For our homemade Reno 911 Dangle and Clementine costumes we bought Dickies shorts (for Dangle), pants (for clementine) and button-up short sleeve shirts (for both) in khaki. Dangle’s shorts were cut very short (and purchased a size too small). I stitch-witched the hem and added brown tape on the sides for stripes. I did the … Read more
The blonde in my hair doesn’t show up good in the picture. The DIY Lt. Dangle Halloween Costume was a success. Every detail is there. The belt and accessories are real, I actually used to work with the police in my city so that stuff came in handy. I think there is a pretty good … Read more
In 2005 I dressed up as Deputy Clementine Johnson from Reno 911. I purchased as real “Security Guard” brown polyester uniform online and added brown stripes to the pant legs and the pocket flaps on the shirt. My pants ended up being too small in the waist, but that was perfect for a Clemie costume! … Read more
The three of us did some characters from Reno 911. This is our Homemade Reno 911 Group Costume. I was pregnant Trudy Weigel, my brother was Deputy Travis Junior, and my friend was Clementine Johnson. We either had or bought the khaki tops and pants (the girls bought Dickies brand shirts and pants – cheap … Read more
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 is my twenty-two month old daughter Leila Jayde Carrington as Lucille Ball. Me and my mother made this costume. Everything is homemade except for a few parts of the dress and the jewelry. I like to incorporate her naturally curly red hair into her Halloween costumes. Last year she was Pebbles Flintstone. We bought … Read more
My boyfriend TJ and I, his girlfriend Sarah, wanted something funny and attention-grabbing for Halloween 2009. What is better than ridiculously short shorts on a guy like Dangle and a short skirt with an unbuttoned shirt on a deputy like Johnson! It was so much fun planning our homemade Lt. Dangle and Deputy Johnson Couple … Read more
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