This Homemade Lion Costume is a simple PJ pattern out of fake fur for the body. Loops of polar fleece attached to a detachable collar fill out the mane. More polar fleece loops attached around the ears for the main mane. A long tail with bells and a bow fill out the costume – that’s … Read more
I sewed this costume from a Simplicity Sewing for Dummies pattern. I could not Halloween costume patterns on line. The costume options were a clown, tiger dog etc. I used the tiger pattern. It’s just a basic jumpsuit with booties and a hood plus cat ears and a tail. I made a cougar because we … Read more
This homemade tiger costume is almost entirely handmade. For the ears and tail, I bought some thick bendable furry stuff (kind of like a really big pipe cleaner) at ACMoore and painted it with acrylic paints (orange and black tiger stripes) after bending the ears and tail how I wanted. For the shirt, I had … Read more
This homemade boy lion costume was originally made for a costume-party my daughter was invited to when she was 7, and was meant to be a mouse-costume. That was what she requested, a mouse-costume with a long tail,and also what she got. She was very pleased and it made a success at the party, as … Read more
This homemade black cat costume I made for my granddaughter, and it was a huge hit! It was so easy and inexpensive to make. I sewed MANY black boas on a black turtle neck shirt and also on black leggings (doing this by hand was a lot easier than with a sewing machine). She wore … Read more
I go to the University of Winchester in the UK and for one night out my class decided to make the theme- circus. I knew that most people would turn up as clowns and I wanted to be something different so I decided to go in a Homemade Lion Costume. I’m a poor student so … Read more
Every year my grandmother and I work together to make a Halloween costume for me daughter. Two years ago she wanted to be a white tiger. Sewing is not my strong suit, so my grandmother got to work making the body of the costume using a fuzzy white material. She then drew the black tiger … Read more
Well my friend was having a “touch of animal print” themed night out… so I decided to go all out and go as a Zebra. As you can clearly see zebra print was more a challenge to get hold of so a tiger costume was the answer! The body piece is made from an all … Read more
My 7 year old daughter LOVES stuffed animals and I thought it would be a great idea to have her dress as a kitty and try to find her pets a good home!This cool homemade kitty costume was very cheap to make and got rave reviews everywhere we went!
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
Last year we purchased a lion costume for our 2 year old. I love family costumes so I knew that we had to do something to match his adorable costume. For the lioness I purchased a tan velour jump suit, and cream colored slippers. I went the craft store and got any thing that looked … Read more
My 10 month old, Riley, is always roaring and pouncing, so we decided to make him a lion for his first Halloween. I thought about buying a costume but I couldn’t find anything I really liked for a decent price. I, therefore, set to making this homemade Lion costume. The costume was made using fabric … Read more