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
Our seven year old didn’t want to be a “deer” — he wanted to be a BIG BUCK! The “skin” is a faux suede blanket sewn to make arm and leg holes. A little fake white fur to make him a White Tail, a HUGE homemade rack of antlers made of Styrofoam and painted brown … Read more
My idea to be a Zebra stemmed from loving animal print clothing. However, when I scanned the available costumes online I was very disappointed in the selection that was to be had. The only thing that would identify me as a “Zebra” would be the fact that I was wearing Zebra print. Which in my … Read more
My 6 yr son wanted to be a Blue Bird for Halloween. I was obsessed about it for months trying to figure out how to do it and not make it too foofy. After taking ideas from a few on-line searches and my own ideas, I came up with this Homemade Blue Bird Halloween Costume … 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!
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