The wig was made of poster board and cotton balls then painted blue. I covered my body in yellow body/face paint. I bought the necklace and shoes on clearance. I quickly made the dress out of fleece. The eye mask was the most important part and the most challenging (even though this Marge Simpson costume … Read more
My husband and I dressed up as Homer and Marge Simpson. But, being I’m 7 1/2 months pregnant we decided to reverse the rolls and I would be Homer (since I already had a good “beer gut” going), and he would be Marge. For Homer, I took a bald cap and painted it yellow. I … Read more
My husband is a true Simpson fanatic, so I suggested he be Homer for Halloween. But because I didn’t want to be Marge and walk around with a big, blue hair-do, I suggested I pose as a can of Homer’s favorite beverage, Duff Beer! For Homer, we purchased a pre-made Homer mask and then went … Read more
My boyfriend and I always try to come up with creative costumes for Halloween. We don’t really like bought costumes and try to come up with our own every year. We ended up choosing homemade Marge and Homer Simpsong costumes because we both loved the Simpsons when we were younger, and although we’ve moved on … Read more
The year was 2007, I think, and the Simpson’s movie finally came out. I tend to go to Halloween parties as something from a TV show or movie, so that year it was the Simpsons. I really wanted to go as Homer, but it was tough coming up with a way to do the head. … Read more
Homemade Homer Simpson costume: * Used a white polo shirt * Stuffed shirt with pillows to appear fat * Shaved head * Drew on lines for hair with eye liner * Used white face paint for eyes * Wore regular blue jeans * Used yellow face paint tubes to color skin Homemade Marge Simpson costume: … Read more
Otto (The Simpsons’ Springfield Elementary School Bus Driver). The headphones were homemade out of cardboard, wrapped wire and used children’s kitchen pans for the earpieces (wrapped in red felt). The shorts, shirt, hat and shoes were all purchased separately to reflect the exact colors that Otto wears.
This is a Homemade Krusty the Clown Halloween Costume from The Simpsons. For Krusty, I drew immediate inspiration. The biggest challenge for me was, of course, emulating that zany hair. How I did it(from head down): I cut up a long, wool-like, aqua-green scarf from Walgreens into two pieces. I then filled each end with … Read more
My fiance and I were Homer and Marge Simpson. We built up the hair by getting one of those green topiary foam pieces at Micheal’s. Then, we found some purple spider web material that you use to decorate with. We pulled it apart a little and wrapped it around the foam. We sprayed it with … Read more
This Marge and Homer Simpson Couples Costume was my boyfriend and my couples costume in 2009. He decided that we would be Marge and Homer Simpson, but it was up to me to actually make the costumes! How I did it… Marge Simpson Costume: Hair: An old foam egg-crate mattress topper (the kind with the … Read more