We like to go as a family theme for Halloween. This year, everyone agreed on Alice in Wonderland. From oldest to youngest, my children dressed as the Red Queen, Alice, the Cheshire Cat, and the White Rabbit. I dressed as the March Hare and my husband was the Mad Hatter. To make the White Rabbit … Read more
I was so disappointed with the store bought costumes when my daughter wanted to be the Mad Hatter, so we made one that put them to shame. The only “prepared” piece we had was the hat. I scoured Thrift shops and got a simple brown jacket, and a pair of pants. I used the costumer’s … Read more
My boyfriend and I wanted to come up with a cool couples costume that we could make ourselves. We brainstormed with a bunch of different Disney movie ideas and eventually decided on making a Homemade Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat Costume. First of all, we went to a bunch of different thrift stores and searched … Read more
Every year the Hospital I work at has a Halloween Costume Contest. So this year 2009 we decided to do Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, even though the movie hadn’t came out yet. So by looking at the pictures on the internet we assigned each character to each person that worked in the Lab. So … Read more
For twin boys (age 3), you need a costume that they will WANT to wear and will be comfortable in for the night of Trick or Treating. I thought sweatshirt and pants would be perfect for this costume. Adding some “accessories” turned these basic clothes into an easy and cheap Alice in Wonderland costume. Introducing … Read more
She plays a smaller part in the movie, but,She is a MUST to be immortalized in the form of a costume. This year, I Made/Put together the fabulous Homemade Beetlejuice and Miss Argentina Couple Costume from the Movie Beetlejuice, and of course my beloved Al was Beetlejuice! Anyways, I think if you’ve seen the Movie, … Read more
I made both of these homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia couple costumes… a lot of of material… and a lot of time. They were so fun to make. The day of Halloween usually starts really early in the make up chair for everyone and ends like eight hours later. Halloween is taken very serious and so … Read more
For the past 2 years my Halloween costumes have been a little lame, so I decided this year I was going to go all out. Having watched Beetle Juice earlier this year I knew I needed to be the dead receptionist! I bought the dress and the shoes. I sewed sparkly tulle over a shaped … Read more
This Oompa Loompa Halloween costume is completely homemade. I am not sure the cost of it all, I gathered things as I went. The Oompa Loompa shirt is just a brown turtle neck with puffy paint stripes. The shoes I got from Target and safety pinned a puff ball with puffy painted stripes on to … Read more
My husband and I were invited to a Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Theme Party. The hosts sent out brilliant invitations which were chocolate bars which had been decorated with printed “Wonka Bar” wrappers and each contained a golden ticket under the wrapper. We decided to attend as “Homemade No Sew Oompa Loompa Costumes”. Our … Read more
I was able to convince my two year old son that he had to be a Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa for Halloween this year. I showed him the moves and he loved the idea, on most days. For this homemade Oompa Loompa Halloween costume, I purchased a large pair of girls Capri white jeans two … Read more
Last year everyone at my office came up with amazing homemade costumes. Kate (from Kate plus 8), Richard Simmons, and even a sumo wrestler, so this year I knew I had to bring it. I decided to make an Ooompa Loompa DIY Halloween Costume. I went to the local second hand store and purchased a … Read more