Frugal Café Blog Zone

Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on October 11, 2009

Too much Obama this week… need to free my brain for a while and think about other things that are more fun… like HALLOWEEN!

With Halloween a scant 20 days away, it’s time to get crackin’ on that costume. But, with unemployment and underemployment at record highs, getting an attractive costume for yourself or your children can dent or break the family budget. Have you seen the prices for store-bought costumes this year?

Taking the frugal plunge, you can make an inexpensive, cool-looking pirate costume that rivals the look and price of ready-made costumes. And it won’t take you too long to create it, either.

One of my favorite sites for DIY ingenuity and fashion recycling is ThreadBanger. This site is chock full of funky ideas on how to recycle and save precious dollars.

Arrgggh, shiver me timbers! ThreadBanger’s Corinne uses DIY ingenuity, some basic sewing skills, and a trip to her local Goodwill to buy a few pieces of used clothing to recycle and restyle into a terrific female pirate costume for Halloween. With some modifications, it would work for a male.

With only a few tools, Corinne transforms an old pair of leather pants and a cotton work shirt into an entire pirate costume, including a truly cool tri-cornered hat. The hat could also be made to wear with a patriot or American colonist costume. Using waxed dental floss to sew together the leather pieces was inspirational. She bought the recycled clothing materials for under 10 swashbucklin’ bucks.

It looks fabulous!

Click here to read more and watch the video for creating the frugal Halloween pirate costume.

Do-it-yourself pirate Halloween costume

Additional frugal DIY Halloween costume ideas:

More Chic to Be Cheap DIY Fashion… Make a Michael Jackson Halloween Costume

Frugal DIY Halloween Costumes, Politically/Socially Inspired: Balloon Boy, Illegal Alien, Bernie Madoff, Octomom, & More


Also…

Halloween Frugality & Fun: Pumpkin Buying & Carving Tips for Longer-Lasting, Spooky Jack-O’-Lanterns, Plus Awesome Jack-O’-Lantern Photos

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