I hate buying costumes so I was trying to do something a little different, so I decided a Homemade Peacock Halloween Costume! I started with a simple black skirt that looked like a petticoat. For the top I went to K-mart and bought what I like to call “a long bra” LOL. I had my … Read more
It all started about a week ago. Me, and my friend were sitting around the table, doing the norm. Suddenly we decided a costume was needed. We were going to be hitting up all the major clubs in AC, getting crazy in NYC, and a standard costume was not gonna cut it. Of course, being … Read more
My costume is a Homemade Peacock Costume! Absolutely love being different so I had to go all out and make my own. The one I admired online was $200! So after I seen that price, I said no thanks and had to do it myself! So here is what I came up with. Feathers were … Read more
Beautiful flowing zebra tutu dress made out of yards and yards of flowing tulle and zebra stripes galore! Two cute looks with a coordinating zebra mask and a headband mane. This is our Homemade Zebra Costume.
The college where Grandma worked got all new Gateway computers and Grandma wondered if we could use the cool cow motif boxes for Halloween somehow. That got us thinking… Years ago we read a suggestion in Exceptional Parent magazine to incorporate the wheelchair into the Halloween costume. Obviously, we needed to figure something with cows … Read more
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
