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
For my Halloween Peacock Costume I bought a witch costume to use as the dress. The witch costume had black feathers at the end of the sleeves and bottom of dress. I plucked out most of those and added some peacock plumage feathers. I had a blue ribbon that I glued green on top of … Read more
I had wanted to be a Peacock for Halloween for some time but all the costumes I found online were very generic looking. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to put forth the effort and time to make one. Well I finally committed and ordered bulk peacock feathers online. It was about 30 dollars for … Read more
In 2010 I was a Peacock. To make the Homemade Peacock Costume I took an old prom dress and tailored it down to be shorter. I cut in darts into the bottom of the dress and added in more fabric to make the dress kick out a bit. I created a tutu by using black … Read more
This summer I won a big turtle stuffed animal at Six Flags that I made into a Halloween costume. This Turtle Costume took me an entire week to make by hand and I love the way it came out. I had to take apart the entire stuffed animal and piece it back together to fit … Read more
This Dog Costume was my first homemade costume, but pretty easy to do. I started with a brown sweatsuit which included a hooded sweatshirt. I hand stitched khaki colored felt cut in random, free flowing shapes, all over the sweatshirt and pants. The ears were made of brown and khaki felt. Using fabric glue, I … Read more
My son told me one night at age 4, that he really wanted to be a hippo for Halloween. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find a Hippo costume or any sort of ideas or patterns. I bought a frog pattern a few years prior on a clearance at a local fabric store thinking that at … Read more
Somehow I needed to take my 9 and 6-year-old daughters trick or treating AND help with their school parties, but what to do? I had a 3-month-old son, and we live in a very hilly area. I knew that a stroller on Halloween would not be easy, or warm enough on a chilly October night. … Read more
I made this lion costume for my oldest son (pictured with the blue eyes) for his first Halloween in 2004. His “love” was (and still is) a lion so I thought it’d be fun to make his costume a lion as well. I used a pattern, tan fleece and five 5-1/2 yards of ribbon. (Yes … Read more
I received this idea from a Martha Stewart magazine a few years ago. Chicken costumes are adorable and very easy to make. First you need to find a white onesie in your child’s size. Next purchase two white feather boas from a craft store. The directions said to hot glue the feathers on to the … Read more
I’ve wanted to try and create a peacock costume for some time now. A friend mentioned the idea a few years back but neither of us could find a costume that did the beauty of the peacock justice. There were lots of plastic tails or little hats, but I could never find something that had … Read more
I made this homemade bird costume for my daughter when she was 2 years old. I started with a pair of yellow sweat pants and a yellow zip jacket. I cut out a white oval for the belly to add some contrast and make it look more “costumey”. I found a yellow and white boa … Read more