Category: DIY

DIY Minion Halloween Costume {Ba ba ba ba-ba na-na!}

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Today’s costume is an easy DIY!  My daughter knew that she wanted to dress up like this character since we watched Despicable Me 2 this summer.

Presenting:

The DIY Minion

Just looking at this kid makes me want to say: BEE DOH!  BEE DOH!  BEE DOH!!

I love the way this all came out!  I used a mix of hand-me-downs, consignment and new items.  She will be wearing this on Halloween night!

This DIY Minion wears:

  • Black Chucks (Converse All Star hand me downs from her brother): Free(ish) retail at about $30
  • Yellow Tee Shirt (my son’s old band tee): Free –these retail less than $10 new
  • Thick Round Glasses (Michael’s): $1
  • Yellow Beanie (Amazon): $5
  • Black Gloves (from an old costume): Free –you can find black gloves for about $1
  • Yellow Soccer Socks (Ross): $3 (for two pair)
  • Denim Overalls (cosigment shop): $3
  • Yellow Buttons (Joann): $1
  • Silliness–Priceless!

My total cost:  $13 with lots of reusable pieces!!

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Nerdy 50s Girl {Putting a Twist on a Store Bought Halloween Costume}

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As you saw in yesterday’s post, I can’t be happy with a store bought costume as is. We always add a little twist.  Today I present to you:

Nerdy 50’s Girl:

This is another one of those costumes I picked up on clearance at Target years ago. I was so surprised when my daughter chose this costume to wear for our church’s Trunk or Treat this year. The whole nerdy look was her idea, and I have to say, she rocks it!

She even swiped some of the masking tape from my DIY furniture projects to “nerdy up” her glasses!

Nerdy 50s Girl wears:

  • Black Chucks (Converse All Star hand me downs from her brother) Free(ish) retail at about $30
  • Nerdy glasses (old 3D movie theater glasses) Free — also used for Hipster Dorothy
  • White lace bike shorts (Target clearance) $4 — also used for Hipster Dorothy
  • Tall white socks (Target clearance) $2 — also used for Hipster Dorothy
  • 50s Girl costume (Target Clearance 2010) $3
  • Potential to be the next Kristen Wiig — Priceless!

Total cost to me: $9 (unless you count the shoes that I bought for my son in 2009 for about $30, and the hour’s worth of elbow grease it took me to make them look new again!)

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