The Queen of Hearts has been sending fear down our spines for almost 150 years. The fictional character was created by Lewis Carroll and brought to life in his timeless classic Alice in Wonderland. She ruled over Wonderland with her foul temper and violent behavior. Just a playing card, she scared the wits out of Wonderland's residents and is just as powerful in pop culture today. Check out why the Queen of Hearts is so memorable and even why we love her.

"Off with his head!" 
It is safe to say the Queen of Hearts liked to keep her punishments short and simple. One of the most famous quotes from Alice in Wonderland, "off with their heads" is still heard and mocked today in pop culture. Anything and everything would make the Queen's short temper snap with a beheading as the consequence. However, the King of Hearts granted pardons to many of the Queen's victim and very few heads rolled in the storybook.

Plays by her own rules 
Who could forget the croquet match between the Queen and Alice? The average game of croquet consists of wooden mallets and stakes, solid balls and wired hoops with directions to follow. The Queen, however, feels free to play by her own rules with flamingos as mallets, hedgehogs as balls and her servants as hoops guaranteeing her a win every time. If not, well it's off with winner's head!

Power and Authority 
It is no question that the Queen of Hearts possessed power and authority, something we all wish we had a little bit of. Wonderland's residents lived in fear and went out of their way to please the Queen. Throughout the story, the White Rabbit is a nervous wreck and in chapter eight, Alice comes upon three cards painting roses red in fright of the Queen's dislike for white roses. Now if we could only find servants like that.

Makes Delicious Tarts 
"The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day. The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away." The Knave will agree the Queen knows how to bake! Published before Alice in Wonderland, the classic nursery rhyme was incorporated into Carroll's story with the Knave's trial. The trial takes place at the story's climax with Alice testifying and admiring the tarts herself.

One of a kind 
Don't get the Queen of Hearts mixed up with the Red Queen, or your head will roll. The Red Queen appears in Carroll's sequel Through the Looking Glass and is represented by a chess piece. Still an antagonist, the Red Queen doesn't have a foul temper and is defeated by Alice after she herself becomes a queen. In both Disney versions, the 1951 animated film and Tim Burton's adaptation, the two queens are combined to create one unforgettable character.

The Queen of Hearts is one of the most fun characters to dress up as for Halloween. She is a uniquely mean-spirited, vivacious, and feisty queen that is perfect for Halloween.

In fact, she can be beautiful yet wicked, like any good villain. There are a couple of different options for a good Queen of Hearts Halloween costume - one is a beautiful ball gown and the other is a card queen. It just depends on what version of the Queen of Hearts you love the most.

In the simplest terms, dressing like the Queen of Hearts for Halloween requires a red outfit, preferably a dress, a hat with a large Queen of Hearts card, and a pink plastic flamingo. Of course, you'll need plenty of red lipstick, glitter, and false eyelashes.

A push-up bra wouldn't hurt, either. But if you want to do a little bit of a more flamboyant version, we can suggest some different ways to make your dream of ruling Wonderland as the Queen of Hearts come true.

If you are crafty, you can definitely sew your own Queen of Hearts Halloween costume. This will take a little time and effort, but is an overall easy job to do. The easiest way to make the queen's gown is to go to the fabric store and purchase a costume pattern. If you want to take the traditional route, get a ball gown pattern. If you want to be a naughty Queen of Hearts, go for the shorter dress.

The skirt of your Queen of Hearts Halloween costume should be red, white, and black - and don't forget the lace! You'll need some extra lace and fabric to make the sleeves of the dress puffy with ruffles, as that is the style fit for any queen.

You will also want to cut out fabric hearts - at least six - to sew or glue onto the skirt of the dress. If you have enough, you might want to affix some hearts to the bodice (probably four). You cannot forget the hearts. If you do, it's "off with your head!"

In order to make your crown, you will need poster board, cardboard, or fun foam. Measure your head and cut the material so that it fits you perfectly. You will then need to cover it in glitter and plenty of hearts, since you are the Queen of Hearts. Make sure that you use the same glitter and materials for the hearts that you affix to your scepter as well.

The other version of the Queen of Hearts is a flat playing card costume. Sometimes the queen is a card and other times she is a woman; it just depends on which version of Wonderland you like best. The playing card costume is easy to make - all you need is two large pieces of cardboard and a little drawing skill.

Make sure you connect the two pieces of board with heavy red ribbon or string, so that it fits over your head, covering your front and back. Decorate the boards to resemble the Queen of Hearts playing card. Make the scepter and crown as explained above.

You could get a large box from a moving or storage facility and assemble it, cut holes for your head and arms (leave the bottom open) and paint it to look like a card. Or you could cover the back of it with red wrapping paper and cover the front with white wrapping paper.

Cut out a "Q" and hearts in red and stick them on the front, then cut out swirls and attach them to the back to make it look like a playing card. Get a deck of playing cards for reference.

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