Cheap or easy to make fancy dress costumes?

Question

I'm going to a fancy dress party. Any ideas for costumes which are either cheap or easy to make?

Answer 1

Miss America

Answer 2

Hello,

How about:

A chimney sweep (Bert from Mary Poppins): All you need is black clothing, a mucky face, a hat and a brush.

A scarecrow: Wear blue jeans and a shirt, possibly a hat and stuff straw hanging out everywhere.

The american tourist: Wear a striking hawaiian shirt and shorts, and carry around a camera, possibly the socks and sandals routine too.

Soda pop can: Use a round barrel, cut a hole in the bottom.  You cut holes for  arms and your head.  Paint it the colors of a pop can.  Presto!  You have a pop can

Crash test dummy - After!  There is a commercial costume for this, but a good one can be made with sweats and tape to make the markings on it like the crash test dummies.  Use bandages and fake blood to decorate. Fashion a seat belt out of webbing and an old buckle and pin in place.  (or go to a junk yard as ask for an old seatbelt).

Cereal Killer: Attach little cereal boxes to a shirt, cut a slit in the boxes, glue in plastic knives into the holes, drip red paint running down from the knife hole in the box.

Cover the box with table cloth, glue on silver plastic platter in the middle (cut hole for head to pop through. Glue on a couple of place settings of Plastic dishes, and glasses. Now your head in on a silver platter.

I hope this helps and have a happy halloween