In my circle of friends, Halloween is a big deal. I used to hate dressing up until I met this group of friends and now they expect me to come up with the most creative costume each year. This year I decided to create an authentic Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume from the classic movie “Willy … Read more
This was honestly a last minute idea and how I pulled it all together… It was a rainy nasty Saturday, two days before Halloween this year. I had planned to do work outside around my house, but since it was raining, I went online and started thinking of a Halloween costume I could create myself. … Read more
I definitely wanted something no one else would be and I love the original movie, always knew I would make this Oompa Loompa costume one year. So the pants I found at a thrift store (yes they are woman’s but shhh don’t tell anyone). I couldn’t find a brown turtle neck anywhere in the world … Read more
Items needed for my cool homemade Oompa Loompa costume: 1. A blonde schoolgirl’s wig,(Joanne’s Fabric), spray-painted with both fluorescent green hair paint and plastic-based forest green paint. (60% off, $3.99, $6.99, $5.99). 2. Brown Ralph Lauren Polo (TJ Max), designer Oompa Loompa (would you expect anything less?) Women’s size medium, $12.99. I painted the white … Read more
My costume is a homemade Ooompa Loompa Halloween costume. One day I was just walking around the good-will thinking what should I be for Halloween? Not sure why but an Ommpa Lommpa came to mind, then I started to look around. I found in a random spot a pair of white overall shorts, I knew … Read more
This Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume was way easier than it looks to make. I took a pair of white drawstring women’s Capri pants and simply sewed a line that resembled what I thought the Oompa pants would look like on the outer leg. This cut out the step of actually having to make pants. I … Read more
This is a Homemade Edward Scissorhands Halloween Costume I made for my Ex when we lived in LA. I started with a zip up leather jacket that I got at the thrift store. I turned the jacket around so it actually zipped up the back. I bought any and all leather belts from the thrift … Read more