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Go green this Halloween
With the stock market already providing enough scares and environmentalists fretting about the upcoming election, who's thought about Halloween costumes yet? Our friends at craftster.org, that's who. And they've offered up 10 crafty ideas to help keep your Halloween costumes inexpensive, eco-friendly, and still plenty scary.
From using a pillowcase as a candy bag to discovering the miracle of cardboard costumes, these tips are sure to green up your holiday. And save you some money. After you're done checking out the tips, enter your own creations into Craftster.org's DIY costume challenge.
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