I had several ideas in mind for my Halloween costume this year. The costume ideas were Pocahontas, Disney Princess, cat and owl. My decision to be the owl was not hard to make after looking through pictures on Pinterest. The picture that I saw was one of a young girl who was wearing a handmade … Read more
So Lindsey and I were searching on the internet for costumes ideas. We came across a peacock costume, but knew we couldn’t just go out and buy any ordinary store brought costume. So we started thinking, and we came up with a few ideas(some good ones, some bad ones and some we knew wouldn’t work). … Read more
We wanted to be something that you don’t see every time you go out for Halloween, but we were very limited on time and money, so we came up with something using items that we already owned. I was raised in an area where deer hunting is a huge sport, so I thought it would … Read more
What you need to make these Ninja Turtles Halloween Costumes: 1) a pair of colored shorts 2) black leggings fabric in your color and in black 3) a green shirt with abs- to make: use yellow paint and paint on with black outlining the abs 4) cardboard 5) rhinestones 5) one time use roast pan 6) brown/ … Read more
I used several materials to put together this unique Bald Eagle Halloween costume. I first got a brown leotard and hot glued on brown feather boas to the back side of the leotard. Then using Fleece fabric as long as my arms and cut in a rounded triangle, I attached the wing to the leotard … Read more
LAB RAT Very easy costume – I got the lab coat donated to me by a uniform company. I pinned rats from the dollar store all over my coat (3 rats for 1.00), bought a headband with ears, glued pink material to the inside of the ears, sewed a long tail, to look like a … Read more
I have wanted to be a peacock for Halloween for several years now, and this year I finally decided to make my dream come true and make my own peacock costume! I spent a lot of time researching different peacock costumes online to see how other people interpreted a costume for a peacock – and … Read more
My dilemma this year: how to out-do last year’s costume (a wee baby Viking), plus make it warm (we live in Washington), and comfy (or my son will try to rip it off), and last but not least durable (for a very active one year old). Luckily, I didn’t have to search quite as long … Read more
I started off this awesome Blue Bird Halloween costume by buying a large piece of felt, as well as 3 different colors of cotton fabric. I went with white, light blue and dark blue. I cut the felt into a large circle by folding it in half and cutting it into a half circle, then … Read more
I started off this best homemade Peacock costume with a dance leotard that my daughter had from a recital. I got the feathers from friends and an online resource. Steps to make the tail: 1. Get a sturdy plastic oriental folding fan 2. Measure a 2″ satin ribbon to fit around your (or child’s) waist, … Read more
Usually I can come up with some not so ordinary costumes. I thought I had done that this year as well. Lol, but as I entered this site, I realized my costume idea was not so original. But of course each homemade peacock costume is original. All I ask is you don’t hold it against … Read more
I am so sick of finding costumes that everyone else does, just the boxed up ones from the store that look so distasteful! This Koala Kouple costume combines both of us into one costume…tastefully!! I just took a regular long sleeve shirt and cut out different colors of felt and used fabric glue to attach … Read more