Every year I begin my search at a thrift store searching for one “inspirational piece” to create my costume — a hat, a dress, a wig — anything that will get the gears in my mind cranking. This year I found a black and gold leotard that reminded me of one of my old jazz … Read more
My daughter wanted to be an owl for Halloween, but I didn’t like any of the owl costumes I’d seen online, so I decided to make my own homemade owl costume. I’m an art director, so my computer skills are pretty good, but I have zero sewing skills. I figured out a way to make … Read more
For halloween my friends and I wanted to go as a group and needed an idea fast! I’ve always wanted to be a peacock so we came up with the idea to all be birds. Our theme was, “Birds of a feather, flock together,” once we had that settled it was off to buy hundreds … Read more
It’s my nine month old son’s first Halloween, so I just had to make his first costume. He has such a big personality and the brightest eyes I’ve ever known so I wanted to create something that would showcase his face. I searched the internet and came across this homemade baby chicken costume on…wait for … Read more
My girlfriends and I love to theme our costumes together every year. This year we thought of doing Jungle Animals. Right away I thought of a Parrot. Well, turns out, they all backed out on me. I still ran with the Homemade Parrot Costume idea. I got a red petticoat and sewed 4 layers of … Read more
After a trip to the zoo, my three year old daughter decided she wanted to be a peacock or a princess for Halloween. She couldn’t decide so I combined them and turned out this Toddler’s Peacock Princess costume. The entire costume cost me only $15 to make. Supplies: elastic, colored tulle in navy, purple, olive, … Read more
This past year, I decided on a homemade adult Peacock costume idea. I even bought feather earrings from Forever 21 at the beginning of the year, to save just for Halloween. I looked online for ideas of how I wanted my costume to look. I decided I wanted to get a corset and a tutu … Read more
There’s a resident peacock at Woodland Park Zoo who often shows up at the same time and location to present his feathers. The last time I saw the peacock’s display, I thought that the moment right after he let down his feathers was so beautiful–it reminded me of an elaborate ball gown. That’s where my … Read more
Pirates and parrots go together like peas and carrots. Well, sometimes they do, other times they fight like cats and dogs (or at least at my house). Although not used for Halloween, my boys dressed as a pirate and parrot for a costume contest (the boys finished in the pairs contest). The pirate was sewn … Read more
Since my other daughter wanted to be a Peacock my daughter thought to keep with a theme and she picked a Flamingo. I searched for a Flamingo Girl’s Homemade Halloween Costume Idea but came up with nothing. I figured if I can make a peacock costume then I can make a flamingo too. I started … Read more
I present to you a Homemade Peacock Costume, which I made for Halloween two years ago. I purchased a bodice and coated it with genuine blue peacock feather covered ribbons. The laces have to be loosened until the bodice, is wide enough to fit around the body. In addition I proceeded to sew in some … Read more
