Here I am in an Oompa Loompa Costume from Charlie and the chocolate factory. White short dungarees which I got from a car boot sale for around £6.00, black and brown tights from eBay, a brown jumper, green wig and I had green shoes with pom poms on.) Really enjoyed this costume as I LOVE … Read more
Like many others, I lovethe Edward Scissorhands movie! And any other Tim Burton movie for that matter! I figured I had the hair, so I might as well give the Edward Scissorhands costume a try. First and foremost, I have to give credit where it is due. I downloaded a template for the scissorhands from … Read more
This year I was Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd. I studied several photographs of her costume and tried to recreate it as close as possible (even down to red and black pantaloons – see small inserted picture). I do all of my own sketching, draft my own patterns and do all of the sewing. The … Read more
My sister and I have always wanted to be Oompa Loompas for Halloween, so this year we finally did it! We are both short which made this Homemade Oompa Loompa Costumes even more perfect. To make this costume we went to a variety of stores and bought brown turtlenecks and socks, white capri pants, thick … Read more
This is my Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume. For the hair: I bought a blond wig, cut it, rolled it up, bobby pinned it, and sprayed it with hair spray and green “hair” paint. I bought a brown turtle neck, bought some white fabric paint to paint the stripes on. I purchased white gloves, brown socks … Read more
This is Violet Beauregarde (the blueberry girl from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). It’s one of my favorite costumes I’ve ever worn and one of the easiest to do! The dress was a lucky thrift store find. I’m not much of a seamstress, so I decided to check around for a suitable dress. On … Read more
My twelve year old son wanted to have an Edward Scissorhand costume for Halloween, So I started looking for ideas to make it happen. We went to thrift stores and found some leather belts and a leather jacket. I bought a black pirates wig since he is a blond and doesn’t care for the color … Read more
After reading several Hunter S. Thompson books over the summer, I became a huge fan of not only his gonzo style of writing, but also his characters that are loose portrayals of himself. I decided this Halloween I would be Raoul Duke (aka Hunter S. Thompson) from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I found … Read more
I was a big hit at the party in my Homemade Oompa Loompa Costume. I got the idea from this website and thought I could pull it off. I don’t sew but I thought I could manage straight stitches on my machine. I started with a very large pair of women’s white cotton capris that … Read more
I took inspiration from the Giant Homemade Oompah Loompah Adult Halloween Costume submitted on this website. I’m 6’6″ so I thought it would ironic. Ok, starting from the top. Blond wig spray painted green. I had to style and cut wig to look similar to Oompah Loompah. Orange facepaint, searched everywhere in Montreal, but luckily … Read more
These Homemade Ompa Loompa Costumes were the best homemade costumes ever! Halloween is my favorite holiday and I knew I wanted to be something good, but didn’t know what! A friend had suggested an Ompa Loompa and I LOVED the idea. I searched everywhere for the costume, but couldn’t find one that I liked and … Read more
This Edward Scissorhands Homemade Costume was my costume for Halloween 2005. Unfortunately this appears to be the only picture I have readily available. It looks like I’m one of the very few to ever do Edward dressed in his shirt and slacks. I’ll admit it had a lot to do with the fact that it … Read more