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
My wife and I host an annual Halloween Party where from 30 to 50 of our adult friends show up in costume. This year will be our tenth year in a row. My wife loves going all out on the decorations. A couple of years ago, I decided to be Steve Erkel for a night. … Read more
This is my two year old daughter Leila Jayde and her cousin Christian in their Homemade Little I Love Lucy and Ricky Homemade Costumes last Halloween. Me and my mother made the Lucy costume. Everything is homemade except for a few parts of the dress and the jewelry. I like to incorporate her naturally curly … Read more
Wilson, from the TV series Home Improvement, was my crowing achievement in terms of little effort for great reward. I got tons of compliments for this costume, which is relatively simple. The biggest challenge was holding up the tiny fence for 4 hours. Mr. Wilson’s face can never be revealed! I wore boots, long cargo … 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 really like the show “I Love Lucy,” so I wanted to make a costume from one of the memorable scenes. I picked “Vitameatavegamin” because it is my favorite scene and the costume was easy to make. I already had the dress that I had made a few years before from an old 1950s dress … Read more
My boyfriend and I had so much fun wearing our Jeannie and Major Nelson “Master” costumes for Halloween! We did our research by checking out old I Dream of Jeannie TV episodes from the library and lot’s of Google searching. For my costume I went for the traditional look with a high waist and vest. … Read more
Here is a brief overview of how each went about making their Gilligan’s Island Group Costume. Gilligan: Gilligan went in search of his clothing at a local thrift store. Luckily, his first visit was a massive success. He found the perfect pants for the costume and found a great red sweatshirt. For the white collar, … Read more
My son-in-law is always being that told he looks like Drew Carey and that is where I got the idea for our Homemade Drew Carey and Mimi Couple Costume. I made everything for the Mimi and troll doll costume. He just had to wear a suit and jacket. We won first place in a costume … Read more
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