Coolest Home Made Mad Hatter Halloween Costume

This was a blast and a challange to put togethere on a low low budget. The whole costume is made from items found in a thrift store.  An old che

This Mad Hatter Halloween costume was a blast and a challenge to put together on a low low budget. The whole costume is made from items found in a thrift store.  An old checkered coat, spray painted in brown and green (camo look) with gold paint designs on cuffs for an embroidered look.  Gold painted … Read more

Original Mad Hattress Costume Idea

After seeing Tim Burton\\\'s Alice in Wonderland I knew I wanted to be the crazy Mad Hatter for halloween. I started off by taping off vertical s

After seeing Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland I knew I wanted to be the crazy Mad Hatter for Halloween. I started off by taping off vertical stripes on an old green dress. I painted the skirt of the dress purple, so that when the tape was removed there would be green and purple stripes. I … Read more

Coolest Red Queen and Mad Hatter Couple Costume

We bought the red queen costume. But made his mad hatter costume from scratch except for his hat. We bought everything at goodwill and i hot glued th

We bought the red queen costume. But made his mad hatter costume from scratch except for his hat. We bought everything at goodwill and i hot glued thread spools to 2 belts that he wore across himself. short pants. 2 different socks. a plaid vest butterfly scarf and brown corduroy jacket. Then i took some … Read more

Original Queen of Hearts Dress Made out of Cards

I made this dress for a carnival party in Rome, where I was living at the time. I had done something like this before, but not as complicated. The ni

I made this original Queen of Hearts dress made out of cards for a carnival party in Rome, where I was living at the time. I had done something like this before, but not as complicated. The nice thing is that it looks impressive but is very easy to make with easy to find material. … Read more

The Most Loveable Cheshire Cat Costume Ever

My daughter wanted to be the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland in the worst way, but the costumes were not what I would want my daughter to wear,

My daughter wanted to be the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland in the worst way, but the costumes were not what I would want my daughter to wear, some were a little too racey for a young girl.  I decided to create my own costume, and this is the beautiful result of my efforts … Read more

Disney’s Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Women’s Couple Costume

This costume was actually from 2009. We went to our local Goodwill and bought red skirts, yellow shirts, red baseball caps, white felt and blue felt.

This Disney’s Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Women’s couple costume was actually from 2009. We went to our local Goodwill and bought red skirts, yellow shirts, red baseball caps, white felt and blue felt. We both happened to already have red tights and the same black shoes so that worked out perfectly! The only other thing … Read more

Original Cheshire Cat Costume for Women

Original Cheshire Cat Costume for Women

I made this clubby Cheshire Cat costume head-to-toe! I handmade the corset using a simple pattern from Joann Fabrics – it laces in the back with alternating pink and purple ribbon long enough to drape down to my knees. I then made a patch worked round skirt that tied with ribbon, and laid it over … Read more

Coolest Queen of Hearts Costume from Alice in Wonderland

Materials used: Gold and Red curtains, Gold/White corset, Black button-up, short-sleeve dress, Black thigh-highs with lace, Red ribbon, elastic, crin

Materials used for this Queen of Hearts Costume from Alice in Wonderland: gold and red curtains, gold/white corset, black button-up, short-sleeve dress, black thigh-highs with lace, red ribbon, elastic, crinoline under skirt, white button-up shirt (collar), purchased “Queen of Hearts” wig, costume makeup. Our group wanted to do characters from “Alice in Wonderland” which had … Read more

Awesome Mad Hatter Costume

Everything except the wig was bought from a thrift store or from home. I made the robe using a bath robe from our Salvation army to which I added rib

Everything except the wig was bought from a thrift store or from home. I made the robe using a bath robe from our Salvation army to which I added ribbons to the pockets and lace to the sleeves. The thread sash was made using old wooden spools to which I added threads of various colors … Read more

Cool Queen of Hearts Costume

At my school there was a costume contest so i decided to make my own costume i looked up on youtube for a costume inspired me and i came accross a co

At my school there was a costume contest so I decided to make my own costume. I looked up on you-tube for a costume which inspired me and I came across a costume of “the queens of hearts” (Alice in Wonderland) so I did the costume in my way and here is the result. At … Read more