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I love dressing up my pets but there are no costumes in the stores that will fit my giant dog. So each year I have to make him one! This year he has a lion costume. I went to a wholesale fabric store to get the fur, then to JoAnns to get the rest of … Read more
My daughter had the role of the Tortoise in her first grade play of the Tortoise and the Hare. I decided to make her costume. I cut out two oval shapes out of cardboard. I covered one with green fabric using spray fabric glue. I then pieced pillow stuffing over the other oval piece of … Read more
My four year old daughter wanted to be Chevy (our black Labrador dog) for Halloween. At first I wasn’t sure how in the world I was going to pull that off without spending a fortune, but my mom had an old black fur coat that she didn’t want any more. I still wasn’t sure how … Read more
My five year old wanted to be an owl but I can’t sew. I managed to get this ensemble together with about $20 worth of felt, foam board, ribbon, craft feathers, and a cheap pair of plastic novelty glasses (with the plastic lenses popped out). Other items used to construct the owl costume: x-acto knife, … Read more
This Homemade Parrot Costume was such a fun time. A fun time to make and a fun time to wear. My most favorite part was the rubber gloves on the feet! I had some basic flats on then just slid yellow rubber gloves over them. I was able to walk around all night without foot … Read more
Every Halloween my husband makes his own costume and they are always fantastic, I have always purchased mine… this year I decided to make my own too and I had SO MUCH FUN! I decided to be a Homemade Peacock Costume! I started by sourcing out some real peacock feathers (we found a local farm … Read more
Our seven year old didn’t want to be a “deer” — he wanted to be a BIG BUCK! The “skin” is a faux suede blanket sewn to make arm and leg holes. A little fake white fur to make him a White Tail, a HUGE homemade rack of antlers made of Styrofoam and painted brown … Read more
Beautiful flowing zebra tutu dress made out of yards and yards of flowing tulle and zebra stripes galore! Two cute looks with a coordinating zebra mask and a headband mane. This is our Homemade Zebra Costume.
I designed this home made bunny costume from a sketch and my mother sewed it for my 10 month old daughter. We drew up and cut out a basic jumpsuit shaped toddler outfit on paper and then cut it out and sewed it together using gray fleece. We cut out a large circle of white … Read more
We have called our 4 month old daughter “Baby Bird” (nickname) every since she was a few days old. That’s where I got my inspiration for her first halloween costume. I purchased some white fuzzy fabric at the craft store and dyed it the shade of blue that I thought looked good. For the body, … Read more
I created this Homemade Lady Gaga MTV Video Music Awards 2009 Costume by hand after being inspired by the 2009 MTV video music awards performance of Paparazzi by Lady Gaga. It was really impressive to see a performer that did more than a song and dance, but instead told a story. To me, it was … Read more
We took the Bobbits costume idea a little further. I wore a black night gown and robe (that I already owned). We purchased a cheap pair of pj’s for him and used an old white work shirt. We bought fake blood, a polish sausage, and a fake blood filled knife(optional). Using safety pins we pinned … Read more