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
I had been thinking about this Homemade Peacock Costume for more than a year, and finally made it happen. I used a dress I got 2 years ago, that had the perfect color for the costume. I got around 80 peacock feathers that I fixed on cardboard with hot glue, and then covered up the … Read more
Halloween is next month and I wanted to have a great costume. However, I did not know what I was going to be yet! Frantically, I started brainstorming and came up with the idea of being a chicken. I wanted a costume that was both fun and age appropriate and felt that this homemade chicken … Read more
Here is my peacock costume. I have always been mesmerized by peacock feathers and was the first one to wear peacock feather earrings years ago so most of my friends associate peacocks with me. I ordered up the feathers online and got to work at gluing and sewing feathers to an old corset and then … Read more
I have made 3 of these costumes now, everybody wants to be a chicken!! My daughter wore this Homemade Chicken Costume and won 3 contests. I started with a pain white long sleeve zipper front hoodie, about 4 sizes bigger than she wears. I purchased several 7′ white feather boas and stitched each one on … Read more
