We both love Halloween but it was our first one together so we went all out and made these Homemade Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts Costumes. . For Mad Hatter I got his jacket, vest, and pants and a second hand store. His hat I bought a really cheap Mad Hatter version and then … Read more
I’ve always loved American McGee’s: Alice. The character design was amazingly done, and the story was well written. I wanted to go as the White Rabbit, originally, but later decided to be the Mad Hatter. It took a week and half to complete my Homemade Mad Hatter Costume. I had started out by creating the … Read more
This Female Beetlejuice Costume was my costume for Halloween 2008. Originally my boyfriend and I were going to be Beetlejuice and Lydia. However, we broke up before Halloween. I then took it upon myself to be Beetlejuice, but with a twist. I wore a skirt rather than pants. The photo isn’t my favorite, but it’s … Read more
We had been watching Beetlejuice a lot. We had a Homemade Beetlejuice and Lydia Halloween Couple Costume Idea from the wedding scene. For Beetlejuice we combed all the Thrift stores for a maroon suit in his size, which was easier than you would think. The pieces were not exact matches, but as you can see, … Read more
I finally found the man of my dreams that will let me dress him however I want for Halloween!!! ;} For Miss Argentina I had a friend airbrush me greenish blue. I added some purple and blue eyeshadow and eyelashes of course. I ordered the wig online for $10. My sister in law made the … Read more
I definitely wanted something no one else would be and I love the original movie, always knew I would make this Oompa Loompa costume one year. So the pants I found at a thrift store (yes they are woman’s but shhh don’t tell anyone). I couldn’t find a brown turtle neck anywhere in the world … Read more
Items needed for my cool homemade Oompa Loompa costume: 1. A blonde schoolgirl’s wig,(Joanne’s Fabric), spray-painted with both fluorescent green hair paint and plastic-based forest green paint. (60% off, $3.99, $6.99, $5.99). 2. Brown Ralph Lauren Polo (TJ Max), designer Oompa Loompa (would you expect anything less?) Women’s size medium, $12.99. I painted the white … Read more
My costume is a homemade Ooompa Loompa Halloween costume. One day I was just walking around the good-will thinking what should I be for Halloween? Not sure why but an Ommpa Lommpa came to mind, then I started to look around. I found in a random spot a pair of white overall shorts, I knew … Read more
This Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume was way easier than it looks to make. I took a pair of white drawstring women’s Capri pants and simply sewed a line that resembled what I thought the Oompa pants would look like on the outer leg. This cut out the step of actually having to make pants. I … Read more
For this Cindy Lou Who Costume, I found a houndstooth print dress at the thrift store (though any crazy black and white pattern will do). I paired it with red tights, and black shoes. Her cape is made from a piece of red felt with a white boa glued around the edge, and I stitched … Read more
I made this Homemade Female Edward Scissorhands Costume myself. For the vest I bought a bunch of old belts from the thrift store which I cut up and glued on overlapping. For the hands, I purchased Freddy Kreuger claws from the dollar store, which I deconstructed, and glued onto some black gloves. For the scissor … Read more
This Stay Puft Marshmallow man Halloween costume wasn’t very difficult. The pants, I had to make, with a simple pattern, but made the waist huge, and with an elastic band that stretched. The top was a white sweatshirt. I made the blue handkerchief and tie. The hat is Styrofoam discs glued together, then I hollowed … Read more