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    Home » Holidays » Halloween

    DIY Wizard of Oz Glinda Costume

    Updated: Jul 29, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 3 Comments

    Today I have a Wizard of Oz Halloween Costume idea to share with you.  Learn how to easily make this Glinda the Good Witch Costume using just a bit of fabric and a few craft supplies! 

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

    Last year my daughter told me that she HAD to be Glinda for Halloween, because one of her good friends was going as Dorothy and they HAD to match. She also told me that if she was going to be Glinda- she needed bubbles. Really bubbles? I’m always up for making creative Halloween costumes but, how was I supposed to make bubbles?

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

    Well, we figured it out. Today I’m going to share with you how we DIY’d her a Wizard of Oz, Glinda costume. The process involved 2-liter pop bottles, hot glue, beach balls, and tulle.. quite a combination wouldn’t you agree?

    DIY Wizard of Oz Glinda Costume Tutorial:

    First up Glinda’s Dress:

    The base of her costume is a long-sleeved pink leotard and striped tights. The costume is not no-sew, but it is “little sew” and it could easily be “no sew” if you want. The only thing I sewed was her skirt.

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

    To make that I simply gathered 2 layers of tulle and glittery pink fabric and sewed it onto a wide elastic. Easy peasy. It closed with a safety pin in the back.. — we’re classy like that you see.

    DIY Glinda’s Bubbles:

    The bubbles on the skirt are beach balls! You can order clear beach balls, who knew?? I didn’t until I googled it.  I ordered a bunch then simply used safety pins to pin them to her skirt.

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

    Voila! Bubbles.

    Glinda’s Crown Tutorial:

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

    Her crown was made by cutting an empty clean 2-liter bottle in the shape of a crown.

    You’ll need:

    Clean, clear 2-liter bottle

    Hot Glue Gun

    Jewels from Craft Store

    Plain or bejeweled headband

    First, cut the bottom and top off of a 2-liter bottle.  Next, draw a crown design on the bottle.  Cut it out with scissors. Since bottles are so cheap, you can make a few until you find a shape that you love.

    To finish the crown, hot glue the gems to the plastic. I also added a bit of jeweled fabric trim to the base.

    To get the crown to stay on her head, I wired it to a simple plastic headband.

     

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

    Finishing:

    The rest of the Glinda costume was pulled together with items from around the house including;

    A sparkly belt.

    Glittery costume jewelry.

    Silver glittery Toms.

    That’s it.

    Glinda, Dorothy and their little dog too, all looked adorable roaming the neighborhood. Mission Accomplished.

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

    Glinda Halloween Costume Ideas

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Kerrie says

      September 29, 2014 at 5:50 pm

      Love Glinda as does my 9 y/o daughter!
      The bubbles, yea, who know. But they are great! That add a little extra something
      to the costume.
      The girls together are sweet! (the dog is a great prop too 🙂 )

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        September 29, 2014 at 8:02 pm

        Thanks, I think that dog gave them the idea for the entire get up!

        Reply
    2. Emily says

      September 30, 2014 at 10:34 pm

      This is so cute and looks totally doable!

      Reply

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