I made both of these homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia couple costumes… a lot of of material… and a lot of time. They were so fun to make. The day of Halloween usually starts really early in the make up chair for everyone and ends like eight hours later. Halloween is taken very serious and so … Read more
For the past 2 years my Halloween costumes have been a little lame, so I decided this year I was going to go all out. Having watched Beetle Juice earlier this year I knew I needed to be the dead receptionist! I bought the dress and the shoes. I sewed sparkly tulle over a shaped … Read more
This Oompa Loompa Halloween costume is completely homemade. I am not sure the cost of it all, I gathered things as I went. The Oompa Loompa shirt is just a brown turtle neck with puffy paint stripes. The shoes I got from Target and safety pinned a puff ball with puffy painted stripes on to … Read more
My husband and I were invited to a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Theme Party. The hosts sent out brilliant invitations which were chocolate bars which had been decorated with printed “Wonka Bar” wrappers and each contained a golden ticket under the wrapper. We decided to attend as “Homemade No Sew Oompa Loompa Costumes”. Our … Read more
I was able to convince my two year old son that he had to be a Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa for Halloween this year. I showed him the moves and he loved the idea, on most days. For this homemade Oompa Loompa Halloween costume, I purchased a large pair of girls Capri white jeans two … Read more
Last year everyone at my office came up with amazing homemade costumes. Kate (from Kate plus 8), Richard Simmons, and even a sumo wrestler, so this year I knew I had to bring it. I decided to make an Ooompa Loompa DIY Halloween Costume. I went to the local second hand store and purchased a … Read more
This is a Homemade Cindy Lou Who Halloween Costume for my 6 year old daughter. I found an adult red velvet cape from a vampire costume from years’ past and cut it to my daughter’s size. I then added white fur trim around the hood and edges. She wore her Christmas dress from last year. … Read more
On November 1, 2009, my then 3 year-old son Sid announced to me that he wanted to be Edward Scissorhands for Halloween in 2010. I believed every word because he had done the same thing the year before as a 2 year-old – told me that he wanted to be Willy Wonka the following year, … Read more
I made this Homemade Ghostbusters Costume for my senior year of high-school. Submitted was a mix of pictures from various states of production. Currently the boom-box (which was used to power the top mounted speakers) is incorporated onto the pack so I don’t have to hold it any more. The pack is 45 pounds, since … Read more
Q as Stay Puft Marshmallow Man: I received a plain white huge snow suit for my son before he was even born, and as soon as I saw it, I knew he had to be Stay Puft for Halloween. For some reason, that was the first thing to pop into my head when I saw … Read more
This year my daughter decided that she wanted to be Pippi Longstockings for Halloween. I thought that it would be a great idea and that it would be lots of fun. So we started planning for the Halloween costume. 1st – We went to Goodwill to see if we could find a blue jean jumper … Read more
I was thinking of how to make something work for a Halloween party I had to go to without spending a lot of money. A Pippi Longstocking costume came to mind because she was a favorite of mine when younger. I went shopping in a second hand store for a dress. I cut the bottom … Read more