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The Dorothy costume was store purchased with custom ruby red slippers made with glitter and bows. The basket was added along with a little dog from home. The Tornado was fabricated out of a chicken wire frame covered with paper maché. It was painted and air brushed, then accessorized with photos from the movie (the … Read more
First I confess, I did borrow the Dorothy Costume so technically all I did was add some braids and red shoes. But the rest of this Homemade Wizard of Oz Costume is purely from scratch! I do not “sew” really – I just fake it til I make it & I do not use sewing … Read more
I come from a competitive family where creating the ultimate Halloween costumes every year is the goal. My sister and I in particular always try to do our best to come up with something unique and well made. For my family’s theme we chose the characters from the Adventures of Baron Munchausen movie – Baron … Read more
Long ago in a galaxy far, far away, a dad once said to his boy, “son, would you like daddy to make you an R2D2 costume for Halloween?” to which the boy replied, “daddy, do you think you can?” Knowing full well he was getting in way over his head, the father said yes anyway. … Read more
I was Samara from the movie The Ring coming out of the well. The Samara costume took me quite a while to create. The wall of the well is made up of three different fabrics. I wore an inflated inner tube to keep the well up above my waist and covered that with the fabric … Read more
This Homemade Spaceballs Halloween Costume took a lot of time to make, especially Lord Dark Helmet’s. Lord Dark Helmet’s costume was made out of a witch’s coldren & black foam core that was scored and taped on the inside. The eyes were regular window screen to allow visibility. The clothes were pieced together from many … Read more
Each year since my son was born I try to think about a great costume for him at Halloween. Last year he was a Oompa Loompa. He was awesome. This year I let him choose and he chose a Homemade Tin Man Halloween. I remember that, when I was a kid, my brother had been … Read more
This year for Halloween, we wanted to dress our 2 year old English Bulldog, Goldberg, up as a Flying Monkey from the Wizard of Oz. Unfortunately, we could not find any costumes in stores or on-line, so we decided to make our own Homemade Flying Monkey from the Wizard of Oz Dog Costume. We got … Read more
Ever since I heard that ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ was coming out in the movies I decided to put together a costume for one of the monsters. I had seen many Max costumes, but not too many monsters. After seeing the previews, I knew I was going to do a Carole costume. I started … Read more
The whole Wizard of Oz costume idea got started when my sister-in-law lent my son a homemade lion costume she had made several years ago for her son. Then my daughter got red sparkle shoes for Christmas and it just seemed like I had to go with it. My oldest daughter wanted to be a … Read more
My friends and I love the Wizard of Oz and we wanted to dress as a group last year so we all went as different Wiz characters! Everyone except for Dorothy got their costume at Goodwill and modified it or used pieces of their own wardrobe, I’ll elaborate a little… Scarecrow – Neon Green Blouse … Read more
Several years ago my friends wanted to do a Homemade Wizard of Oz Group Costume. I made my gingham dress and added a white shirt. I painted red glitter on a pair of white high heels. The Tin Man was an a grey shirt and dickies. A spray painted oil funnel and bought the clock … Read more