I decided to try my hand at making my daughter’s homemade pretty peacock Halloween costume idea this year. I made an oblong circle skirt, so it was short in the front and long in the back, out of a shiny satin material, and lined with a matching dark blue cotton. I then bought a couple … Read more
I made this homemade flamingo costume for my daughter when she was 3. We have done homemade animal costumes for all of her Halloweens and have been on a bird theme for the past three years (see parrot section for her 4 year old costume.) I started with a leotard and added 63 feet of … Read more
My names Kimberly Valles, I live in Southern California and I currently submitted Jack the Skellington homemade costume. This is my Bat Costume creation I made just recently. As you know I’m a costume designer trying to open my own business. I made that bat costume out of many different fabric material and wire hangers. … Read more
This is my daughter in a Homemade Owl in a Tree Costume. I purchased fabric that looked like a tree trunk and I glued it to cardboard. I cut holes for her head and arms. On the inside of the cardboard I hot glued stems with leaves on them and then I covered the backside … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a bat and wanted the wings to move. So I came up with the idea of using a black umbrella for the wings. I just dressed her in a black dress, black tights, black boots. I purchased the black umbrella from the dollar store and then I cut it in … Read more
For my daughter’s first Halloween, I decided to make her a Homemade Ducky Baby Costume! She was adorable! I used a yellow onesie and added a piece of feather boa to the rear! I used orange foam board to make the bill and webbed feet. I attached the feet to socks I dyed orange. I … Read more
I love peacocks. So, naturally, I wanted to be a peacock for Halloween. When I went online to purchase a Peacock Costume, all I could find was one style that was completely cheesy (think $10 Vegas showgirl costume with painted on feathers, yuck). So I just decided to make my own. First, I picked out … Read more
My coolest DIY peacock Halloween costume was inspired when I was trying to think of something different and pretty and original for my Halloween costume this year. It’s been awhile since I dressed up, the last time I was a tree (not a Christmas tree, but the talking tree in Pocahontas). However, I didn’t have … Read more
My Peacock costume took a ton of blood, sweat and tears to make. Originally I wanted to get a peacock tattoo. Peacocks symbolize awakening, immortality, refinement, and incorruptibility. I decided to do a Halloween costume instead because it was vibrant, relatively original, and not quite as permanent as a tattoo. The corset top (obviously too … 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
My boyfriend and I were cleaning up the property around his grandpa’s house when we found a couple of garden gnomes. Then I got this idea for animal Halloween costumes for the two of us. My boyfriend doesn’t like to dress up a lot for Halloween so I figured a garden gnome would be the … Read more
