My daughter Eve is 3 years old, and finally decided she wanted to be a witch for Halloween. I was super excited since I was planning on making her costume, and this was my first Halloween with my sewing machine! I went to the fabric store right away and found a beautiful purple fabric, and … Read more
I designed this costume for my daughter, who after all these years, still loves to dress up for Halloween. Her costume is a witch on fire. Basically, the back story is that she’s suppose to be one of the wealthier residents of Salem before she is accused of being a witch. Then, when the townsfolk … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a “non scary fancy witch” so with a lot of tulle this is what I did! I used eight 6″ rolls (had some left over) of tulle. Black, orange, green and purple. I cut strips and attached two layers to a black crochet top… the second layer made it really … Read more
This woodland witch costume came about because of the question: Why is a witch traditionally depicted with green skin? The answer was that she was becoming part of the forest. So from there I set out to create a character that looked like she had just uprooted from the woods and came out for Halloween. … Read more
I decided it would be fun to make a extra large witch head for Halloween this year. First I thought I would do paper mache, but ended up doing Plaster of Paris. First, I took a large punching balloon and covered it with strips of newspaper dipped in plaster. I did a few coatings of … Read more
Our family loves Halloween – this passion is led by my husband Dan, who has always enjoyed thinking up ideas and making Halloween costumes. He is a firm believer of always making his costumes himself. Anyone who knows Dan, cannot wait to see what he thinks of each year. Since we’ve had children, he of … Read more
Since in Germany, where I live, Halloween is not so popular as in other countries, I made this costume for carnival, when many people in Germany wear costumes. The idea for this costume came into my mind one night while falling asleep. Such an idea, when you are nearly gone into dreamworld but then you … Read more
I wanted a witch costume that was only black and white, and since I couldn’t find one, I decided to make it. The major issues were: I didn’t have a lot of money to spend on it, and I can’t sew. So it would have to be created where ever possible from recycled items, hot … Read more
This costume was made to enter a costume contest at our summer camp. We used the idea of a headless person but added a twist. Using a large box as the main prop in this costume we were worried about how heavy it would be, luckily our daughter is a trooper and didn’t mind. We … Read more
For my Halloween costume this year I knew I had several events I had to attend and wanted to have a costume that would allow me to use the same key pieces without being the same costume. So, my husband loves to do couple costumes and we decided on a masquerade theme for our “couple … Read more
I followed a tutorial I found on YouTube for the make-up application for a Sand-Witch Halloween costume. That took me about an hour. I just bought cheap make-up and fake nose and chin at Party City (not the professional stuff). It would have looked better with the pro make-up but this worked fine for a … Read more
I have wanted to make a Homemade Witch Girl Costume for a really long time, and I finally got to make one for my daughter! It turned out so cute, I loved it, and even more importantly, she loves it even more! My mom is such a wonderful seamstress and she helped me with the … Read more
You’ve seen a headless man but have you seen the witch that carries her head in a caldron? We went to the Halloween store and got a little inspiration. There was an ugly witch head in a glass ball that gave us the idea. We decided to do a headless witch Halloween costume but have … Read more
My daughter, Megan, decided she wanted a wicked witch Halloween costume. I knew that this was a pretty generic costume, but I decided to accessorize and make it into something fabulous. This was a store bought witch costume that only came with the skirt and top, but of course I had to give it a … Read more
This wicked witch costume was thrown together at the very last minute. I was getting the kids ready to go and decided I wanted to dress up to. The cape is the one I had made for my Professor McGonagall Harry Potter costume. The skirt is one I got cheap at a thrift store and … Read more
This is my Space witch costume. My theory is the bigger and brighter your costume is this more everyone will pay attention to you. For My Space Witch I created a head dress for the added height and a piece to sit on my shoulders for added width. These two items were created out of … Read more
This is my witch costume for the Wicked Witch from Snow White. I bought 8 to 10 yards of rayon material, depends on your height, fold in half and sew up the sides leaving enough of an opening for your hands. I slit the top middle to make room for your head to fit through. … Read more
I love Halloween. So I had to think really hard on what my daughter and I were going to be. I finally came up with this idea. I love sunflowers and autumn and stuff so much that this Witch Halloween costume was perfect. I wanted my daughter and I to match. So this worked out … Read more
I used the Dracula dress from the year before. It’s black satin. We just sewed feather boas around the bottom and at the wrists. The hat I bought premade. I love the fun tights! A little makeup (well a lot) and big hair and we have a pretty witch. No ugly for my girl. I … Read more
I decided to do something traditional this year by dressing up as a Voo Doo Witch. I bought the pre-made nose and chin, but the rest is a complicated mixture of liquid latex and different shades of makeup. I am layered in 3 sets of black dresses, for warmth and effect. The layers are torn, … Read more
I have dressed up in something different for 43 years, and this year I decided to do something out of the ordinary, at least for me. I wanted to have a witchy woman costume. The way I created this effect was with hot water mixed in with unflavored jello. You can also add food coloring … Read more
My sisters and I went to a costume party as witches. I was the good witch. I bought a wedding dress at the goodwill, added more layers to the skirt and then made the crown out of clear velma from scrapbooking. I also added a lot of glitter and I sparkled!
My witch costume had to appeal both to adults and children since I was wearing it to model in a Symphony Guild Witches Luncheon Show at a village known for its witch costumes and for a friend’s granddaughter’s elementary school Halloween party. I have never had so much fun as I have had this year … Read more
I made the Coolest, Homemade Kids Witches Costume for my twin daughters Brinkley & Brooklyn. They love to bounce in there “E & I’s Baby Bungee Bouncer” so I decided to use it for their Flying Witch Twins Costume. It also helped with the fact that trying to keep 2, 18 month old girls together … Read more