I always loved the Munster’s as a kid and thought it would be great for Halloween! After researching as many pictures a Homemade Lily Munster Costume I could find (and she actually wore two different costumes during the show), I decided to go shopping for the material – gray material and sheer gray for the … Read more
We had a group of seven going to a party so we went with the Gilligan’s Island theme. I was Ginger and I used a gold long dress that I already owned. I took a blond wig and used orange and red hairspray to spray the wig a more “ginger” look. I put on fake … Read more
Become the 80’s sweetheart – a Homemade Punky Brewster Costume! Items bought: High Top Shoes – Try to get two different colors or try different color laces like I did (found a used pair on eBay). Socks – Brightly colored. (Try Target) Jeans – Right pant leg rolled up. (Any should do.) Bandana – Tied … Read more
The Munster’s was a TV series that I watched on the weekends when I was a kid. So, now that I have my husband LOVING Halloween, I thought he would make it perfect in a homemade Grandpa Munster costume. I was so excited I couldn’t wait to get started! The costume was a bit of … Read more
I am a big fan of Reno 911 so I decided to dress up as Lt. Dangle for Halloween 2007 because he is hilarious. I saw all the cheap costumes that the Halloween stores were selling and knew that wasn’t good enough for me. I decided to venture out and find the clothing and altered … Read more
As a child of the 80’s I decided virtually a year ago that I wanted to do an accurate version of a Homemade Vicki Costume from the 80s TV Series Small Wonder Vicki for Halloween which as far as I could tell hadn’t been done before. Every version I found online seemed to be an … Read more
I got the idea of the homemade Michael Scott costume after watching The Office 2005 Halloween Episode. It just took me this long to make it real. I started off by getting a Styrofoam head from Hobby Lobby. I then proceeded to mix up a flour and water mixture and tear up strips of newspaper. … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a Jeanie from “I Dream of Jeanie” for Halloween. She picked out a costume in one of the Halloween magazines and it cost $40. Well, as a mother of four children I cannot afford to pay that. So, I came up with a costume on my own. I did buy … Read more
I have always loved the Golden Girls so some friends and I got together and decided to make it happen! We watched some of the episodes and went to work at Goodwill trying to find the perfect outfits to suit our characters. The costume for Sophia included the glasses and glasses chain, wicker purse, white … Read more
I’m crazy about Halloween and have a huge themed party every year. This year we decided on the Homemade Munsters Group Costume : Herman, Lilli, Eddy and Grandpa. For Herman’s flat head, I used plaster of paris and an old Easter basket and molded them to my husband’s head. Modeling putty and green dye took … Read more
Every year I try to think up a Halloween costume that I can incorporate my specs into, because despite many helpful suggestions from the perfectly eyesighted amongst you, “just go out without your glasses on” is zero fun, especially when you can only see half a metre in front of you like I can. Halloween … Read more
Who didn’t watch Saved by the Bell in the 90’s? Since I have a great love for Saved by the Bell, who else would I want to go as other than Screech Powers? So, for this Screech Powers Costume, any shirt will do fine. I went with “this is why I’m hot” although I had … Read more