I had been wanting to do the Homemade Four Musketeers Costume for a while. I didn’t want to leave my husband out either. I could not find costumes that would fit all of them and be the same so I decided to make them since I can sew. I got a nice blue fabric from … Read more
I made this Samara costume this past Halloween for myself. I purchased an old gown and black house shoes. I wanted something that looked old school and of course white. I also purchased the wig and tangled it up a lot. I placed white and beige makeup on my face and dabbed some liquid latex … Read more
I built a Queen from the 1986 James Cameron movie ‘Aliens’. The head was built on a base of foamboard insulation, then used sprayfoam insulation for shapes. The front incorporates a plastic skull from a costume shop, and I used black plastic to make the shiny skin of the head itself and spray painted the … Read more
The photo to the right is my Reference image -The Red Death costume from Phantom of the Opera. I made this Halloween costume pattern as if I had to design a Red Death costume for a new stage production. It has some of the classic design features that the Red Death is known for along … Read more
Here’s a really unique costume idea – King Kong! LADIES & GENTLEMEN…LOOK UP IN THE SKY…IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE (well okay there is a plane) IT’S SUPERMAN, NOOOOOO… It’s King Kong climbing the Empire State Building! And uh-oh he is holding someone in his hand! Is it Barbie, noooo? Is it Naomi Watts? … Read more
From the movie Space Balls the Star Wars parody, my boyfriend was “Dark Helmet” and I was a “Space Ball”. Our Spaceballs costumes were completely homemade including a painter’s jumpsuit, Styrofoam and cardboard helmets and cape made out of on old nightgown from a thrift store. We spent about a month preparing these costumes and … Read more
Our Family has been participating and have won first place three years in a row in our city Upland Ca Scare Affair Halloween costume contest. Last year we decided to dress up as The Addams Family. The winner to our costumes was our 5″6 Cousin It with hair to the floor. Mortisha Me dyed my … Read more
Our group decided to go as the Alice in Wonderland party. We had The Cheshire Cat, The Queen of Hearts, The Mad Hatter (Tim Burton’s version), Alice, The Tea Party Rabbit and, of course, our Late White Rabbit (who is really late, by this we mean pregnant). Our Homemade Alice in Wonderland Group Costume was … Read more
My girlfriend and I saw the movie trailer for the new Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland movie. We saw Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in the movie and decided we had to dress up as the new Alice and Mad Hatter from the movie for Halloween. This Homemade Tim Burton’s Mad Hatter Costume took … Read more
Our Japanese exchange student wanted to be the “Mad Hatter” ala Johnny Depp. We started out at the thrift store. We found a black dinner jacket, a vest, a pink shirt, pinstriped pants, and a cool floral skirt to cut up for the bowtie. We also found a plaid knit men’s shirt to cut up … Read more
This Mad Hatter Costume is of my husband and I. Mine was store bought. He won first prize. We bought an Uncle Sam Hat, painted it black and added the scarf, peacock feathers and long pin. We also bought a cheap red wig and trimmed it. Using the trimmed pieces we glued eye brows. He … Read more
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