We took our Fox Terrier to a local contest and did very well with this easy peacock dog costume. Just take a bright blue and can have green on it, jacket ,sweater, or shirt. Then buy one of those feather type masks. Take the elastic off and attach blue ribbon to tie it on. You … Read more
When I looked at my chihuahuas ears, I got inspired because her ears reminded me of the movie AVATAR. I decided to make a super fan costume for her, Neytiri from Avatar! I paid a lot of attention to details, and I had a great fun time making the Avatar Dog Costume. I had to … Read more
This is a homemade headless horseman dog costume I made myself. The frame for the headless horseman is made out of PVC pipe, then it is wrapped with batting to fill out the body. I then used a child’s shirt and pair of pants. I purchased a cape and used a red piece of fabric … Read more
For Halloween I wanted to dress my Daschund, Penny up as a hotdog but then I felt that that was too commonplace. Therefore I decided upon a corndog costume instead. I hand sewed the entire costume right down to the brown felt body. I used yellow crushed velvet and polyfil to create the kernels and … Read more
I thought of the idea of a Dog Costume – Knight and his Horse for Halloween. It worked out just great cause a dog’s body is almost like a horse. I just had to come up with how I was going to make her (Mia) look like one. So this is what I did and … Read more
The Cat in the Hat is one of the most loved books by children and adults ever written by Dr. Seuss, Thing One and Thing Two are funny characters that create fun for the readers as Thing One and Thing Two run out of the box and want to shake hands and say “How do … Read more
This is my adopted (senior) boxer, Pearl. Our local Dogtopia (doggy daycare and boarding) has a yearly dog Howl-o-ween Costume Contest and this Homemade Canine Dr Frank-N-Furter Costume was Pearl’s entry for Halloween 2009. She ended up winning the local competition and went on to the national competition! Pearl’s make-up was done by me, by … Read more
My daughter is 7 and decided that this year she wanted to be Cruella De Ville for Halloween. Since they don’t make this costume in her size, I knew that it would have to be homemade, even though I am not a good sewer. She was very excited throughout the preparation and thrilled with her … Read more
My husband and I don’t have any kids, so we live out our Halloween costume fantasies through our Dog. It’s a good thing Petey is such a good sport! This year, Petey was a mouse caught in a homemade mouse trap. It is made of Styrofoam, so it is lightweight and easily portable. We painted … Read more
This is Farmer Mc’Harley. He is a eight (8) year old Chihuahua from Chandler, Arizona. Harley loves dressing up for Halloween, as this is his 7th year entering costume contests. My grandmother helped me make his Pet Dog Homemade Halloween Costume. We were able to even customize a tractor for him to ride.
This Homemade Cat in the Hat Costume was my first time making a costume and I can’t believe how AWESOME it turned out! I didn’t even have a sewing machine so I had to sew everything by hand! It took me many hours but was totally worth it! For the dog Thing One and Thing … Read more
My daughter has a 4 month old puppy named Miles and not wanting to exclude him in the Halloween fun but with time running out, I made him a simple Homemade Bat Dog Costume. This costume took about 20 minutes to make and cost about one dollar. Using pipe insulation cut into strips I made … Read more