I have an adoration for the beauty and essence of peacock feathers and decided to rock this essence this Halloween. I knew it was going to cost a pretty penny because I tend to think big, but I am lucky enough to have this ability to drop some cash on this project. I had a … 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
So I was looking on here and after seeing the amazing costumes I was inspired. I knew I wanted to be something different so I decided on a homemade peacock Halloween costume idea. I started with a half circle of cardboard and painted it shades of blue and green. Then I took 50 30″ peacock … Read more
My daughter received lots of attention at our local Boo In The Zoo this year in her little Chicken Costume. A yellow bodysuit with matching leggings and glued on boas feathers was all this required for a faulous costume.
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
My daughter wanted to be an owl for Halloween, but I didn’t like any of the owl costumes I’d seen online, so I decided to make my own homemade owl costume. I’m an art director, so my computer skills are pretty good, but I have zero sewing skills. I figured out a way to make … Read more
Tom my 10 year old son wanted to end elementary school with a bang as it will be the last year with a Halloween parade. So he asked to be a Hamster in a Wheel! The wheel is made out of PEX pipe on a mechanic’s dolly with cedar chips glued to the bottom. His … Read more
My bat costume has so fun to make! I cut up one umbrella and sewed the halves to a black long sleeved shirt. I removed the stick from the umbrella and carefully sliced the rest of the umbrella in half. I sewed the umbrella to my shirt, and let the metal poles stick out of … Read more
Cause chickens don’t really fly, get it? lol We built the plane out of cardboard and paper mache and fitted it to the stroller. Goldie’s costume is footy pajamas with feather boas all around. Her helmet is a pink beanie cut in the shape of an old timey fighter helmet and her goggles are swim … Read more
I was inspired to make the peacock Halloween costume by a mask that I have. It was so much fun and I received a lot of compliments on it! To start, I found a blue dress that was the right color, then added gray tights. To make the tail I took a fan and used … Read more
I used an old cocktail dress from a cruise when I was in High school. Bought some peacock feathers from a friend who’s father had a peacock farm, made a broch, sewed some of the feathers to the bottom of the dress, put some up in my hair as the “tail” and glued one over … Read more
My daughter wanted to be a peacock princess for Halloween. I ordered 50+ peacock feathers from eBay and hot-glued them to a folding hand fan. I sandwiched the fan between two pieces of cardboard and hot-glued some straps to the cardboard so she could wear it as a back pack.