Our office decided upon the Addams family as the party’s theme was ‘movie characters’. “Cousin It” was made using 3 hula skirts wrapped at the neck of the person playing that part. We handmade a felt hat to fit over her head and cut a hole for her eyes then glued a piece of netting … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a 47-year-old man who wanted to have some fun for Halloween. So, on a whim and a prayer, he decided to dress up as Alice in Wonderland. He had some help from his mother and because the poor sewing machine broke down, she had to hand sew this blue … Read more
I decided on a Homemade Pink Mad Hatter Halloween Costume out of a last minute costume evolution from being another character taken from my favorite comic book. I purchased the stockings online, the vest was a STEAL from a thrift store ($2), I purchased the jacket at a cheap local shop, my friend just happened … Read more
My five year old daughter has crazy, curly, red hair. After taking her to see the new Alice in Wonderland movie she made her hair all messy and pulled it out to the sides saying “Mommy! I’m the Mad Hatter!”. Her sister had already decided she was going to be Alice for Halloween so it … Read more
For this Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland Costume Idea I found everything second hand or had already owned. The hair is mine, thanks to having it long I was able to crimp it and spray it green. The hat was probably the most difficult to find used. Brand New at least $30.00. My hat … Read more
This Mad Hatter Halloween Costume was homemade. The only things purchased were the leather jacket and the hair. The lace on the sleeves was sewn onto the jacket, as well as the ribbons and hankie hanging from the jacket pocket. The hat was made from poster board, two layers of fabric hot glued on and … Read more
This Homemade Original Disney Queen of Hearts Costume is my version of the original Disney Queen of Hearts from the animated movie. The crown is a beer can that I painted gold and my hair is held up with a q-tip. The earrings were created out of wooden decorations and also painted gold. I made … Read more
We had just got back from Universal Studios, and had seen the Beetlejuice show -when my son was asked to be in homecoming for his Peewee football team. So we had to buy a suit for that knowing he would probably never wear the suit again before he grew out of it. I was going … Read more
If you’ve seen Beetlejuice then you will recognize Miss Argentina as the receptionist from the recently Deceased office. I made the Homemade Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice Costume myself, the wig was bought online and styled to look like Miss Argentina’s, the cape was made with a piece of heavy duty garden wire, the material was … Read more
I found a light pink dress at a local thrift store – only $12! First I cut off the lace sleeves. Then I needed to get it red. Here was the real problem. You can’t dye synthetic material. After several different things I tried, I ended up with cheap red spray paint! 5 cans of … Read more
I went to the Thrift store and found an old women’s suit in white. Bought some black spray paint and masking tape and taped 2.5 inches on the pieces that you see on the suit that remained white. When it dries you take off the tape and you get the stripes. Get an old mens … Read more
We decided to do a family theme for Halloween. My daughter’s favorite movie right now is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory so what better theme than that!!!! My husband was Willy Wonka, costume made with many thrift shot items, and my daughter and myself were his factory helpers, the Oompa Loompa’s.