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LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: Halloween Costume Contest Ends TONIGHT!

11/03/2011
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  • Announcing the Inhabitat Green Halloween Costume Contest
    <big><h3>Our Green Halloween Costume Contest ends TONIGHT at 11:59 pm EST!</h3></big> Today is the last day for our <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/">Green Halloween Costume Contest</a>, meaning you only have a few hours left to vote for your favorite DIY costume! Right now, the hand-sewn burlap sack and paper mache <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/character-9-from-tim-burtons-movie-9/">Character 9 from Tim Burton's movie 9</a> is in the lead, with the awesomely upcycled <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/tesco-plastic-bag-warrior-princess/">Tesco Warrior Princess</a> made from plastic supermarket bags not far behind. Your votes will make the difference in who takes the cake and wins $200 in fabulous prizes, so what are you waiting for? Voting ends at 11:59 pm EST today -- <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/">cast your vote now</a> to help your favorite costume take first place! <h3><big><big><a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/2011-finalists/">VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DIY COSTUME &gt;</a></big></big></h3>
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  • Tesco Plastic Bag Warrior Princess by Ria Burns
    Ria Burns constructed this fantastic <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/tesco-plastic-bag-warrior-princess/">Tesco Warrior Princess Costume</a> out of old Tesco plastic bags.
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  • Character 9 from Tim Burton's Movie 9 by Benjoseph Manibog
    The amazing <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/character-9-from-tim-burtons-movie-9/">Character 9 costume from Tim Burton's Movie '9'</a> was made by Benjoseph Manibog using from paper-mache, newspaper, cardboard, acrylic, light plaster, PVC pipe, led lights, string lights, foam sheets and burlap rice bags. Wow!
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  • Luminous Box Jellyfish by Carrie Ortiz
    Carrie Ortiz's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/luminous-box-jellyfish/">Luminous Box Jellyfish</a> costume was a gorgeous glow-in-the-dark jellyfish made from items she found lying around the house.
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  • Pinata Pauly by Paul
    For Halloween, Paul created <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/pinata-pauly/">Piñata Pauly</a>, a pinata costume made up of used cardboard boxes obtained from the trash bins at Costco.
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  • Han Solo Frozen
    Rob Miller's awesome green Halloween costume replicates the famous pose of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/han-solo-frozen-in-carbonite/">Han Solo</a> when he is frozen in carbonite.
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  • Edgar Allan Poe's Raven by Sarah Rashid
    Sarah Rashid<a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/edgar-allan-poes-raven/"> Raven</a> costume took inspiration from both Edgar Allan Poe and Alexander McQueen. To make the costume Sarah used an old dress and revived a clutch and belt using feathers and crystals.
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  • Leo the Bat Pup by Simon Seguss
    Simon Seguss made his little dog Leo a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/bat-pup-dog-costume/"> Bat Pup</a> costume for Halloween.
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  • The Papercut Monster is Coming For You by Troy Barber
    Troy Barber created this creepy, yeti-like <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/the-papercut-monster-is-coming-for-you/">Paper Cut Monster</a> from a Tyvek paint suit, a can of Spray77, an old styrofoam bicycle helmet, and hundreds of sheets of shredded used paper.
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  • Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Costume by Cally Creates
    Cally Creates' colorful <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/day-of-the-dead-sugar-skull-costume-2/">Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Costume </a> was inspired by the sugar skulls and iconography of Mexico's Dia de los Muertos celebration.
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  • Mail Order Bride by Raija Clar
    Raija Clar's &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/mail-order-bride/">"&gt;mail order bride costume “wedding dress”</a> is made from strips of shipping materials with stickers from UPS, FedEx, Handle with Care, Express Mail and more!
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  • One Ring To Rule Them All from Lord of the Rings by Andrea Demoskoff
    Andrea Demoskoff's costume this year was &lt;a href=&quot; <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/one-ring-to-rule-them-all-from-lord-of-the-rings/"> the ring from Lord of the Rings</a>, all she needed to complete the looks was sparkly gold clothing and a lot of gold body paint.
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  • Zero the Dog from The Nightmare Before Christmas by Anyel Torres
    Anyel Torres and her entire family dressed up as members of The Nightmare Before Christmas and made their dog's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/zero-the-dog-from-the-nightmare-before-christmas/">Zero costume</a> from recycled materials like socks and a pillowcase!
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  • Kanye and Taylor Swift by Cole Drexle
    Cole Drexle and his friend's<a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/kanye-and-taylor-swift/">Kanye and Taylor Swift</a> costumes are a nice play on one of last year's most memorable events.
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  • Pinata! by Anna Daugherty
    Anna Daugherty's &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/pinata/">Pinata! </a>Halloween costume was a hit (pun intended) at all the parties this year!
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  • Umbrell-ie-fish by Beth Gallagher
    Beth Gallagher created this elusive and mystical <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/umbrell-ie-fish/">Umbrell-ie-fish</a> costume out of a clear umbrella, bubble wrap, ribbon, and battery powered lights.
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  • The Kooky Klaw by Julie Guptill
    Fun and a little freaky, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/the-kooky-klaw/">the Kooky Klaw</a> by Julie Guptill uses recycled boxes for the body, old spatula handles for the claw and dug up old toys from her attic to fill the machine.
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  • The Cereal Monster Family by Crystal Adkins
    The Adkins family decided to be &lt;a href=&quot; <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/the-cereal-monster-family/">cereal monsters</a> for Halloween -- All 3 costumes cost them less than $10.00 and were mostly made from recycled materials.
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  • Bowser from Mario Brothers by john wharton
    John Wharton made this awesome <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/bowser-from-mario-brothers/">Bowser from Mario Brothers</a> Halloween costume out of chicken wire and paper mache.
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  • Batman and Robin Legos by Nicholas Warner
    Nicholas Warner and his wife made these amazing <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/batman-and-robin-legos/">Batman and Robin LEGO Halloween costumes</a> from simple materials like scrap cardboard boxes and foam tubes!
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  • Snail by Ben Hutchens
    Ben Hutchens made this <a href="http://inhabitat.com/greenhalloweencontest/snail/">crazy snail Halloween costume</a> from scratch in just 2.5 hours!
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Announcing the Inhabitat Green Halloween Costume Contest

Our Green Halloween Costume Contest ends TONIGHT at 11:59 pm EST!

Today is the last day for our Green Halloween Costume Contest, meaning you only have a few hours left to vote for your favorite DIY costume! Right now, the hand-sewn burlap sack and paper mache Character 9 from Tim Burton's movie 9 is in the lead, with the awesomely upcycled Tesco Warrior Princess made from plastic supermarket bags not far behind. Your votes will make the difference in who takes the cake and wins $200 in fabulous prizes, so what are you waiting for? Voting ends at 11:59 pm EST today -- cast your vote now to help your favorite costume take first place!

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DIY COSTUME >

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