Lina the Awesome Horse as Buckbeak the Hippogriff

Lina the Awesome Horse as Buckbeak the Hippogriff

I’ll be the first to admit I’m a Harry Potter nerd. I grew up with the books and I’ve read all seven of them about 10000000 times at this point. So when I entered my awesome horse, Lina, in a Halloween horse show I immediately starting thinking about Harry Potter themed costumes. Once I settled … Read more

Princess Luna Cat Costume

Princess Luna Cat Costume

I was just wandering the local walmart crafts department. I was there for some time before these fabrics just caught my eye as they were so pretty and shiny. Me loving glitter and shiny things I had to think what can I make. Well then I saw these glittery pipe cleaners and thought I could … Read more

Slow Cookin’ Turtle Burger Costume

Slow Cookin' Turtle Burger Costume

Toa is my 10 year old African Sulcata. He is very friendly and loves going on walks. I have had him for 8 years. I decided to make him a costume this year so others can enjoy seeing him. He is getting so big it has become a huge task taking him places. I really … Read more

Coolest X-Men Wolverine Dog Costume

Coolest X-Men Wolverine Dog Costume

This year Halloween was not just about me. I was inspired to make my dog a part of the festive holiday. My dog has been dressed up before for different occasions with sweaters and dresses but never for Halloween. My dog is a Yorkie and she has a foxy/wolf  look to her, so I decided … Read more

Corn on the Cob Costume for a Miniature Dachshund

Corn on the Cob Costume for a Miniature Dachshund

Finding just the right costume for a miniature dachshund is a little tricky due to their long bodies . . . our little dachshund Andouille ‘The Tube Steak’ Louie aka Dewey looks cute in long tubular designs. So what better costume than a CORN ON THE COB complete with a pad of butter. Finding the … Read more

Cutest My Little Pony Costume for a Papillon Dog

Cutest My Little Pony Costume for a Papillon Dog

I made this My Little Pony costume for my Papillon, Lucy, because I couldn’t find a saddle to fit my GSD. My original idea was to have my GSD dressed as a draft horse and Lucy as a miniature horse, but everyone kept calling Lucy a My Little Pony when they saw her picture. When … Read more

Cool Dog Costume: Frenchie Fry Fashion by Yogi

Cool Dog Costume: Frenchie Fry Fashion by Yogi

I had envisioned Yogi becoming a french fry since he was a wee one 4 years ago. I had searched the web for ideas but didn’t really find a costume that in my mind would work for him so I took it upon myself to put different items together. I started with an open cardboard … Read more

Sweet Chocolate Peekapoo Tootsie Roll Costume

Sweet Chocolate Peekapoo Tootsie Roll Costume

My 8-week old Peekapoo Ziggy is the sweetest puppy ever. I handmade his candy box and background with card board, poster board, aluminum foil, printing and pasting several photos of the tootsie rolls and the price tag. The most challenging part of this was keeping Ziggy in the box for the picture. Other then that … Read more

Coolest Flying Monkey Dog Costume

Coolest Flying Monkey Dog Costume

This year I decided I wanted to dress up my pug like the flying monkey from The Wizard of Oz.  I made most of it out of felt started with making a vest out of blue felt and just sewing on two long rectangles for the sleeves. I free handed a pattern onto red felt … Read more

Raining Cats and Dogs Costume for a Dog

Raining Cats and Dogs Costume for a Dog

Our dog’s registered name is Hurricane Sandy, so we really wanted a weather-related costume. Hurricanes and tornadoes are a little overdone for costumes, so I thought of the phrase “its raining cats and dogs” and the costume came to life! we got a little rain coat, some red rubber rain boots, got an umbrella top … Read more

BAM our Dog Transformed into a Cheetah

BAM our Dog Transformed into a Cheetah

Our dog BAM is catlike and almost as fast as a Cheetah – perfect! After giving it some thought and doing some research on painting my dog and a phone call to Chris Christiansen Systems, we ordered our Chris Stix and hoped this would work. In about 15 minutes , with pics at our side, … Read more

My Little Lamb Chop Dog in Costume

My Little Lamb Chop Dog in Costume

Ever since my dog was a young puppy she liked to be held on my hip like a toddler and everyone always commented on her coat. Growing up, Lamb Chop was one of my favorite shows and while toy shopping for her birthday I found a toy of Lamb Chop and noticed how similar she … Read more