I'm posting this in response to numerous requests for instructions on how to make the
peacock costume I made for Ava last year for Halloween. I know a lot of you want to get a head start on the costume making, so I'm jumping the gun and sharing this in August. I don't have a photo step-by-step, but I will do my best to share with you how I made it so that you can replicate it if you want. Please let me know if my instructions need any clarity.
So first the easy part. The orange tights I got at
Gymboree in October (they were sold as a Halloween item, so you might have better luck finding them then) and the onesie I got from
Old Navy. Much easier than making those things. And useable afterward too. Another great resource for colored tights is
welovecolors.com
.
Next I bought the peacock feathers, large teal feathers, and elastic sequin material at
Hobby Lobby (craft store). The sequin elastic was used for the headband as well as to hold the feather part onto her waist and legs so it stayed up properly. I bought a shiny teal blue polyester type material at
JoAnn's (I think). I was lucky that the onesie matched the fabric color so well.
I'd recommend gluing or sewing some feathers onto the headband—it would have looked better.
I figured it would be easier to explain visually, so I drew up a really simple diagram for the rest. The peacock feathers were really long, so I was able to cut them almost in half and use the bottom part inside of the fabric "petals" as support. Better than wire because it's lighter and less risky for the kiddo. A lot of the costume I assembled with a glue gun, because it was only going to be used once or twice, so I figured it didn't need to be too heavy duty on the durability, but you could sew more if you like. The elastic bands I sewed into loops—I figured glue wouldn't hold those very well.
UPDATE: I've been spending so much time sending out emails with the diagram that I can't keep up. So I've got it listed in my Etsy shop, but it's only $3. It's an automatic PDF download so you will have right away. Here is the {
LINK} to my shop. Thank you!
Good luck and happy Halloweening a few months in advance!
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