Halloween Costume: Bird

For this costume, I used this tutorial to make a bird costume. You need an old pillowcase and scraps of fabric. I used blue and green fabric from old shirts I had. If you don't want to make a whole costume, you can also use a dress or shirt with feathers.

For accessories, items with feathers on it are good, such as feather earrings. For a bag, carry a straw bag or a bag with wooden handles. For my bag, I used a handmade crocheted purse I had with wooden handles that reminded me of twigs.

For your hair, pull it up in a messy bun. I added a straw like texture to make it look like a nest. Feather or straw accessories are good to use such as headbands and hairties. Your makeup and nails should match your outfit. This will depend on the colors you use and what type of bird you are trying to be. I wanted to be a peacock colored type of a bird so I did green and blue makeup and nails that matched my outfit.

Here are some more bird and peacock inspired items you can use to make a bird costume:

1. Metallic Peacock Embroidered Dress, Kidney Bean, $129
2. Peacock Feather Hairband, Polyver
3. Feather Post Earrings, Alex and Ani, $48
4. Office Souffle Feather Sandal Turquoise, Polyver, $15
5. Recycled Straw Beach Bag, Alibaba