Halloween- Budget Breakdown

Hi everyone,

If you remember back to the start of the month I said that I want to throw a Halloween party on a budget, specifically for £20 or less. Now as a pack rat I already had most of the materials needed but even if you don't hoard things like I do you should still be able to get a lot of the supplies for free, ie: glass jars, old newspaper, etc so I have not included those in the budget breakdown. I have also not included commonly available tools such as pencils, pens and paintbrushes because if you don't already own those you will almost certainly have a friend or relative you can borrow them from.

So let's see how I did-

Hemp cord (50m)- £1.30
Brown wrapping paper (8m)- £2
PVA Glue- £1
Acrylic paint set- £2.80
Clingfilm- £0.60
Cotton pillow case (pair)- £1.75
Food colouring- £2
Tealight candle (12 pack)- £1
Rice paper- £2.60
Hessian sacking (0.5m)- £2
Wool- £1
Polyester stuffing- £1.10
Polystyrene balls- £2
Masking tape- £1
Poster paint- £1

TOTAL- £23.15

Urgh, ok so £3.15 over budget, (or 16% over budget if you prefer). Not great but still a lot cheaper than buying any of these decorations pre-made from a shop. In total I made 16 different projects so that's an average of £1.45 per item made.

I hope you all enjoyed this Halloween Special. It was a lot of fun for me and I've got an awesome stash of props out of it, most of which will last for years to come. Have a happy Halloween and Blessed Be.