I LOVE LUCY….so for Halloween I decided to dress up as one of my favorite episodes…the chocolate factory scene! My mom handmade my Lucy chocolate factory uniform and hat. I accessorized with a pearl necklace and earrings. When I purchased the Lucy wig, I started to look just like her! I really got into it! … Read more
This Snooki costume was really easy and cheap! The Snooki wig came from a Halloween/party store. I borrowed the leopard print dress from a good friend of mine and ended up pinning up the bottom so it was nice and short. I purchased a cheap pair of black sunglasses from the Dollar store and little … Read more
Fran Fine from the 90’s TV show The Nanny. I found a crazy colored jacket that was my Aunt’s from the 80’s, added a gold belt to accentuate my figure (which Fran was known for!), a tight black skirt, black tights, a cheesy pink bag, pink pumps and a big, curly black wig. I tried … Read more
I started this Homemade SNL Church Lady Costume with a purple dress and shoes from Goodwill. I intentionally purchased an extra large size so that I could stuff the front and back side to give it a more realistic woman look. For the back I placed two pillows on my butt and used a belt … Read more
The administrators at the special needs school I work in needed a fun group costume idea. Who doesn’t love the Fraggles?!?! We searched and found some highly priced costumes to order then we came across a few how-to’s and went to it. The best part was choosing who got to be which Fraggle character! Loud-mouthed … Read more
I am a HUGE Muppets fan, and never seem to like the store-bought costumes. So I decided to make my own Sgt Floyd Pepper costume. Using lots of floral wire and yarn, I built this mask. I wrapped yarn around a THICK piece of floral wire and super-glued it at both ends (a GEL super … Read more
This year for Halloween we all decided to do Muppet characters for a group theme, The dog Rowlf from the band is one of my favs so I chose him. The DIY Rowlf Halloween costume is made from brown furry fleece sewn into a hoodie shirt, and his head is just felt glued on a … Read more
After being inspired by the Jim Hensen exhibit, my friend and I knew we had to try and make our own Snowth costumes from the famous Muppet Show sketch “Manah Manah” (also spelled Mahna Mahna). Looking online it seemed like several people already made Snowth costumes, but very few, if any, made them well. We’re … Read more
I love love Halloween, so every year I look forward to October 31st. For Halloween I wanted to stand out so I decided to be this cute little clown called Molly from the Big Comfy Couch show. The actual costume is home made and sown, even the hair is home made, its just a beanie … Read more
My husband and I have been wanting to do this Homemade Dog the Bounty Hunter and Beth Couple Halloween Costume for a few years. We got the wigs from the costume shop. I put beads and feathers in “Dog’s” wig. I also made an elastic armband of beads for him. He wore a leather jacket … Read more
Our American Gladiators Group Costume was vintage American Gladiators Zap, Blaze and Ice. To keep with the 80’s look, we went extreme on the hair and makeup with bold red, blue and gold eye shadow and ratted big curly hair. Our costumes were red, white, blue and gold themed. Two of the girls used wrestling … Read more
