This year, my daughter wanted to be Jewel, the girl blue macaw from the movie “Rio.” I love making my kids’ Halloween costumes, so I was definitely up for the challenge! To make Jewel’s head, I used a pattern that I had from my daughter’s costume last year, when she was a pink flamingo (she … Read more
I had been thinking about this Homemade Peacock Costume for more than a year, and finally made it happen. I used a dress I got 2 years ago, that had the perfect color for the costume. I got around 80 peacock feathers that I fixed on cardboard with hot glue, and then covered up the … Read more
I actually came to coolest-homemade-costumes.com to see if there were any cool fairy or butterfly costumes I could get ideas from, but when I came across a peacock DIY Halloween costume idea I thought “Yes! I have to do that!” So I found a place online that sold peacock feathers for only .35 cents a … Read more
I had been watching America’s Next Top Model a lot and apparently having a long neck is an asset so I wanted to make a Halloween costume that would allow me to have a very long neck just for the day. My husband helped me create this giraffe costume and I was thrilled with the … Read more
I got word of a last minute costume party and tried to think of something really cute and clever I could throw together within a few hours. I refuse buying costumes and didn’t want to be something revealing/sexy like most other college girls. I wanted to be warm and comfortable in my costume. All it … Read more
Well my friend was having a “touch of animal print” themed night out… so I decided to go all out and go as a Zebra. As you can clearly see zebra print was more a challenge to get hold of so a tiger costume was the answer! The body piece is made from an all … Read more
My little girl’s owl costume came from the booming inspiration of owl popularity this year and it seemed like a subject many people in my area weren’t thinking. I searched and searched the web looking for that PERFECT costume to buy and just couldn’t find it. After discussing this with my aunt in Illinois we … Read more
I started this Homemade Parakeet Costume by sewing a sort of potato sac type costume with an elastic at mid thigh and a hood. Then I proceeded to glue feather by feather the plumage of the parakeet. I wore a colorful striped pyjama pant and yellow dishwasher gloves over my shoes and glued a few … Read more
I made this cutest cuddliest chicken costume for my 1 year old daughter, she was able to walk around in it which made it even cuter. I stitched a white feather boa to a white onsie and dyed tights yellow. I placed yellow rubber latex gloves over feet making the feet look so cute especially … Read more
For this Giraffe Costume, I altered a free pattern I found online, adding a halter neck and the fishtail skirt (which I thought could imitate a tail). I have no idea what kind of fabric I used, it was just whatever was on sale. It took me about a week to make and cost around … Read more
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