Win Cash! Enter Value Place's "Costume to D-I-Y For" Contest

Posted by vpfsnews on October 11, 2009 at 9:35 PM

Enter the Value Place "Costume to D-I-Y for" Contest (get it... D-I-Y = do it yourself) for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card!

Here are the photo entries we've received so far.  Leave a comment and let us know which one is your favorite!  Scroll down past the pictures for details on how you can enter and win.  Hurry... contest ends Oct. 29, and the winning will be announced on Oct. 30.

Scary Spooky Tree - Submitted by Mayank

How he did it:

"The black trunk of a Fall tree is made of a black dress.  It is crowned with the dry leaves.  It's indicating the festive spirit leading from fall towards Halloween, with the dash of scary touch of porky teeth.  Happy Halloween!

Unagi Demon of the Orient - Submitted by Chris

How he did it:

"This is Unagi, the Demon from the Orient.  I constructed this with pvc, cardboard, Bondo, paint and fabric.  It took quite a long time to make."

Garden Gnome - Submitted by Carmen

How she did it:

"To create my costume, I took inspiration from a small garden gnome figurine that sits on my desk at work. I rummaged through my closet and found a t-shirt with embroidered flowers on it and some fuzzy Ugg-style boots, which I then painted flowers and leaf tendrils onto the sides of them. Next, I sewed together a simple skirt with an elastic waist, cut out a makeshift belt from a piece of material I already had that looks like leather (onto which I painted the phrase, "You don't gnome me"), and finally sewed together my gnome hat from red felt. This took a bit of practice and a couple of tries, since I had to make the pattern from scratch, but eventually I achieved a form that fit and stays on my head. I had a blast creating this comfortable, colorful Halloween costume and am looking forward to wearing it and hopefully inspiring others to get creative with their Halloween costumes and have fun with the holiday!"

Walking Apple Tree - Submitted by Tammy C.

How she did it:

"I took a costume that I made for my husband and cut it down to fit my son.  I took a racing helmet and paper that matched it and used real apple tree branches and made them a part of it.  I then took the helmet portion and attached it to the top of the headless women costume that I made and used it to make should pads by paper matching over that.  Once I had it the way I wanted it with all the branches I wanted, I took burlap bags and sewed them together and attached them to the head and shoulder portion of the costume and painted it dark brown.  I then took clear fishing line and attached bright red apples that are made for your Christmas tree and attached them to the tree limbs.  The costume is awesome but not very practical."

Upside Down Cheerleader - Submitted by Tammy C.

How she did it:

"I made a stuffed head and attached it to a sweatshirt and then put the pom poms at the ends of the sleeves with my daughter's shoes attached to the bottom.  I took an old pair of pants and cut out the front and attached a piece of black panty hose to the front so that she could see where she was going.  I attached a pair of stuffed sneakers to large wooden dowels that she could hold onto and attached them to the sweatshirt.  Her hands control the feet and her feet control the hands.  It was hilarious."

Grim Reaper - Submitted by Tammy C.

How she did it:

"I took a costume that I previously made of a headless women and made a harness that would fit my son and attached it to the previous costume.  I then put the Grim Reaper cape over the top, attached a platter to the costume with some lettuce around the edge, cut a hole for my sons head to fit on the platter and put blood on his upper lip coming from his nose and there you have it."

German Peasant Dancing - Submitted by Ruth.

How she did it:

"I wore a scarf, pantaloons and black nylons.   I also wore old dark socks and rolled them down and dark shoes.  Topped off with a skirt and blouse."  

 A Couple of Babies - Submitted by Jean

How they did it:

"We dressed as babies with real baby bonnets, diapers made from pillowcases, old white t-shirts and baby bibs.   We wore tights or long underwear to cover our legs."

New York Police Boy - Submitted by Mike

How he did it:

"We dressed my son in a NYPD T-shirt his grandparents got for him during a trip to New York.  We paired it with his camo pants and topped it off with a helmet, glasses and handcuffs that we found at the Dollar Store. We spent less than $5, and my son loved it!"

Super Kid Capes - Submitted by Cathryn

How she did it:

"I made both of my kids Super capes this year.  I sewed together velour and cotton to make the basic cape, and then I fused the material to make the letters and decals.  Finally, I ironed on the letters and decals and used different types of stitching around each one.  I am pairing the grey cape with black sweats and a red shirt and the pink cape with pink leggings and a onesie.  The cost of both capes came out to be around $7.00."

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Here's How to Enter:

1.  Create your costume(s) - kid costumes, adult costumes or pet costumes. 

 

2.  Email costume photos to VPFS_News@ValuePlace.com  by midnight, October 29, 2009 along with a short description of the costume and how you made it.

 

3.  When emailing your photo(s), please include your full name, phone number and city/state/zip so that we can contact you if you win.  Your personal information will not be published. 

 

We will post the photos on blog.valueplace.com over the course of the contest, so check back often to view the pics and comment on your favorites.

 

Happy costume making, and best "witches" for a great Halloween!

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