At my house we have 11 peacocks. I have been extremely fascinated with them FOREVER! I didn’t think of using the feathers for anything until graduation came around and we could decorate our caps. I decided to use the peacocks feathers. After that was finished I thought it would be quite sweet if I could … Read more
We make our costumes every year, for 2013 we decided to try Flamingos. This was a really fun costume to make, it was time consuming but fairly inexpensive. We purchased our masks from Hobby Lobby, and then cut glitter foam in pink and black for our beaks, started adding feathers to the mask with hot … Read more
This is my 10 month old daughter Joni! Since the day she was born she always reminded us of a “baby bird” so her nickname “J Bird” instantly stuck with the entire family! I knew I wanted her to be a bird for Halloween but just couldn’t find any store bought costumes that were good … Read more
For the past four years I have wanted to make a peacock costume. I researched the internet for peacock costumes, I looked at real peacocks and this year I finally made my peacock costume. First I purchased a prom dress from a local thrift store in midnight blue as my starting point, cost $7.50. I purchased some beaded trim and … Read more
I made this costume last year, I tried to come up with a costume this year as cool as the peacock but it just isn’t going to happen I won’t be able to out do this costume, I just made a few adjustments and made it a little different this year and it still took … Read more
For months leading up to Halloween my five year old daughter Harper had a new idea of what she wanted to be. First it was a snow leopard. Then after I handpainted some old boots with fabric paint, Rainbow Bright. Then a peacock princess. Then Ciifford. I told her that once I started making her … Read more
I went to Goodwill and bought a white hoodie sweatshirt. I bought an adult size so I could place his winter coat underneath the sweatshirt. It served two purposes. It kept him snuggly warm and it also made it look like he was a fat chicken….lol. I sprayed stick on glue to the outside of … Read more
I had seen many different types of peacock costuems on pinterest and loved them so I decided to make my own! I bought 20 real peacock feathers, green blue and blue/purple tule, elastic & a black crop top. I made the tutu by just alternating tying on different colors of the tule, which was easy … Read more
My husband and I are into karaoke. He was singing the song Fever, and one line of the song was “chicks were born to give you fever,” so I thought of making a chick costume. I made him a chick magnet costume out of styrofoam, and I glued feathers to to ends. His song was … Read more
“Screech” was summoned by some of the darkest and most evil sprites that this earth will ever face. He rose from the ashes of plagued souls who where sacrificed to bring this demon from the under world. The name Screech was given to him by his victims. Because the last sound they hear is the … Read more
A handmade, original peacock costume created for 15 month old Ava! The struggle between deciding between an owl costume or a peacock costume proceeded for weeks until the discovery of sparkly peacock feathers at a local craft store. Immediately I knew the creation of a peacock costume was in my near future. A beautiful extravagant … Read more
My first stilted costume, a giant bat, walks on all fours with pointy shoulders at around 7 feet tall, upon attack it doubles in size to approx. 14 feet tall. It is a true crowd pleaser with a GIANT wow factor when it stands up. It has won many contests since it’s inception in 2004. … Read more