Wagon Wheel Halloween Costume

This quick and easy country music Halloween costume pays homage to "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker. To make, sift through your local thrift store for a small decorative wheel or purchase one online. String some suede cord through the spokes to make a necklace. (We suggest doubling up the cord to help hold the weight.) Then, don your best country duds and finish with cowboy boots!

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Light-Up Mason Jar Halloween Costume

Start with an aqua-colored foam board (roughly 20 by 30 inches). Cut it into a mason jar shape using an X-acto knife. Using a turquoise marker, write “Ball” in cursive on the front. Drill small holes around the jar; insert battery-operated white lights in the holes to mimic the look of captured fireflies. (If the lights have a flash setting, even better!) Secure the strand to the back of the board with painter’s tape to keep lights in place. For the lid, spray-paint a cardboard cake round silver. Wrap a corrugated border, spray-painted silver, around the perimeter of the cake board with hot glue. (Cut width of border as desired.) Secure bottom center of the headpiece to a headband using painter’s tape. If desired, wear mason jar screw bands as bracelets.

Paper Dolls

Grab your friends or go solo for this fun idea. Use old cardboard boxes to trace the outline of a dress or shirt and skirt, and cut out the “outfit” base. Use hot glue or a spray adhesive to apply fabric to the cut pieces of cardboard. Once dry, cut the fabric as close to the cardboard edges as possible. Add buttons, zippers, or other fun accessories to your outfits using hot glue. Glue ribbon in a U-shape around the shoulder to hang around the neck. If working with two separate pieces of an outfit, glue ribbon around the top edges of the bottom half, too. These will tie around the back of the model. Hot glue the doll tabs on a diagonal on the edge of your outfit pieces. Wear a tight-fitting dress in a color close to your skin and tie the pieces on!

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Antiquing Barbie Halloween Costume

Stanley Thermos Halloween Costume

Download a Stanley-esque green pattern, or take a close-up photo of your favorite Thermos and have the image printed on 48-inch-wide by 36-inch-rall poster paper at your local printer or UPS store. Wrap yourself in the paper “sleeve,” which you can secure with tape. Using a hole-punch, cut holes at the top of the poster to thread ribbon. Add a Stanley logo. Spray-paint a pail with silver spray-paint to wear as the lid. Carry around your Stanley Thermos to reinforce the message.

Jolene Halloween Costume

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Paint Chip Halloween Costume

Balloon Darts Halloween Costume

It’s a costume and a game! Start with a white tri-fold presentation board. Create stripes with blue 1 1/2-inch painter’s tape, with strips spaced roughly 1 ½ inches apart. (You could paint your own stripes, but this tactic is much faster!) Mount hanging monkey prizes on the outside flaps, securing to the board with twist ties. Drill five columns of four holes in the middle of the board. Blow up small dart balloons, then stick the balloon ties through the holes. (If desired, you can secure the balloon ties in place using painter’s tape on the board’s back.) Add "Balloon Darts" signage and a decorative chain of fair tickets. Drill two holes at the top of the board to accommodate a length of grosgrain ribbon to wear around the neck. Use a hot glue gun to cover a plain drugstore headband with a strip of paper tickets; add a couple of balloon darts.

Sad Swiftie Halloween Costume

Print a screenshot of the infamous ticketing waiting screen on a 18 by 24-inch foam board at a local printer or UPS store. Add pink grosgrain ribbon and wear it around your neck like a necklace. Pair with your favorite Eras-inspired look and a few tear-shaped rhinestones on your cheek.

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Easy Jam Jar Costume

Pay homage to your favorite preserves with this easy and cute idea. To make it, start with two standard size (22 by 28 inch) poster boards. Search Google for a large image of a jam label, crop it, and print it to fit a 12 by 18-inch sheet of paper. (Tip: The image will be pixelated at this size. Once printed, use a black Sharpie to outline the edges of the text to smooth it out.) Use a glue stick or double-sided tape to adhere the label to the center of one of the poster boards. Glue or tape the shorter sides of the poster board together, forming a tube. You may want to trim the tube depending on how long you want it to be on your body. Attach two pieces of ribbon to the front and back of the tube, forming shoulder straps to your desired length. Underneath, wear leggings and a top that match your chosen jam flavor and a gingham hat.

Easy Thermos Halloween Costume

Show off your love for vintage items with this easy-to-assemble costume. Download a plaid pattern, or take a photo of a plaid thermos pattern. Have the pattern printed on 48-inch-wide by 36-inch-tall poster paper at your local printer or UPS store. Wrap yourself in the paper “sleeve,” which you can secure with tape. Using a hole-punch, cut holes at the top of the poster to thread sturdy ribbon. Hot glue a red thermos lid to a headband. Carry a thermos with your favorite hot beverage.

DIY Candy Corn Costume

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Rosie the Riveter

DIY Scarecrow Costume

Thomas Rhett's wife Lauren Akins makes for an adorable scarecrow. This one is easy and you might even have what you need in your closet. Pair overalls with a plaid shirt and straw hat. Top off the look with braids and oversize freckles.

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Coffee Filter Mermaid Costume

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Baby from "Dirty Dancing"

Raincloud Costume

Pop-Tart Costume

All you'll need is a large piece of cardboard and some paint to create this Pop-Tart costume (and it only costs $5!).

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Superquilter Costume

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Jill Gleeson is a travel journalist and memoirist based in the Appalachian Mountains of western Pennsylvania who has written for websites and publications including Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Country Living, Washingtonian, Gothamist, Canadian Traveller, and EDGE Media Network. Jill is the travel editor for Enchanted Living. Learn more about her journey at gleesonreboots.com.

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