- Pinkalicious (and purplicious and silverlicious and goldilicious)
- A Bad Case of the Stripes girl
- The 7 dwarfs (sneezy, sleepy, grumpy, etc.)
- The Giving Tree
- Sleeping child from Polar Express
And, of course, Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter!
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| Gotta love mirror shots, right?? |
I put together this costume two years ago when the 7th movie came out and I used it again today. Here's how I did it if you want your own Harry Potter themed costume without paying an arm and a leg:
- Start with what you have! I already had the black skirt, black tights, and black shoes. Win!
- I bought a simple red tie from Walmart and painted yellow stripes on it with whatever paint I had on hand. Look at the characters online and you can see their ties have two thick stripes, then one thin stripe.
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| Use the pattern on the tie to help you keep lines straight! |
- I bought a child's white button down from Walmart (school uniforms, baby!) for like $7 and ironed on the Gryffindor crest. Just get some special iron-on transfer paper, like the kind here, and follow the instructions after finding the image you want online!
- The cloak was the most complicated part of this costume because I could NOT find one I liked in stores. I found a great tutorial on About.com. If you know how to use a sewing machine at all, you can make this! It was really easy and looks and feels really nice and expensive. I added the Gryffindor crest to this too by using iron-on transfer paper. Make sure you get the type for dark fabrics. I also bought two little buttons and sewed them on near the top so I can actually close the cloak with a ponytail holder!
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| The cloak looks awesome when you walk quickly and it flutters behind you. Magical. |
- Don't forget the wand! I painted a dowel rod black and added glitter. Lots of glitter.
TADA!! Putting together costumes is so much more fun than buying one and I had a lot of fun with this one! Happy Halloween!!
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