Cosplaying on a Budget

Being as new to the game as I am I do everything in baby steps. The first goal as a baby cosplayer is to look in to EVERYTHING. I've checked all the websites, I've seen lots of homemade costume tutorials, I've drooled over the extravagant wigs that people create and to be honest I get a little lost.

So, baby steps it is.

The other day I decided to go shopping for a few pieces that would eventually become a part of my Edward Scissorhands cosplay outfit. My initial limitation on myself was to do it on the cheap, which worked out, since all I was really looking for were belts (Edward has a LOT of belts if you hadn't noticed). Those suckers can get expensive at $8, $10, $15 and even $20 a pop, which I most definitely couldn't afford, so my first idea was to go to a local Goodwill and check out their belt selection. I basically struck gold.

I grabbed every suitable black belt that I thought would even possibly work on my outfit....all at $1.50/belt. Now that's what I'm talkin' about! With my great success at the first Goodwill and 6 belts in my possession I decided to head to the "big" Goodwill that was a little bit further away to see if I could locate a leather jacket or pants that I could alter to make up my outfit. No luck there of course (that would have been TOO lucky), however, I did pick up another 6 belts at $1.00/belt. So now I have a dozen belts and spent less that $15 at both places combined! Hellz yeah! 

My next move is to figure out the jacket and pants situation, those are undoubtedly going to be harder to locate, but I'll do my best! I promise to keep you all in the loop. It's not hard to be a cosplayer, but there is a lot of well made costumes and I want to be recognized for that. I am an artist, to say the least, so here's to another successful shopping trip in the future!