This is my 5th year creating a homemade costume for my dogs. In all prior years, my dogs’ costumes have been food related, but this year I decided to do something different. I recently started sewing and decided the perfect costume would be pincushions for the dogs with me being a pile a of scrap … Read more
My four year old daughter wanted to be Chevy (our black Labrador dog) for Halloween. At first I wasn’t sure how in the world I was going to pull that off without spending a fortune, but my mom had an old black fur coat that she didn’t want any more. I still wasn’t sure how … Read more
Think back to your childhood. Recall the countless Disney movie classics that evoked every type of emotion we had. One of my personal favorites was the Fox and the Hound. A tale of friendship that overcomes all odds. This was my inspiration in designing a costume for my roommate and I. As two very different … Read more
This is my border collie dog costume. I made him for Halloween, but he’s also helped out with adoption events on occasion. Again, much like my Big Bad Wolf costume, I thought it would be fun to be a giant cartoon character, so I created “Blackjack” the border collie Also like my wolf costume, he’s … Read more
My 2 year old son loves his dog hat, and I couldn’t convince him to wear anything other than his hat for Halloween. I didn’t realize this would be the case until I tried to get him into the outfit I had prepared for him (a dragon costume). So, a couple of days before Halloween … Read more
My boyfriend has always wanted to be a firefighter, and well, he likes any excuse to go shirtless too. I on the other hand wasn’t looking for a revealing costume, but still wanted to look sexy and be warm. This Firefighter and Dalmatian couples costume pleased us both as well as everyone at the party. I … Read more
My daughter wanted to be pink poodle. It was much easier than I had originally suspected. We started with one pair of pink sweatpants and a pink sweatshirt, one size larger than she wears. I bought 2 yards of pink “fluff” fabric (I can’t remember what the name of the fabric was.) Last but not least, … Read more
Last Halloween my then four year old daughter wanted to go trick or treating dressed as the family pet, our Bernese Mountain Dog, Berkley. I thought it was so sweet that she liked him so much she wanted to be him for Halloween. So I got to work planing in my head how I could … Read more
This Dalmatian Puppy costume was my first year attempting to do a homemade costume–so please keep that in mind! Materials used: white long-sleeved leotard, black fabric paint, small and medium sized sponges (round-shaped for spots), head band, black felt, fuzzy, “fur” material (purchased at JoAnn’s fabric store), less than a yard (used just for tail … Read more
We dressed her up as a puppy by using a black sweatshirt and adding patches of faux fur, white and brown. We added faux fur ears as well and then the rest in black (shoes & pants). We got a box and covered it with brown paper after poking holes into it that will hold … Read more
This is our Homemade Puppies for Sale Halloween Costume. Take a cardboard box and paint the words “Puppies for Sale” on it. Attach stuffed puppies inside the box, arranging them so they peek out. You can also paint your face to look like a puppy. Hope you like the idea!
We have a dog and my eight year old girl is a big dog lover and she really wanted a dogs costume this year. We surfed the internet and decided “Puppies for sale” would be a great theme. We saw lots of great ideas on your site and those were our inspiration to the costume. … Read more