Thursday, October 28, 2010

ReMake your Halloween - Crafty Inspiration

Halloween is coming up fast and there is no shortage of ideas for recycled costumes and decor. I picked out a few favorites that I hope will inspire you to ReMake your Halloween!

The cardboard box robot is a classic, and you can find tons of inspiration online - including detailed instructions on this very blog!

If you've got some boxes you need to use up, and don't feel so robotic, try being a Lego instead.

Evil Mad Scientist shares a fantastic bat costume made from used umbrellas.

I'm a sucker (ha, ha) for octopus and squid, so I am totally charmed by Dollar Store Crafts' no-sew Octopus costume (made with socks and an old sweatshirt). You can also see some great ideas for Halloween decor on the same site - like the scary lighted skulls made from plastic milk bottles.

(And on November 1st, don't forget to save your candy wrappers to make upcycled jewelry!)

3 comments:

Heather - Dollar Store Crafts said...

Thanks for linking to my soctopus costume. :) Happy Halloween!

abby kelly said...

Hi Heather,
thank YOU for the great inspiration! Happy Halloween to you too!

Mike's Vent Cleaning said...

I am sure it will be lovely to recycle for Halloween.There is a need to save the earth and would be the best gift you could give to nature.