My daughter wanted to be a peacock last year for Halloween but I couldn’t find a costume that I liked or was willing to pay for. That forced me to make one for her but it turned out so cute and she was the only peacock around. She got so many compliments on this Pretty … Read more
I purchased peacock feathers online, used a black corset top to start with and sewed the feathers on individually. I used a piece of felt as the back by sewing snaps on the corset and the felt so the back/tail feathers could be removed and because the corset was a back closure it made it … Read more
I got my inspiration for this Homemade Feathered Peacock Costume from a beautiful feathered Christmas ornament the year before. I started by ordering the feathers online. I then hunted for the bluest dress I could find. I hot glued the feathers to a piece of cardboard and then covered both sides with duct tape for … Read more
When my daughter asked me if she could be a porcupine this year I was baffled on how to make a Homemade Prickly Porcupine Costume. I came to your site and not one was here. So I was on my own. First I tried toothpicks but then they didn’t stick well and kept breaking. So … Read more
After seeing the movie “Open Season”, my son decided he wanted to be “Buddy the Porcupine” for Halloween. My first thought was “How the heck am I going to pull that off?!” Well, I decided the best way to achieve this Homemade Playful Porcupine Costume was to dive in head first! I always make my … Read more
We went out last Halloween in a Pirate and Parrot Coupld Costume. The pirate costume was made with various bits of old clothing. A Johnny Depp wig for the head. A trip through the children’s section at Walmart finished off all the weaponry. We attached the parrot‘s leg to the pirate’s waist with plastic chain … Read more
Well the story of the evil robot panda costume starts with pandas. My favorite animals are pandas so I knew I wanted to make a crazy panda! I was going to make it out of cardboard so that would lend itself naturally to a robot panda and it was for Halloween so it had to … Read more
For this costume I followed the McCall’s pattern #MP357, size 1/2. My son Timmy is 5 months old. I started making this costume early September and it took me 5 weeks! I have two small children, so I don’t have long sewing sessions. This costume is a pretty difficult pattern with lots of hand-stitching, especially … Read more
This baby parrot costume was a last minute idea to match the pirate costumes my partner and I wore. It came together quite well and was a hit at the party. The feather boa was purchased at a local craft warehouse along with some cheap felt for the eyes and nose. I selected a knitted … Read more
My husband was a pirate and our baby was his little parrot. For the Homemade Pirate and Parrot Halloween Costumes we used black pants and a frilly white shirt. We had actually used both last year with a cape and teeth for a vampire costume. I cut about a 5 inch width of red satin … Read more
For our brother’s 21st birthday we decided to have an Animal Party Pub Crawl. I couldn’t find an animal costume that I loved enough to buy so I decided to be original and make my own! I found a pattern for a child’s homemade flamingo costume that I thought was really cute – when cutting … Read more
As an animal lover, I decided on a Homemade Zebra Adult Costume Idea for Halloween. This is a really cheap costume idea if you are tight on cash like me! I’ll start from the top. I bought a wide headband from the dollar store for $1 (big surprise I know). Then I covered it with … Read more