I am wearing my Lady Owl costume to our annual Halloween party for kids and families at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens where I work as an educator. My husband went with me as a birdwatcher! I got the idea for my costume from the blog, A Beautiful Mess “Lady Bird Owl DIY.” To … Read more
My name is Kaila, I’m 8 years old and made this Blue Macaw (Jewel) costume from the Movie Rio with my grandma and grandpa. First I cut the brim off my brother’s baseball hat (he still doesn’t know) and spray painted it blue. Then I took the handle off one of my brother’s plastic swords (ha, … Read more
This cool blue Peacock costume was inspired by favorite color blue. I purchased a white corset from Fredrick’s and covered with blue ribbon. The peacock feathers I took off a cheap 3 dollar mask I bought in the fabric district. The back is spray painted in blue. I go the blue shorts from a trendy store. … Read more
I wanted to do this Peacock Costume since last year. I looked at hundreds of photos, and everything I found was just too expensive or just ridiculously unpractical to wear out in public or to dance in. This was when I decided to just make my own costume that embodied the life of a peacock. … Read more
Owls are my favorite animals so I thought it would be a good idea to try to make a DIY Owl costume. It took 8 long hours of hot gluing feather by feather onto a plain black skater dress and making the head piece with just a headband and feathers. The makeup used was just … Read more
To make this original duct tape Duck Halloween costume get many roles of yellow duct tape and begin forming about 3-4ft in length rows, and double siding it (make sure to it very carefully because duck tape is very hard to pull off when stuck). Then cut out two oval shapes (this will be the … Read more
I am in love with everything peacock, so this sexy Peacock costume was a must for me to conquer. I ordered a plain black corset off of eBay for $15 and completely covered it in purple, green, turquoise and peacock colored feathers, that I also purchased from eBay. MUCH CHEAPER THAN FEATHERS IN ANY CRAFT … Read more
My boyfriend Andy and I wanted to think of a funny couple’s costume that wasn’t overdone. I saw a picture online of two little kids dressed as Colonel Sanders and a piece of fried chicken and I got inspired! Instead of being a piece of fried chicken, I decided to be a regular chicken instead. … Read more
This toddler peacock costume is honestly very time consuming and has many tedious steps, but will be beautiful and well worth the time once completed. The materials used are: sheets of cardboard, heavy duty box cutter, newspaper, water and flour for paper mache, one ping pong ball cut in half for the eye, hot glue … Read more
This awesome homemade Peacock Costume was a labor of love. My lovely daughter Mitrian decided she wanted to be a peacock with a giant tail with real feathers. She asks and I do my best to make it for her! First of all, I will say that I do know how to sew, but this … Read more
I’m back. I usually like to make my costumes a play on words. Last year’s idea came from me being from New Orleans and a huge “New Orleans Saints Fan” and our saying is “Who Dat”, Who Dat say they gonna beat them Saints!” So last year I went as a “Who Dat” and this is my costume. … Read more
Wanting to create a cute costume I grabbed my scissors and sewing kit and started turning a big bag of blue felt into a lovely bluebird dress. To add a little flair I grabbed some blue ostrich feathers and a beak. Once I put everything together, the realization was obvious… I was the twitter bird. … Read more