Friday, October 29, 2010

Playgrounds & Lollipops - A Homemade Halloween

 
The countdown is on to Halloween and if you're anything like me, you are scrambling at the last minute to find a Halloween costume that does not fall into the category of slutty, whorish, demonic or sacrilegious.  I thought I'd share my costume from last year just in case you needed a little inspiration. 

As soon as Taylor declared that she wanted to be Alice, I knew I wanted to be the Queen of Hearts.  I also knew that I a)didn't want to spend a lot of money (or any at all) and b)I wanted to look mom-appropriate and family friendly.

The costume is a "take" on the Queen of Hearts, mainly tying the theme together with the red and black colors and the heart saber and applique.  I made an adult size no-sew tutu out of tulle (which I already had on hand because at the time I was making child size tutus for extra cash).  I took a sweater I already had and sewed on a felt heart and wore that over a white blouse.  I borrowed a crown from Taylor, and I painted and sprinkled glitter on a cardboard heart from Michael's, and then attached it to a wooden dowel.  Done and done.

Total cost spent on costume:  .99 cents

The only thing I purchased was the cardboard heart.  Everything else I already had on hand.

This years costume, which I will reveal on Monday, is going to cost me $8.99.  I had all items on hand already, but couldn't resist buying the perfect accessory to top off the costume.

7 comments:

  1. Awwww....everyone looks great!!! SUper cute costumes:)

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  2. How cute! I love your take on the Queen of Hearts!!

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  3. you are a GORGEOUS queen of hearts honey!!

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  4. that is a fantastic costume!! i am bookmarking it for next year. i just love it!!

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  5. So so cute. Sometimes it is hard not to be jealous of how adorable you are. I could never pull of the Queen of Hearts as gorgeously as you do.
    Can't wait to this years!
    Love from,
    Greta

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  6. How creative! Can't wait to see what you came up with for this year!

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  7. You are the most adorable Queen of Hearts.. not mean looking at all. I was lazy and didn't dress up, now I wish I would have!

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