This is AJ, my therapy dog in his school bus costume. He has been a therapy dog for 6 years, visiting hundreds of people in hospitals, nursing homes and schools. He has been going to the local grade school on a regular basis for the past few years. He is very loved by all the … Read more
Alright, let’s start this off. I LOVE to make Halloween doggie costumes. I think of an idea, and then hop to it and spend weeks searching for the right items to make it. Used and cheaper, the better. I love to upcycle! I get such a thrill to find the items to piece it together. … Read more
Welcome aboard the black Pearl with Captain Jack Sparrow and his mate Elizabeth Swann. It is a pirate ship like no other. The ship was created out of a storage Tub and a hospital wash tub attached together with nuts and bolts. A piece of wood and wheels were added to the bottom, for traveling. Chicken … Read more
Pearl is Super Parrot and Anna is Wonder Bird. Both of these girls were adopted by me from a bird rescue in Colorado where I work called The Gabriel Foundation. They are both female Umbrella Cockatoos that came from bad situations. Pearl was living in a cage barely bigger than she is and being fed … Read more
I love dressing up with my pug and got the idea for our costumes while enjoying a Carmel apple one afternoon. It was very simple and cheap to make. Here’s what I did: Pug: small plastic cauldron bucket, gift basket wrap, long stick (I used a cheap broom decoration from the dollar tree), ribbon, paint, … Read more
Starr Waters is the next Cookie Lyon from Fox’s Empire. The costume was selected because I love Cookie. The entire outfit was created by me, mom, Cindy. Cookie’s dress was inspired by the outfit in the poster. The poster was created using Powerpoint and I had blockposter create the block poster, which I printed out, … Read more
Here’s a pretty Peacock cat costume I made for Sophie, our 4 year old rescue kitty. Sophie is very outgoing and has no problem wearing hats or costumes. She loves attention and so I thought why not try to make a pretty peacock costume for her to proudly strut around in that would match her personality. … Read more
Get ready to laugh at this homemade dog costume – Tequila rose is running for President. Her costume was handmade from red and white striped material, blue star material and white lace. Her hat was made from cardboard, and her glasses are from hobby shop intended for doll making. Her presidential limo was made from a … Read more
Here’s a fortune teller dog costume idea for Lulu, my 3 year old miniature Shar Pei. It was the night before A SPCA Halloween adoption event. I wanted to make something different then what you buy at the costume stores. I went to Walmart and bought a small scrap piece of gold material ($1.00) and a … Read more
For my doggie Pinata costume, I took a pattern off one of my dogs coats for the proper size so I would know it would fit her. It was a cheap cotton fabric of white that I made the base of the coat out of, something light weight. Then I bought about 30 felt squares, … Read more
This is my cats first Halloween… I’m not sure where the idea came from but it popped into my head during the middle of the night, of course. I got really excited because I had the perfect wig! Oh no, wait, we just gave boxes of stuff to Good Will! Oh, I hope… Yes! We … Read more
Hi, my name is Victoria and I have the most adorable Pomeranian, Gia Marie. We always dress up together for Halloween. The past Halloween I wanted to be a little creative and I was inspired by making a homemade costume. The idea to create a Cabbage Patch Pom was inspired by kid’s homemade costumes and … Read more