My husband and I wanted to make some costumes for Dragon Con in Atlanta that we could also use for Halloween. We loved the Johnny Depp version of the Mad Hatter in the new “Alice in Wonderland” coming out in 2010. The Mad Hatter’s jacket, I constructed on top of an old tail coat we … Read more
I decided on a Homemade Pink Mad Hatter Halloween Costume out of a last minute costume evolution from being another character taken from my favorite comic book. I purchased the stockings online, the vest was a STEAL from a thrift store ($2), I purchased the jacket at a cheap local shop, my friend just happened … Read more
The Queen of Hearts has always been one of my favorite villains, so this year I decided to use her as my costume inspiration. Since Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland was released this year, I knew there would be a lot of Queen of Hearts roaming around on Halloween, so I tried to make sure … Read more
We knew for nearly an entire year that we wanted to dress our daughter up as an Oompa Loompa, as that’s what we often referred to her (given her toddler proportions). The most difficult part of the Classic Oompa Loompa Costume was finding the right shirt and pants; so basically it was a piece of … 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
I love dressing up for Halloween and I love Alice in Wonderland, so I chose the Red Queen as my 2010 Halloween project. I did my own hair and makeup. Yes, that is my own hair. I made my crown out of a little gold gift bag for just $1 and glued heart buttons all … Read more
Me and my boyfriend Roger decided to go as the Mad Hatter and me as the Queen of hearts. We try to go all out every year on Halloween being our anniversary and all. He told me I always scream at him (when I don’t! lol) and would tell me that its always “off with … Read more
This Homemade Original Disney Queen of Hearts Costume is my version of the original Disney Queen of Hearts from the animated movie. The crown is a beer can that I painted gold and my hair is held up with a q-tip. The earrings were created out of wooden decorations and also painted gold. I made … Read more
This is my daughter Jonna dressed as Edward Scissorhands in 2010. She loves all things Tim Burton so this DIY Edward Scissorhands Halloween costume was an easy choice. The base of the costume is simple stretch pants that look like leather and a black shirt. All of the belts and “hardware” on her costume are … Read more
The dress, suit and everything thing you see for this corpse bride and groom costume was purchased from the Goodwill store. The roses were white bouquet spray painted black. The total cost for these two get up’s was around $20.00. Find any old prom dress or wedding dress, the worst shape it is the better. … Read more
Everyone always told my daughter that she looked like Alice so we went ahead and dressed her for Halloween. Their grandmother made the dress and my son’s suit from patterns. I bought my son’s hat from a costume shop and wrote the sign for it that was in the book. I also bought the dress … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a 47-year-old man who wanted to have some fun for Halloween. So, on a whim and a prayer, he decided to dress up as Alice in Wonderland. He had some help from his mother and because the poor sewing machine broke down, she had to hand sew this blue … Read more