I wanted something big and dramatic for Halloween, original, but still pretty, so I decided to make a gigantic queen of hearts ballgown type thing. The Homemade Queen of Hearts Halloween Costume was super easy to make, surprisingly. I used red velor for the skirt with a white silk front. I sewed red satin hearts … Read more
For my ghostly Homemade Mad Hatter Halloween Costume, I started with the hat. I added purple satin under the grey tulle, added a brim of the same fabric. I hot glued a peacock feather, added hat pins and the price tag stating “in this style 10/6”. Under the hat is a curly red wig that … Read more
My Mad Hatter DIY costume is inspired by Tim Burton’s version of the Mad Hatter. I did not have time to take pictures in the process of my making the costume due to time constraints, but it was made completely from scratch. I started by making the infamous hat which was made from poster board, … 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
I live in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and I am a Lakehead University student. I have had the dress for three years with the intention of going as Lady Beetlejuice for Halloween. I bought it in a small shop in Edmonton, Alberta. Make-Up was purchased at Shopper’s Drug Mart and a Halloween store, Helium Highs. … Read more
My Boyfriend and I on our first Halloween! It cost us an arm and a leg to end up making this Homemade Lydia And Beetlejuice Wedding Costume as we didn’t even think of it or start them till a few days before. Since we had so little time eBay was out. I looked everywhere for … Read more
I love Beetlejuice and always thought that I wanted to do the Miss Argentina costume but wasn’t sure how. I looked up a couple of pictures and found what I wanted. I bought the paint and found a red wig at a thrift store (very lucky). I had a red dress that I wore twice … Read more
I got this idea for a Oompa Loompa Halloween costume, because I’m very short and I love to make people laugh. I started out with a shirt from Target that cost me (6 dollars). I bought some white fabric paint (2.00 dollars) and painted the lines on at the top of my shirt and the … Read more
I love dressing up for Halloween and I love having creative costumes. I thought I would give the Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume a try. It came out pretty good. The shoes are just brown shoes with white balloons. I colored the swirl on the balloon. The socks were white and I colored the stripes on … Read more
My sons'(age 2 & 4 at the time) favorite movie is “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, so as early as summer they told me they wanted to be Oompa Loompas for Halloween. I wanted to make these little Oompa Loompas costumes myself, but I am not much of a sewer so I knew I … Read more