I wanted to be original…I wanted to be better than most of the college costumes out there. I decided on a a Homemade Peacock Costume. I took an old tank I had and bedazzled it to make it look flashy. I then added peacock feathers and other feathers from the craft store to make a … Read more
I have always been creative, and so I INSISTED on making my homemade costume just like I do every other year. The outfit consisted of zebra print leggings, a long shirt, and zebra print boots. I made the tail by hot-gluing zebra print fabric in a tube-like shape and attaching black yarn to the end … Read more
I made this homemade Scarlet Macaw costume for my daughter when she was 4. We have done homemade animal costumes for all of her Halloweens and have been on a bird theme for the past three years (see flamingo section for her 3 year old costume). I started with a leotard and added an entire … Read more
Here’s our cool Deer child Halloween costume. My husband is an avid deer hunter and fisherman and our son of course wants to be just like Daddy. He associated the deer with Daddy. For this costume I didn’t have a pattern so I did a lot of guess estimations. I took a pair of overalls … Read more
Well, I first got the costume idea when my daughter was only a few months old. This was after Halloween, but I thought it would be good for “next year”. She doesn’t have much hair, and whatever she has are just “wisps” of baby blue bird hair, so I thought it would be cute if … Read more
I came up with the idea for a lion costume after seeing the Tom Arma costumes. After I told my 14 month old son that a lion says “roar!” and he copied I knew that was what his costume would be. I couldn’t believe the prices for the costumes so I decided I could make … Read more
This Homemade Lion Costume is a simple PJ pattern out of fake fur for the body. Loops of polar fleece attached to a detachable collar fill out the mane. More polar fleece loops attached around the ears for the main mane. A long tail with bells and a bow fill out the costume – that’s … Read more
My almost-9-year-old LOVES giraffes. After seeing the Broadway version of the LION KING over the summer and seeing the very cool giraffe costumes they had, I decided I could make one. After a lot of thought and sketching, I began creating the homemade giraffe Halloween costume idea. I began searching for giraffe printed fabric, and … Read more
I present to you a Homemade Peacock Costume, which I made for Halloween two years ago. I purchased a bodice and coated it with genuine blue peacock feather covered ribbons. The laces have to be loosened until the bodice, is wide enough to fit around the body. In addition I proceeded to sew in some … Read more
Every year my grandmother and I work together to make a Halloween costume for me daughter. Two years ago she wanted to be a white tiger. Sewing is not my strong suit, so my grandmother got to work making the body of the costume using a fuzzy white material. She then drew the black tiger … 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
