My son Marquis, reminds me of a little bear so I came up with this costume. I just used dark brown and light brown felt fabric and a few snap buttons. I made my own bear pattern and sewed it together. Enjoy making your own Bear Costume!
This is the ultimate girly girl costume! I ordered feathers from the internet; it was the only way to make sure I had enough of the same color. As a base I made a simple shift dress and hot glued different shades of pink feathers all over the top portion. To cover the raw edges … Read more
I made my son this Lion costume for his first Halloween using a Simplicity pattern #3594. Instead of putting bands on the sleeves I put elastic because that was easier. Also I used the “eyelash” type of yarn for the mane which gave it more of a “fur” look. I was expecting it to be … Read more
My daughter is a preemie and I saw suggestions online saying to use small dog costumes because nothing would fit her. But we were a little uncomfortable with the idea, so I decided to make something for her. I figured if it didn’t work, I could just put a pumpkin bib on her. The Baby … Read more
I am a severe procrastinator. When I made my costume, I didn’t receive my supplies until a week before the Halloween party I needed to wear it to. To prevent myself from wanting to eat a bullet by the end of the week, I worked smarter. By smarter I mean I didn’t try to sew … Read more
I got the idea for this Homemade Frog Costume from another costume on this website for a toddler, and adjusted it for me. I went to a local thrift store and bought pants and a sweatshirt that nearly matched. I hand-sewed the black felt patches on it. The slippers were a pair of my sister’s, … Read more
For my best friends’ birthday we did a zoo theme! So I went with the Homemade Woman Owl Costume. Supplies: *old t-shirts *scissors *simple dress (I bought a thin swimsuit cover up dress) *fabric glue I went to a thrift store and bought cheap tshirts of any color. I then made a stencil out of … Read more
I made this Homemade Peacock Costume by buying peacock feathers from a bulk floral website, hot glued them onto a piece of felt fabric and used Velcro to attach the tail feathers to my lower back onto a corset top. I used remaining feathers to hot glue up the front, and I glued a big … Read more
This year Savannah Rose went in a Birds Nest costume. We bought a Grape vine wreath, two vines, brown leggings, red hooded sweat jacket, 3 red stuff animal birds, fake fur and a bird visor. Most of the items we bought from the dollar store or on clearance. I took one of Savannah’s old dresses … Read more
This Cat Costume I went overboard with but I had a lot of fun. First I ordered a body suit(white) which I ended up spray painting (maroon, orange, yellow and black) as well as going over with permanent marker for detail on the outfit. I also sprayed some yarn which I sewed on the shoulders … Read more
My 21-month-old daughter loves dogs. Every time she sees a dog she yells, “puppy! puppy!” When she sees a new kind of animal and she doesn’t know the name for it yet, she says “puppy!” So it was pretty obvious what she should be for Halloween. I went looking online for ideas of a Homemade … Read more
