Because I have twins I tried to think of costumes that would go together, but would also be unique and out of the ordinary. I came up with the idea of a Dalmatian dog and a fire hydrant. I am not sure where the idea came from, but it was fun to do. I simply … Read more
I couldn’t find an owl costume to fit my newborn so I made one! I sewed feathers on the arms and around the neck of a white onesie and put her in white tights with little brown ballet slippers built-in (from the Gap). I then took a white cap (the onesie and the cap were … Read more
My daughter wanted to be Jewel from the movie Rio, which is a blue macaw. I did not see any sold so I decided I’ll make my own Homemade Jewel from Rio Costume. I went to Joann’s fabrics and spent about $17. I purchased a periwinkle soft and comfy (I think that is what it … Read more
I woke up two days before Halloween and decided that I wanted a Homemade Peacock Adult Halloween Costume this year! But I wanted to be original and not spend too much money. I had the top from years back which worked really well as it looked like the skin of a peacock with its iridescent … Read more
Since my other daughter wanted to be a Peacock my daughter thought to keep with a theme and she picked a Flamingo. I searched for a Flamingo Girl’s Homemade Halloween Costume Idea but came up with nothing. I figured if I can make a peacock costume then I can make a flamingo too. I started … Read more
I bought a corset and glued all sorts of pink feathers (from Hobby Lobby) to the corset for this Flamingo Costume. I bought pink tights from Target, and cut feather boas to glue in the inside of the tights, kind of making a skirt. I made the back of the “skirt” longer than the front … Read more
My names Kimberly Valles, I live in Southern California and I currently submitted Jack the Skellington homemade costume. This is my Bat Costume creation I made just recently. As you know I’m a costume designer trying to open my own business. I made that bat costume out of many different fabric material and wire hangers. … Read more
My 6 year old daughter came to me and asked if for Halloween I would make her a “cute chick costume”. It took me a few minutes to understand she wanted to be a baby chicken. Then we started to research ideas that would work and be the best budget minded we could since I … Read more
Here are the details of how I put this Homemade Peacock Costume together: Body Suite: For the body suit I used a one piece body suit that unsnaps at the crotch area (makes it easier to go the the bathroom). I purchased real peacock feathers and just cut the end off so all I was … Read more
This year we decided to dress our boys up as raccoons for Halloween. So, first task in creating the do it yourself Raccoon Halloween costume was to search the internet and collect photos of raccoons to design a costume from. Everyone knows a raccoon has a striped tail and a mask, but I just wanted … Read more
I bought around 12 white feather boas from the Dollar store and sewed them onto an old white tunic shirt of mine. Then the hat was made out of simple white fleece with a red crown, and had two boas sewn onto it as well. To sew them on, I used a combination of hand … Read more
I wanted to be a bird, but something semi-sexy and functional so I made this Pink Flamingo Adult Costume. The top and bottom are a pair of tights and running shirt. I took a feather boas, cut into a few sections and glued them to a pair of boxers. I cut some felt into a … Read more