can with a paper border to look like the … Read more
3rd Place Winner of our 2006 Costume ContestClick Here to View Other Winners… I used a small round laundry basket for this and covered it in poster board. I glued real marshmallows on it and added a spoon. My daughter won 1st prize! Total Spent: $15
For my teabag costume, I purchased a few yards of Crinoline, a couple yards of cording and a box of Lipton teabags. I cut out two huge rectangles the same size. I then laid one on top of the other and sewed the sides and bottom. Open up the top and fill about 1/3 with … Read more
Not only does this costume fall into the cheap Halloween costumes category it also took about an hour to make! Material needed: Interfacing (light weight, inexpensive but with a little bit of stiffness), fall leaves, thread, heavy cotton string, a piece of poster board or construction paper, and markers (to color a tag). Directions: (NOTE: … Read more
I wanted something original for Halloween last year for my oldest daughter. She loves Starbucks hot chocolate, and I love their coffee! So our minds were made up, a Starbucks Coffee costume! I bought a small laundry basket ($1.97), some brown fabric ($2 yd) and a piece of poster board ($.50). I cut the bottom … Read more