Save Everything!

Recycle! Guys. Many, many things can be re-used for cosplay. For example, I have about ten, giant cardboard boxes in my closet right now that I can use in the future for making props. (My marching band got new uniforms not-too-long ago and I took all of the boxes that they came in. Yes, many people thought that I was an idiot walking down the halls with giant boxes but also, many people compliment my props. So there.) Here's a short list of examples of things that can be re-used.

• Extra fabric ("But it's just an extra foot of purple fabric," you say, "Why?" No whining! It will save your butt someday.)
• Patterns (If you make your own patterns or buy patterns, don't waste more time and money when you can re-use a pattern. Just don't)
• Parts of school uniforms (A lot of school uniforms are similar in design and if you've made one, you can re-use pieces of it for other uniforms.)
• Cardboard (If you don't want to, you don't have to take boxes from your school but you can always save cardboard form things that you get in the mail or even things like cereal boxes.)
• Wigs (Yes, you read that correctly. Wigs can be incredibly expensive. If you have a character with similar hair to a character that you've previously cosplayed, re-style that wig for the new character--do not buy another $50 wig. Save your money.)
• Shoes (If you can make a shoe cover for $5 instead of buying shoes for $50, make the shoe cover and re-use some shoes.)

My point here is, you can re-use a lot of things for cosplay so why not do so? (Heck, it'll save you a ton of money!) I hope that this has helped in your own cosplaying adventure. MadDog out!