There were several stages to the Homemade Peacock Costume Idea. I made everything except the corset (this, I only adorned). The tutu: I bought approx. three yard of tulle in each gold, royal blue, and forest green. I cut each into strips- 15 inches in length, 4 inches in width (give or take a few). … Read more
I wanted to be a bird, but something semi-sexy and functional so I made this Pink Flamingo Adult Costume. The top and bottom are a pair of tights and running shirt. I took a feather boas, cut into a few sections and glued them to a pair of boxers. I cut some felt into a … Read more
I hate buying costumes so I was trying to do something a little different, so I decided a Homemade Peacock Halloween Costume! I started with a simple black skirt that looked like a petticoat. For the top I went to K-mart and bought what I like to call “a long bra” LOL. I had my … Read more
It all started about a week ago. Me, and my friend were sitting around the table, doing the norm. Suddenly we decided a costume was needed. We were going to be hitting up all the major clubs in AC, getting crazy in NYC, and a standard costume was not gonna cut it. Of course, being … Read more
My costume is a Homemade Peacock Costume! Absolutely love being different so I had to go all out and make my own. The one I admired online was $200! So after I seen that price, I said no thanks and had to do it myself! So here is what I came up with. Feathers were … Read more
I got the Homemade Peacock Halloween Costume Idea because I have always loved peacock feathers. I am a bartender at a sports bar and Halloween is a very busy time for us and we always dress to impress. I saw a beautiful peacock costume online for about $300.00 and thought to myself, “I know I … Read more
3rd Place Winner of our 2007 Homemade Halloween Costumes ContestClick Here to View Other Winners For this Scarlet Macaw parrot costume, I used: chicken wire, masking tape, hot glue gun and sticks, heavy duty cardboard, newspapers, flour and water for paper Mache, red and black spray paint, craft paint in colors appropriate for eyes, face … Read more
I actually got the idea for this Homemade Erratic Bat Costume off this website, but appropriated it a little bit. Firstly I purchased about 2m of ‘batlike’ lycra material from a fabric shop. Then, as I have little to no seamstress skills, I somehow successfully managed to construct a jumpsuit simply by lying the fabric … Read more
I started this October out with numerous different ideas…GaGa, Katy Perry, Queen of Hearts. I just couldn’t decide what I wanted to be. My goal was to win my work Halloween costume contest (which I did!). I first went with Queen of Hearts and while searching for accessories I came across Peacock Wings (which seems … Read more
Me and my mom made this Homemade Peacock Halloween Costume for halloween 2010. I was having a party but I couldnt decide what to be. I saw a peacock costume online after looking through tons of $100+ costumes, and then the idea came to me: make my own! We sewed a tutu out of black … Read more
Well, I don’t believe there is a more beautiful, exotic animal on this earth than the colorful and flamboyant Peacock! So, I thought…what a great costume idea! I got online and went crazy buying tons of “CRUELTY FREE” peacock feathers, and hit up the craft stores for other fake feathers. I just bought a padded … Read more
Kaw! Kaw! Fly away home birdie! This costume features a mother bird and her babies in a tree. Materials: -Swimming pool ring -raffia -ivy -brown paper -blue shirt -stuffed animal birds -feathers blue and white (for mask) -Blue feather boa -Cardboard -blue shiny material The nest was simple to make. I just took a swimming … Read more