My Oompa Loompa Adult Homemade Costume /scene/candy was somewhat “pricey” but I loved doing it for my church’s “Trunk or treat”. Materials I used: Green wig (Walmart) Orange paint (ordered offline, our Walmart didn’t sell it) White cloth gloves Brown long sleeved tshirt (already had) Plain white tee (used to cover up the wording on … Read more
I dressed up as Mrs. Scissorhands this year and my husband was Edward Scissorhands. I found a pleathery dress at Forever 21 with gold grommets on the upper back which worked perfectly. I got some gold colored steel rings from Hobby Lobby and used black electrical tape to attach them sporadically on the dress like … Read more
Hello Everyone, My name is Joshua I am 6″10. Yes, that’s right – 6 foot 10 inches. I am 375 pounds and I live in Nebraska. Every year I find myself trying to figure out what to be for the funnest day of the year – Halloween. Well, after months of pondering, I thought to … Read more
These Homemade Oompa Loompa Halloween Costumes were one of the biggest hits of the night. Everything was purchased very cheap and the rest was we had. First we had gone to the local thrift store and purchased the turtlenecks, and pants. With a little altering to the pants they were perfect. We added some handmade … Read more
For Purim I wanted to be original. I find store bought costumes to be cheap looking so decided to do it myself. We decided to do the 1971 Gene Wilder version as Willy Wonka. For my husband’s costume we found his pieces via thrift shops. His vest was an old lady dress cut up and … Read more
The Edward Scissor Hands hands, boots and wig were purchased at a costume shop. The wig required some trimming so that my son could see and so that it looked more like the character. For the top we used a tight fitting long sleeve shirt and then added a black mesh shirt over it. I … Read more
For Halloween this year, I decided to pull off one of my dream costumes: Edward Scissorhands. I didn’t want to use the “Licensed Scissorhands” sold in my local costumes store, so I began work on my own. I found close-up images on Google of movie stills, as well as other images of homemade Scissorhands. I … Read more