Peggy- I bought a red wig and cut bangs into it. Also teased the top really big. Bought a leopard shirt with leggings and high heels. Red nail polish, pink lips, and lots of gum chewing. I had money hanging out of my bra for an added touch. Al- Business shirt with a loose tie. … Read more
To make this homemade Lucy and Ethel in the Candy Factory couple costume idea we started with a pattern for a lab coat. The lab coat ended up a bit boxier than we thought, but with the drawstring it was ok. We used a black fabric to create the collar and sleeve cuffs. We actually … Read more
Simple Homemade Peg and Al Bundy Couple Costume. For Al we got the shirt and tie at a thrift store for $3 total, and bought a cheap shoe horn at a shoe store. He also carried around a old remote that we had around the house, so whenever he sat down he could “assume the … Read more
Ryan (my boyfriend) and I dressed in a Homemade Drew Carey and Mimi Couple Costume. Ryan is an easy Drew. Just a shirt, glasses and tie. Me on the other hand…well I took forever. Lots of makeup as you can tell, some ugly clothes, a bad wig and some tacky jewelry and hair clips and … Read more
Lt. Dangle from the Comedy Central program Reno 911 was one of the most comical characters in 2008. I looked on the Internet for costume ideas and found many a LT. Dangle from Reno 911 Costume, but most were plastic and cheap-looking. So, I made one myself. I started with cheap tan shorts, two sizes … Read more
I made this Homemade El Chapulin Colorodo Costume when I when I was invited to to a Superhero theme party and this is a television series character created and played by Roberto Gomez, a successful Mexican comedian which parodied superhero shows. It was first aired in 1970.
Bought particle board at Lowe’s, cut with a table saw and nailed together. Made straps from Army Navy store and a reverse belt buckled behind me and nailed to fence. Threw on a bucket hat and a flannel and voila, a Homemade Wilson Costume! Howdy Neighbor!
My fiance and I decided to go in a Homemade Drew Carey and Mimi Bobeck Couple Costume for our annual Halloween party. We ended being voted most original!
My daughter wanted to be a genie last year and we always try and make our own costumes so we don’t look like everyone else. We went to the fabric store and looked at the clearance fabric and bought a McCalls pattern and modified it a little. The head piece of the Genie costume is … Read more
This year we had decided to go as Dwight and Angela from the hit TV show The Office. I found clothes to be Angela at my local Goodwill. It wasn’t hard to find stuffy grandma clothes there, lol! And already had the stuffed cat to tote around (since Angela is obsessed with her cats). Dwight’s … Read more
My husband and I decided to create this Chilindrina and El Chavo del Ocho couple costume from a well-known Mexican TV sitcom from the 70’s. El Chavo del Ocho (the kids from apartment 8) and his friend Chilindrina were hilarious on the show. We started getting pieces of the costume from thrift stores and slowly … Read more
My and my finance came up with this idea of a Homemade Al and Peg Bundy Couple Costume watching old re-runs of Married with Children on TV. Al’s Costume -Pants, button up, tie and jacket were bought at Goodwill store. -The nametag was made by myself with one of those clear nametag pins, and printed … Read more