Halloween is almost upon us and you are probably in one of two camps: You either have your costume or you are frantically scrambling to get one. While most take to the temporary Halloween stores and find a costume that fits their needs it isn’t the only option. You don’t have to plunk down $50 on a costume you are only going to wear once a year. You can always be resourceful, using common household items or less expensive fashion options to create your very own Halloween costume at home. All you need is a creative mind.

Elaborate costumes can turn heads at a party, but they are also going to turn your wallet over as well. A homemade costume can be just a nice as a professionally sold costume and cost a fraction of the price. Most associate homemade costumes as being lame costumes thrown together at the last second. This doesn’t have to be the case. If you take your time, you can create a brilliant costume from homemade materials.

The first step to take is to see if you have any old clothing that can be used for a Halloween costume. A button up white shirt with a breast pocket can be the starting point for a nerd costume. An old pair of tights can be used for numerous costumes, from a superhero to a witch. An old dress can be used in a princess costume. A sports jersey can be used to dress up as your favorite sports star. Celebrities that are often in the news make for good and easy Halloween costumes. You don’t even have to be inspired by clothing, anything around your house can be used as a starting point for a costume. A simple box can be turned into a robot costume. Have a top hat? You are on your way to an Abraham Lincoln costume. All it takes is some creative thinking.

Avoiding expensive Halloween stores may be just what your wallet needs this year. Remember, you always have plenty of options. You can always use DesignAShirt’s Design Studio for any of your creative needs. Whether you are designing a t-shirt for Halloween or just need a t-shirt in general, we are a great starting point.

For more ideas head over to Kaboose.com’s Halloween section.

DesignAShirt is proud to introduce our new safety apparel line. For too long safety apparel has been about the safety green or orange vests that leave no room for the imagination to operate. With DesignAShirt you can now spruce up your safety apparel with unique designs and options that extend far past the typical vest.

DesignAShirt has launched its new website! We have some new features that we are very excited about:

Guaranteed Delivery: You don’t have to do the math anymore on DesignAShirt, we automatically let you know what day your product will arrive. We show you dates for standard, quick and lightning shipping.

Products: Not everyone has a design in mind when they visit our website. If you want to browse through our products this is a great place to start. Click on a pro duct that interests you and we will take you to a page with more options for that particular product.

Templates: Looking for some inspiration? See a design you want to buy? Here is where we list all of our templates and t-shirt art designed by us and customers. If you find something you like you can buy it or use it as a template to create your own, unique version of the design.