I made this homemade Scarlet Macaw costume for my daughter when she was 4. We have done homemade animal costumes for all of her Halloweens and have been on a bird theme for the past three years (see flamingo section for her 3 year old costume). I started with a leotard and added an entire … Read more
I’ve wanted to dress up like a pirate for years. Now that I have a child I had the perfect excuse! I decided that she would be my parrot so for her parrot costume I first bought a red one piece outfit on EBay. Then I bought coordinating felt in four colors. I created a … Read more
I’ve wanted to try and create a peacock costume for some time now. A friend mentioned the idea a few years back but neither of us could find a costume that did the beauty of the peacock justice. There were lots of plastic tails or little hats, but I could never find something that had … Read more
This Homemade Peacock DIY Halloween Costume was actually inspired by some fake eye lashes that I bought last Halloween. I saw them and immediately thought peacock, so all year long I was thinking about doing this costume. The only problem I had was that I knew I would be wearing it at work and would … Read more
My daughter Zoe decided she wanted a Homemade Blue bird with Baby Birds Costume for Halloween. Following in the tradition from my mother in law, I decided to hand make her costume, no store bought costume would be accepted. The base outfit (for warmth and comfort) came in the form of a plain white tee, … Read more
Here are the details of how I put this Homemade Peacock Costume together: Body Suite: For the body suit I used a one piece body suit that unsnaps at the crotch area (makes it easier to go the the bathroom). I purchased real peacock feathers and just cut the end off so all I was … Read more
My 6 yr son wanted to be a Blue Bird for Halloween. I was obsessed about it for months trying to figure out how to do it and not make it too foofy. After taking ideas from a few on-line searches and my own ideas, I came up with this Homemade Blue Bird Halloween Costume … Read more
This owl costume I made for my son to dress up in this fall. In this moment in time he really wants to know about animals and seasons of the years. He just started kindergarten and is 5. My son has show- n- tell on Mondays and wanted to bring a owl but we don’t … Read more
Peacocks are nature’s showoffs so why not be a provocative one when you’re trying to be the center of attention! I have a love of peacock feathers but could not find a single one online that showed off the true beauty of a peacock. I searched online for ideas and decided that I needed to … Read more
I was trying to find a fun, cute costume for Halloween and after looking everywhere I decided I’d make my own DIY Peacock Halloween costume. I started by ordering a peacock designed corset online as well as about 350 real Peacock feathers. I checked multiple sites and www.featherstore.com was not only the cheapest but had … Read more
I wanted to be original…I wanted to be better than most of the college costumes out there. I decided on a a Homemade Peacock Costume. I took an old tank I had and bedazzled it to make it look flashy. I then added peacock feathers and other feathers from the craft store to make a … Read more
This is my daughter Zoë on her first Halloween. She was about seven months old at the time. During my pregnancy, eggs, and fried chicken were my favorite. It was especially funny as before I was pregnant chicken on the bone in any fashion was something I just wouldn’t eat. The chicken costume was adorable … Read more