Halloween DIY Costumes- Part 1 Poison Ivy and The Riddler

Hey everyone,
With Halloween coming up thought I'd post a how-to collection for DIY Halloween Costumes!
Every year I look forward to creating something different for Halloween, with of course not spending an arm and a leg.
So without further ado, here is part 1 of Halloween DIY Costumes: Poison Ivy and The Riddler

Now most of you know, I'm a very frugal person, I like to save as much as possible when creating but also try to maintain screen accuracy as much as possible.
Screen Accuracy is important if you are recreating a costume from a movie, television show, figure in history, etc etc.

Poison Ivy Costume:
This costume was very easy to put together and I didn't have to stick to one particular image of Poison Ivy as there are many in books, movies and tv versions of batman.

I picked up both my top and skirt from Talize (local second hand store) and some strands of Ivy from Dollarama. I had tights already at home so bonus for that.

Here is a breakdown of the cost:

Green Skirt- $4.99 (talize)
Green top - $4.99 (talize)
4 strands of ivy (dollarama) $4
Tights from home= FREE

Total cost: approx $14

This costume was pretty easy as all I had to do was drape the garland around me and form a ''crown'' of ivy for my head.


The Riddler Costume:
With the Riddler costume, I based it off the original Riddler in the comic book series as I knew my husband wouldn't want to wear tights. (ie batman movie)

I picked up the Green suit (pants and jacket) at Talize, and the hat and tie from Value Village (local second hand stores.) I picked up the spray paint at Michaels and was able to use a black t-shirt from home.

Here is a breakdown of the cost:

Green suit(pants and jacket) - Reg 19.99- on sale $9.99 (talize)
Hat- $4.99 (value village)
Tie $2.99 (value village)
Spray paint for hat reg $9.99- 50% off coupon (michaels) = $4.99
Black shirt from home= FREE

Total Cos: approx $23

I then put about 3 coats of green spray paint on the black bowler hat and let dry.
Then I stenciled about 25 question marks all over the suit.
This probably took me about 4 hours all together, not in one sitting of course but with small breaks.

The finished products were fantastic and the compliments from people were completely worth it!


Next: Halloween DIY Costumes Part 2: Roger and Jessica Rabbit