For this Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland Costume Idea I found everything second hand or had already owned. The hair is mine, thanks to having it long I was able to crimp it and spray it green. The hat was probably the most difficult to find used. Brand New at least $30.00. My hat … Read more
This Mad Hatter Halloween Costume was homemade. The only things purchased were the leather jacket and the hair. The lace on the sleeves was sewn onto the jacket, as well as the ribbons and hankie hanging from the jacket pocket. The hat was made from poster board, two layers of fabric hot glued on and … Read more
This Homemade Original Disney Queen of Hearts Costume is my version of the original Disney Queen of Hearts from the animated movie. The crown is a beer can that I painted gold and my hair is held up with a q-tip. The earrings were created out of wooden decorations and also painted gold. I made … Read more
We had just got back from Universal Studios, and had seen the Beetlejuice show -when my son was asked to be in homecoming for his Peewee football team. So we had to buy a suit for that knowing he would probably never wear the suit again before he grew out of it. I was going … Read more
If you’ve seen Beetlejuice then you will recognize Miss Argentina as the receptionist from the recently Deceased office. I made the Homemade Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice Costume myself, the wig was bought online and styled to look like Miss Argentina’s, the cape was made with a piece of heavy duty garden wire, the material was … Read more
I found a light pink dress at a local thrift store – only $12! First I cut off the lace sleeves. Then I needed to get it red. Here was the real problem. You can’t dye synthetic material. After several different things I tried, I ended up with cheap red spray paint! 5 cans of … Read more
I went to the Thrift store and found an old women’s suit in white. Bought some black spray paint and masking tape and taped 2.5 inches on the pieces that you see on the suit that remained white. When it dries you take off the tape and you get the stripes. Get an old mens … Read more
We decided to do a family theme for Halloween. My daughter’s favorite movie right now is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory so what better theme than that!!!! My husband was Willy Wonka, costume made with many thrift shot items, and my daughter and myself were his factory helpers, the Oompa Loompa’s.
While searching for some other ideas I ended up in this website with an Oompa Loompa picture, and I started looking through all the pictures. I ended up with these Homemade Oompa Loompa Couple Costume Ideas for this 2010 Halloween. It was a success. The bad thing is that I could only find one of … Read more
My 3 year old and 6 year old are huge fan of the Original Willy Wonka so we decided to make my oldest son Willy Wonka and my youngest son an Oompa Loompa. For the Willy Wonka costume we pieced together one of my floral button up shirts, a purplish colored blazer we found at … Read more
My daughter wanted a DIY Cindy Lou Who Child Halloween Costume for Halloween this year. I knew it had been done few few times with the everyday dress but we decided to do a take on the dress at the final feast. I found the perfect fabrics, consulted with my “client” on how the dress … Read more
Like many others, I lovethe Edward Scissorhands movie! And any other Tim Burton movie for that matter! I figured I had the hair, so I might as well give the Edward Scissorhands costume a try. First and foremost, I have to give credit where it is due. I downloaded a template for the scissorhands from … Read more