October 31, 2011 My granddaughter was dead set on being the White Queen from Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” You can imagine my dismay…I am a seamstress (I made her an authentic Cinderella dress for a school play) so of course Gramma could accomplish anything. Her mother then decided to be the Mad Hatter and … Read more
This is a Homemade Queen Of Hearts Costume. The dress was purchased as a vampire dress but soon converted to the Queen of Hearts. The checkered pattern is a sheet from the thrift store that was cut and wrapped around the torso. The necklaces is made out of a deck of cards that have holes … Read more
I have been obsessed with Alice in Wonderland for as long as I can remember. After reading the books and watching numerous film versions, I have become quite fond of the darker versions of Alice. The Disney version is way too sugar coated as it is with all of its renditions of fairy tales. My … Read more
I wanted to come up with a costume for my twins that was original so I came up with Homemade Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum Costumes from Alice in Wonderland. The costumes were easy to make but turned out so cute. I didn’t have a pattern so I made my own. I used a stretchy … Read more
The Homemade Queen of Hearts Costume is all hand made with some altered Goodwill stuff. It took me a week to sew it all together and paint my staff and make my necklace out of mini cards and resin. I used 30 yards of tool total and made my crown out of gold fabric. The … Read more
This Mad Hatter DIY Halloween Costume is a mix of all kinds of things, striped sock and old shoes from Thrift store. I really studied the costume to get little details like the silk scarf and the ribbons. I made the thread belt from old wooden spools and the jacket from scratch. My favorite was … Read more
Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, we decided to make the new Johnny Depp movie come to life. I (Jamie) personally made and/or assembled the costumes of the Red Queen, White Queen, Mad Hatter, Alice and Cheshire Cat. Here is how I made this Homemade Alice in Wonderland Group Costume. Red Queen: enjoyed picking out the … Read more
For Hanna’s Mad Hatter costume I bought the hat from a costume store and made the hat pins from charms and wire I got from the craft store. I got lucky and was able to find scissor and sewing machine charms so these turned out really neat. Her hair we just teased out until it … Read more
I decided to be the Red Queen this year, but wasn’t satisfied with the costumes available for rent or purchase, so I chose to make my own Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland adult Halloween costume. I studied pictures of the Red Queen from Tim Burton’s movie and broke down what I would need for … Read more
A gruesome peek on the other side of the looking glass. After a lifetime, sweet Alice has come back for revenge. Time has run out for that white rabbit. Anyone for rabbit stew? Rare..very rare! The only hole that rabbit is going down is six foot under. Just remember Alice doesn’t care, she doesn’t live … Read more
For Alice we purchased a dress online, then bought tights and a wig and I wore my old Mary Janes from high school. I bought some ribbon at a craft store and tied it around my head for the head band. For the Mad Hatter we bought the hat, then went to Goodwill for the … Read more
Halloween has always been a family favorite and we tend to go all out, and every year we have a Halloween costume contest and since Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors I decided to go once again with one of his many characters. Last year I was Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the … Read more