I saw many dog costumes online but nothing like this one. You will need: one small box dog treats, news paper and a roll of brown packaging paper, black marker, scissors, puppy dog ears and black Halloween make up, hot glue and stuffed doggies. I took the box and hot glued the brown paper to … Read more
One day, I was just browsing through the costumes at the local thrift shop. I came across a short lion costume (no legs, no arms, just a body with tail and hood). It was only $6, so I bought it. Originally, I had planned to just allow my daughter to use it as a costume … Read more
We have twins and a singleton and are always looking for “3” ideas. We started with pink turtlenecks and leggings from Old Navy. I purchased the felt pig masks from a craft site and then copied them to make one more so that I could be the Mother Pig. I also ended up making one … Read more
This Homemade Baby Owl in a Nest Unique Halloween Costume Idea is so adorable, and I had so much fun making it! I used feather boas, individual feathers, orange colored foam for the beak, animal eyes for doll making, a blank masquerade mask, a basket, and I took apart a fall wreath I found at … Read more
I made this Homemade Peacock Costume in about 2 weeks. I sewed on roughly 60-70 black feathers to the top of a dress that I got on sale at the mall. I made the tail using about 50 peacock feathers and a marabou folding fan. I made sure to keep the fan movable so I … Read more
My 9 year old daughter wanted to be a kangaroo for Halloween this year. I could not find any patterns at our fabric store for a Kangaroo DIY Costume that looked real enough for her, so I created my own pattern using her stuffed animal kangaroo for reference. My daughter picked out a furry felt … Read more
I have wanted to be a peacock for years, and after finding one that was way too short, I decided to make my own Peacock Costume. I started with a corset (Frederick’s of Hollywood), added a skirt from a discount dance shop, and then attached feathers and rhinestones everywhere. I made the peacock spray as … Read more
Pieces: – Plaid Skirt (blue/black, cheap at wal-mart! and re-wearable!)(also, I glued some store-bought peacock feathers to mine) – Brown/black/blue/green/purple belt (whatever looks cute!) -Long-sleeved turquoise shirt (also got this cheap at wal-mart and I still wear it) -Necklace (mine is a blue beaded one from claire’s) -Shoes (mine are turquoise blue converse high tops) … Read more
I knew I wanted to make this Homemade Sexy Peacock Costume a few months before Halloween. I had ordered the corset online. The tutu, is two tutus put together, and I had glued some of the peacock feathers onto the tutu. For the peacock tail I ordered a plain black feather fan. I had to … Read more
After purchasing a small alpaca figure I was inspired to create my own Alpaca Costume in an effort to top last year’s costume. I started by buying a faux white fur and creating a jacket with a hood. I placed holes in the top of the hood to insert the ears which I made with … Read more
This Homemade Chicken Halloween Costume is my favorite costume yet! Wait, she is only two so that doesn’t give me much of a choice! This homemade Chicken costume was simple but had everyone talking. I purchased a white cover up, three 6′ white feather boas, red foam, orange leggings, orange felt and two packages of … Read more
