My daughter was in a storybook parade at school and she was a white duck. I took a toboggan and sewed feathers to the top of it. The duck bill was a foam visor and I hot glued orange felt to the top of it. I did the same for the feet and trimmed to … Read more
I was inspired to make this costume after owning three cockatoo parrots and collecting tons of their beautiful white feathers. Zeus, my 50 year old Umbrella Cockatoo passed away last June so I dedicated this costume to him! I marched in the NYC Village Halloween Parade whose theme coincidentally was “Winged Creatures”. All the costume … Read more
Made these chicken costumes for my twin girls last year. Everyone thought they were so cute, and they were REALLY easy to make. I made the body with a long sleeve turtleneck onesie inserted into a t-shirt. Then sewed up the bottom of the t-shirt and stuffed in between the two with fiberfill to make … Read more
This is me in the picture. I wanted to be the raven from Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem. I created this homemade raven costume myself from scratch. It is mostly out of satin with lots of lace trim, rooster feathers, and leather. Due to the fact that I was going for a little historical accuracy, … Read more
Deciding on a Homemade Costume My Daughter originally wanted to be a spider, but suddenly changed her mind to a kids peacock Halloween costume. Obviously, I was more thrilled over needing to do a peacock. It was much better than worrying about spider arms. She told me what she wanted and I did my best to … Read more
Having always been inspired by the costumes at Mardi Gras, I decided to try my hand at making my own costume. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was! Just a little hot glue, some glitter and a few feathers! I used the color scheme from Mardi Gras and incorporated it into my favorite … Read more
I made this peacock Halloween costume once before for my girl when she was 3. Now she is 7 and wanted to be a peacock again. Recycled Peacock Halloween Costume Instructions I took the old costume (which was too small) apart. I used the back and side pieces and the front piece from old costume … Read more
I made this pretty homemade peacock costume for sweet little Princess Isabel who asked me if I could. She learned about how Peacocks fan out their tails and was fascinated with their colors as well. So, being one that is always up for a challenge, I got started by having her show me things that … Read more
This year, I dressed my 10 month old son up as a chicken! It was so easy to make! And super cute! My sister got married 3 years ago and her theme was “feathers” so I had plenty to work with! I bought a plain white, long sleeve onesie and hot glued 3 feather beaus all around … Read more
Halloween is the best holiday there is in my opinion! I love making my costume every year and going as all out and festive as possibl. This year was way harder than it has ever been, there are so many creative options for amazing homemade costume, but then I finally came to my drea costum, … Read more
This summer, my dad told my four-year-old daughter a True Story. One day he noticed a fox taking a walk across his field. He watched as the fox stopped in his tracks, stuck his nose high in the air, and turned his head into the southerly wind, the direction of the neighbor’s hen house. This … Read more
This homemade Lord of Tears Owl man costume was great fun to create, but little did I know all the work that had to be done. Lord of Tears is a horror film directed and produced by Lawrie Brewster. I first laid eyes on this character in a YouTube video. Soon after watching the movie … Read more