Last year, I worked at a Halloween shop which gave me ZERO time to sit down and make a costume. So, I looked on Ebay for a cheap corset, and TONS of peacock feathers. The max total was $26! WOOHOO 1. I cut a square out of a cardboard box (that would fit behind my … Read more
My son wanted to be an owl for Halloween so we looked online for ideas (including coolest-homemade-costumes.com) and this Homemade Owl Costume is what we came up with. I started with a brown sweatshirt. Cut out lots of feathers from different shades of brown felt. I did small and large feathers. Then I hot glued … Read more
I started this Homemade Parakeet Costume by sewing a sort of potato sac type costume with an elastic at mid thigh and a hood. Then I proceeded to glue feather by feather the plumage of the parakeet. I wore a colorful striped pyjama pant and yellow dishwasher gloves over my shoes and glued a few … Read more
My three year old daughter really wanted to be a flamingo so she could dye her hair pink. Once that was established we had to come up with a costume for her younger sister. Nothing fit better than a little palm tree. What a cute pair! We were missing the ocean and east coast out … Read more
I made this Homemade Peacock Costume for an upscale Halloween party I was invited to in Houston. I knew I wanted to stay away from the stereotypical “Sexy Nurse”, “Sexy Girl Scout”, and “Sexy Dead Nurse Vampire Girl Scout” costumes, but I still wanted a costume that would grab attention. And, the peacock idea was … Read more
Every year Halloween comes around and I never know what to be! Recently I have been a little bit obsessive with peacocks because I think they are beautiful. So one day it came to me and I decided to be a sexy peacock for Halloween. I really got into making this Peacock DIY Halloween Costume. … Read more
My daughter was a Peacock for Halloween. I purchased peacock feathers by bulk online and then cut them down to size and then glued them to a child sized small backpack (I cut the outside of the backpack off and used the part that included the shoulder straps), then I attacheed a piece of cardboard … Read more
I wanted something with tons and tons of feathers. While I was at the thrift store one day, I found a shell for a bird costume. I went to Hobby Lobby and added 3 multi colored boa feathers all over the head, body, and a longer tail. A pair of babylegs completed the look. All … Read more
I used a hooded sweatshirt. For the costume, I hot glued feathers (from a craft store, but I cut some out of felt to fill it up better) all over the sweatshirt. For the beak and eyes, I used a ball cap and covered the bill with yellow/orange material and glued white pompom balls on … Read more
For my son’s chicken DIY Halloween costume idea I bought 2 white turtlenecks and cut down the back several inches, glued the shirts together and the bottom seam and put stuffing in between the layers so he was fluffy, then I bought 2 white boa’s and hot glued them around the shirt, I also made … 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 had wanted to be a peacock for Halloween for YEARS. The tail was of course the most challenging part. I bought the feathers over the course of several weeks from Micheal’s with weekly coupons. I bought the fabric from Joann’s, the belt was one I had for years, the grommets in them were crucial. … Read more