Me and my mom made this Homemade Peacock Halloween Costume for halloween 2010. I was having a party but I couldnt decide what to be. I saw a peacock costume online after looking through tons of $100+ costumes, and then the idea came to me: make my own! We sewed a tutu out of black … Read more
This is my daughter in a Homemade Owl in a Tree Costume. I purchased fabric that looked like a tree trunk and I glued it to cardboard. I cut holes for her head and arms. On the inside of the cardboard I hot glued stems with leaves on them and then I covered the backside … Read more
I gained inspiration from store-bought showgirl and bird costumes and an inner tube in my shed. I thought the bird and showgirl costumes at stores were cute, but just a little too racey to wear to work. Plus, I thrive on being crafty and making whatever I can myself. It took a couple of hours … Read more
This pick of the litter costume was a fun costume and very easy to make. I went to the dollar store and found a bunch of stuffed puppies and a Dalmatian mask. I took one of Savannah Rose’s white turtle neck shirts and colored Black spots all over it. I cut out the bottom of … Read more
For my daughter’s first Halloween, I decided to make her a Homemade Ducky Baby Costume! She was adorable! I used a yellow onesie and added a piece of feather boa to the rear! I used orange foam board to make the bill and webbed feet. I attached the feet to socks I dyed orange. I … Read more
This owl costume I made for my son to dress up in this fall. In this moment in time he really wants to know about animals and seasons of the years. He just started kindergarten and is 5. My son has show- n- tell on Mondays and wanted to bring a owl but we don’t … Read more
Peacocks are nature’s showoffs so why not be a provocative one when you’re trying to be the center of attention! I have a love of peacock feathers but could not find a single one online that showed off the true beauty of a peacock. I searched online for ideas and decided that I needed to … Read more
I was trying to find a fun, cute costume for Halloween and after looking everywhere I decided I’d make my own DIY Peacock Halloween costume. I started by ordering a peacock designed corset online as well as about 350 real Peacock feathers. I checked multiple sites and www.featherstore.com was not only the cheapest but had … Read more
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