I made this cutest cuddliest chicken costume for my 1 year old daughter, she was able to walk around in it which made it even cuter. I stitched a white feather boa to a white onsie and dyed tights yellow. I placed yellow rubber latex gloves over feet making the feet look so cute especially … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a peacock last year for Halloween but I couldn’t find a costume that I liked or was willing to pay for. That forced me to make one for her but it turned out so cute and she was the only peacock around. She got so many compliments on this Pretty … Read more
I purchased peacock feathers online, used a black corset top to start with and sewed the feathers on individually. I used a piece of felt as the back by sewing snaps on the corset and the felt so the back/tail feathers could be removed and because the corset was a back closure it made it … Read more
I got my inspiration for this Homemade Feathered Peacock Costume from a beautiful feathered Christmas ornament the year before. I started by ordering the feathers online. I then hunted for the bluest dress I could find. I hot glued the feathers to a piece of cardboard and then covered both sides with duct tape for … Read more
I made this Homemade Raven Costume out of felt, taffeta, polyester batting, a black feather boa, and hot glue. It comes in 3 parts: the mask, the wings and torso, and the body. First I cut the shapes for the pieces out of felt and hot-glued them together. The puffiness of the body is achieved … Read more
This is the ultimate girly girl costume! I ordered feathers from the internet; it was the only way to make sure I had enough of the same color. As a base I made a simple shift dress and hot glued different shades of pink feathers all over the top portion. To cover the raw edges … Read more
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
