Cute Mickey and Minnie Mouse Pug Costumes

Cute Mickey and Minnie Mouse Pug Costumes

I wanted to make my pugs a costume that would tie them together in a theme. I’d seen grown-up Mickey Mouse costumes to buy, but never dog ones. Hmmm, off I go to Wal-Mart with ideas that might or might not pan out. On a clearance rack, I found 3T shorts for a boy ! … Read more

Maddie the Boston Terrier as “Spaghetti & Meatballs”

Maddie the Boston Terrier as "Spaghetti & Meatballs"

This costume was made with love! Maddie is wearing a shirt I bought from a local pet store. I just cut up the middle and sewed on Velcro so her costume is easy on and off. The strings are hot glued on to look like noodles as well as the cotton balls and spaghetti sauce.

Homemade Bumble Bee Cat Costume

Homemade Bumble Bee Cat Costume

This is Sophie, shes’s 3 years old. We rescued her at a Boston shelter back in January. You wouldn’t know it now but she started life out rough coming from a hoarding situation where animals were stacked in cages. Now she’s the queen of the house and the most outgoing affectionate girl anyone could ask … Read more

Little Bad Wolf Costume for a Dog

Little Bad Wolf Costume for a Dog

Every year I like to come up with costumes that tell a story for my daughter Emma and my dog Riley. This year I decided they would be Little red riding hood and the big bad wolf..(or what my daughter would say…little bad wolf cause big bad wolf is scary). I had Emma’s costume already … Read more

Cool Dog Costumes: Witch Doctor and Shrunken Head

Cool Dog Costumes: Witch Doctor and Shrunken Head

Gryphon, the witch doctor, donned his creepy cloak with bands of leather. Gryphon, the witch doctor, wore a headpiece of bones and feathers.  Then, Gryphon, the witch doctor, put Phoenix in a cauldron on the table. He told him, “Ooo, ee, oo ah ah. Ting tang, walla walla bing bang!”. This is what he said. … Read more

Funny “Cat”fish Costume

Funny "Cat"fish Costume

I am so lucky I have a cat that is tolerant of my crazy ideas. My cat Chunk is 12 years old and is my pride and joy.  After seeing a lot of cute pet costumes online but not wanted to spend a crazy amount of money I decided I would create my own. This … Read more

Funny Dog Costume: Mochi as Olaf from Frozen

Funny Dog Costume: Mochi  as Olaf from Frozen

I am a special education teacher and my students are always talking about the movie Frozen. That is how I came up with the idea to make the costume of Olaf for my dog Mochi. I went to the thrift shop looking for ideas of how to make the costume. I found a white one … Read more

Awesome DIY How to Train Your Dragon Dog costume

Awesome DIY How to Train Your Dragon Dog costume

Since I am a fan of How to Train Your Dragon and feel that Toothless’ movements seem like those of my puppers, I decided to make a simple yet detailed costume for my pupper dog, Khaleesi. Plus Khaleesi is named after the mother of dragons, so why not a dragon costume?! I started with drawing … Read more

Coolest Indian Costume For a Cat

Coolest Indian Costume For a Cat

Two years ago we dressed Thor, our cat, as a Biker. Last year we dressed him as a Construction Worker. So this year we decided to stay with the Village People Theme and decided on the Indian Chief. I first went to the Arts and Crafts stores and got soft felt, hard felt, small glass … Read more

Scarecrow Dog Costume

Scarecrow Dog Costume

I  wanted to make our dog Connelly a costume that went along with the farming theme so I made him a costume that looks like two dogs a carrying a bale of hay. His costume is made up of everything that we had at home: baby clothes, box, hay, twine, stuffed animals and hot glue. … Read more

Copacabana Showgirl Costume for a Dog

Copacabana Showgirl Costume for a Dog

Last year I entered Samantha, our 3 month old lab mix puppy, in our local Howl o\’ween Parade.  Since I just got her from the local ASPCA, I went to PetSmart and picked up a cute Bumble Bee outfit.  When I got to the parade, there were four other bees.  I looked around and saw … Read more

Awesome Stormtrooper Costume for a Dog

Awesome Stormtrooper Costume for a Dog

The body of the Stormtrooper costume is made of EVA foam that was Velcroed on to a spandex body suit which of course was custom made.  The helmet was modeled in clay then a mold was created and then the final helmet was cast in fiberglass, the bottom of the helmet is open with additional … Read more