Cool Mom/Son Couple Costume: Edward Scissorhands and Peg Boggs

Cool Mom/Son Couple Costume: Edward Scissorhands and Peg Boggs

Edward Scissorhands is one of my favorite movies and I love to flex my creative muscle at Halloween. I had been dreaming of these costumes for years but was having trouble sourcing the boxwood for the topiary. Once I found what I needed, it was just a matter of finding green coveralls for my gigantic boyfriend. … Read more

The Best Willy Wonka Costume from Scratch

The Best Willy Wonka Costume from Scratch

My son Finley has awesome crazy curly hair, and the funnest most loving personality. One day while he was playing around, I looked at him and I thought he looked just like Gene Wilder. So of course he had to be Willy Wonka for Halloween! I found a white top hat, spray painted it brown, I … Read more

Miss Edwina Scissorhands Homemade Costume

Miss Edwina Scissorhands Homemade Costume

This was my most ambitious homemade costume yet. I was scrolling through Netflix and saw the Edward Scissorhands title and a light bulb went off. I was curious how much a Edward Scissorhands costume would cost and it was over $150! I knew I could do better so thus started my research on how to … Read more

New and Old Mad Hatter Mash-Up Costume

New and Old Mad Hatter Mash-Up Costume

Where to begin telling you about my Mad Hatter costume? Well, I found the green velvet trench coat years ago in 2000 on eBay, but wasn’t sure what to do with it or how to make it something I could enjoy. Then, the new Johnny Depp Alice In Wonderland movie came out, so I finally … Read more

Went “Mad” Making this Mad Hatter Costume!

Went "Mad" Making this Mad Hatter Costume!

Hi! My name is Deanna Meehan and here is my story about my son Hayden’s 2014 Halloween costume, The Mad Hatter. My 8 year old son Hayden borrowed the movie Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp version) from a friend last month. Our family had never seen the movie. He loved the Mad Hatter character, everything … Read more

Cool Oompa Loompa Group Costume

Cool Oompa Loompa Group Costume

We went as oompa loompas because we are so short.  We work at a community college that hosted a trick or treat night for the community grade school kids.  Our trick or treat night was hosted by both college staff and students.  Kids got to walk through an insane asylum and go through a haunted … Read more

Original Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume

Coolest Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume

My name is Sarah. I am 25 years old and have been 4’11” tall since 5th grade. Needless to say, I’ve heard all the short jokes in the book. I loved most of them, but I wanted to recreate the Oompa Loompa because that was most common. I found the socks and shirt and that … Read more

Sexy Steampunk-Style Mad Hatter Costume

Sexy Steampunk-Style Mad Hatter Costume

This is the best female Steampunk Mad Hatter costume ever! I was given the steampunk hat and the knee high boots for Christmas and everything else was home made. We went thrift store shopping, found a brown dress and a men’s black suit jacket. We altered the suit jacket by attaching safety pins in two … Read more

Cool Homemade Costume for a Boy: LiTtle M@d H@tteR

Cool Homemade Costume for a Boy: LiTtle M@d H@tteR

Ok my son (JJ) loves for me to always make his costumes. This year I decided to make him one of my favorite Disney character into A costume,  Mad Hater! The Costume Pieces: I am big on thrift stores,  soooooo, I went to the thrift store and purchased pants and tailored them to length,  the … Read more

Cool Violet from Willy Wonka Costume

Cool Violet from Willy Wonka Costume

This is my daughter she is five years old and I made this costume Violet from Willy Wonka for our campground halloween party which was September 27 ,2014. I made it using a yoga ball paper mache fabric and a red velvet table cloth and gold bottoms . All together seeing as I had the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Jack Sparrow Costume – The Real Deal!

Coolest Homemade Jack Sparrow Costume - The Real Deal!

It’s a priate’s life for me! There is no more iconic character than Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack Sparrow. This Jack Sparrow costume took some time and a lot of studying to make the character come alive in the most authentic way possible. My husband is a stickler for detail and I’m the costume designer, … Read more

Low-Cost DIY Movie-Worthy Edward Scissorhands Costume

Low-Cost DIY Movie-Worthy Edward Scissorhands Costume

I love all Johnny Depp movies and have been thinking about making an Edward Scissorhands costume for awhile, until I finally decided to take the plunge. I saw a cute girl version pre-made costume online, but then decided that’s just not me I love the hunt and the creation of bringing a character to life, … Read more