I was looking for something adorable and toddler friendly (nothing too tight, uncomfortable, nothing she would take off like a hat). I am not crafty but was quite pleased with myself when the Oompa Loompa costume was complete. People loved it, lots of compliments. Items from Kids’ Consignment Store: Brown Shirt, White Sweatpants Already Owned: Brown … Read more
A few Halloweens ago, my then boyfriend and I decided to dress as Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett. The trickiest part was his vest. I’m not too handy with the sewing machine, so we set out to find a double breasted vest that wasn’t obscenely priced. Unfortunately, we weren’t very successful with that, but did … Read more
There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter… Which luckily I am! He is a crazy, wacky hatter who meets Alice when she shows up in Wonderland. He loves having tea parties … Read more
Who said there wasn’t an Oompa Loompa girl costume? Who said an Oompa Loompa had to be short? Ha ha, here is my 2012 costume of an Oompa Loompa. The socks were bought at a random store, I made the skirt out of a tank top, the overalls were made of duct take with drawn … Read more
Find a gold dress, go to Michaels and purchase black adhesive letters or iron on letters. Stick on “Golden Ticket” on the front of the dress. On the back if you’d like stick on “Admit One”. Purchase fun gold jewelry, shoes, make-up and anything else that is gold. One thing I could not find was … Read more
The Queen of Hearts and Jabberwacky costumes were purchased from Goodwill stores and from articles around the house. It was an exceptionally fun theme this year, Alice in Wonderland. Friends and relatives were so impressed and couldn’t get over the fact the costumes were so inexpensive and looked so good. Jabberwacky is Mike Kuntz and … Read more
I got the idea of this Edward Scissorhands costume about 3 years ago from watching the movie. I’m a big fan of Tim Burton and found the costume to be very unique. Bought a whole bunch of belts which I glued to leather pants and the jacket from the thrift store. I just looked online at the pictures … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the Mad Hatter but we never get store bought costumes. We may buy accessories but we put together our own costumes. She found most everything she needed at the Goodwill but we had to go to the Halloween store for the hat. We looked on the internet for ideas on her makeup … Read more
Drink Up Me Hearties YO-HO! This Captain Jack Sparrow costume was one of my best costumes I have ever made, and the best part was everything (except for three items) was acquired from Goodwill. That’s right, all the pieces you see here I got from Goodwill, and that means that it all comes down to how you … Read more
Halloween is my son’s favorite “Holiday”. At some point I should probably worry about his obsession with skeletons and graveyards, but for now we look forward with much anticipation, to the time of year in which these eerie things are a little more common place. It was no surprise that when my son first saw … Read more
We decided to be Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett for Halloween near the end of August. This gave me plenty of time for shopping at the thrift shops and locating items that would need to be used for the costume. It also gave him some time to grow out his hair since he didn’t want … Read more
My 6 year old son decided in July this year that he wanted to be Edward Scissorhands for Halloween. Once he told me this I knew I had to get my creative mind working for this costume! We started with the base of a black shirt that has Velcro on the front secure it and black pants … Read more