Tutorial: Pink Owl Costume

Here's "hooo" to turn a simple hoodie into an owl Halloween costume. For this project, you'll need a pink hoodie (purchased at H&M), pink and cream fleece (felt will work too), white glue, package of black and orange foam masks (purchased at Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts), one sheet of regular copier paper, one sheet of white cardstock, and a rosette.

owl Halloween costume tutorial

1. Download the owl costume templates.
Templates are for personal use only. Original design by Pure Joy Events © 2011. All rights reserved.

2. Print out Owl Template 1 on regular copier paper and cut out the pieces. Cut a set of wings, approximately sixty individual feathers, and the mask out of the pink fleece. Then cut about twenty individual feathers out of the cream fleece.

3. Starting at the bottom of the hoodie, sew (or glue if the hoodie won't be worn after Halloween) a row of pink feathers. Create overlapping layers of feathers as you work your way up the hoodie.

owl Halloween costume tutorial
owl Halloween costume tutorial

4. Flip the hoodie to the back and sew the wings along the seam of the arms.

owl Halloween costume tutorial

5. Print Owl Template 2 on white cardstock and cut out the pieces. Cut the beak out of the orange foam mask.

6. Line the black foam mask along the bottom of the white mask and cut out the eye holes.

owl Halloween costume tutorial

7. Glue the pink mask on top of white mask, the black circles over the eye cut outs, and then the lashes.

owl Halloween costume tutorial

8. Turn over the mask and cut out the eye holes. Then glue on the black foam mask and orange beak.

owl Halloween costume tutorial

9. Add a rosette and you're "owl" done.


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60 comments:

  1. Love this! So adorable!

    I'd love to invite you to come over for my 3 year blogiversary giveaway! You could win a Cool Touch Griddle and other prizes!

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  2. WOW! I wish that I had a girl! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Make it blue or brown for a boy :)

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  3. I'm sorry, but that's just too cute!!! What a lucky little girl you have! She has a very talented mommy!
    smiles!

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  4. Oh my goodness! This is just SO adorable! I found your blog through a link and I'm now your newest follower- I'd love to have you as a friend too! I really can't get over how COOL this costume is!
    -Kendall
    {songbirdsandbuttons.blogspot.com}

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  5. Okay- I just wanted to add- this could also be an adult costume- right?? hehe :)

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  6. Thanks for linking up to Take-A-Look Tuesday at Sugar Bee Craft Edition - I featured you today! - Mandy, www.craftedition.blogspot.com

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  7. This is so great! I think I might make a boy version of this outfit for one of my twins!

    -Heather-
    www.modernfamilymagazine.com

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  8. Genuis! This is so adorable, I can't get over it. Good job.

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  9. hands down - cutest Halloween costume I have seen this year! Love!! Pink owls are the cutest kind! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Oh. My. Heck. this is sooooo cute!!! I'll definitely be featuring!!! Thanks.

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  11. So cute! I love this original idea!

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  12. this is the most adorable costume! thanks for the tutorial.

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  13. omg, that is so cool! i love owls.
    a-joyful-owl.blogspot.com

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  14. That has to be the cutest thing I've ever seen!! I have to follow you...for 2 reasons....#1, I LOVE owls...and #2...I've got to see what you come up with next!!!

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  15. Just found you an Ucreate. This is adorable! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  16. This is completely darling! It makes me want to convince one of my girls to change their costume choice!

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  17. what size was this originally made for?
    I have an almost 8 year old, 6 years, 4 years and a 2 year old. Do I need to modify it for my oldest?? Thanks and I LOVE your site.

    Serra
    ilovemydj200@yahoo.com

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  18. I appreciate the nice comment **blush**. I made this costume for my 6 year old daughter. You will probably have to lengthen the wings and cut out more individual feathers for your oldest, but I think the mask should still fit without any adjustments.

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  19. Oh, WOW! This is just SO. STINKIN. CUTE!!!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-super-cute-girly-owl-costume/2010/10/14/

    --Anne

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  20. Oh me, oh me, oh my...SO ADORABLE! I think my favourite part is the rosette...lucky little girl!
    I'm visiting from Somewhat Simple.
    Cheers!
    Theresa

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  21. This is so cute. I love it! I would love it if you would link this up to my Halloween costume party! http://corner--house.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-costume-party.html

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  22. OMGosh! That is too stinkin' cute!! Lovin' the pink. Great job!

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  23. This is adorable... great idea! I love the fact that it's an embellished hoodie. So much easier than making a costume entirely from scratch. Love the addition of the rosette, too. Nice work!

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  24. "Owl done!" great ending to a fantastic and ADORABLE costume. L.O.V.E!!!

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  25. I LOVE this! I am not a fan of scary costumes and this is adorable!! Come link up sometime to Handmade Tuesdays! It is a new linky I started with a tutorial :) www.ladybug-blessings.com

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  26. This is SOOOOOO adorable! I LOVE IT!!! I am your newest follower from the linky:) Your blog is great! You can find me at www.bouffeebambini.blogspot.com

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  27. This is so creative and super cute! What a clever idea - fantastic job! Hope you are enjoying your weekend! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  28. I can't tell you how much I love this costume. This is so much cuter (and cheaper) than the Pottery Barn version. Thank you SO much. I'm going to try to create it for my youngest. It's perfect for her. Thanks again.

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  29. Oh wow. This is DARLING! I saw it on Craft Gossip and my jaw dropped. I would love to link to this if you didn't mind.

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  30. Wow! This is just amazing!! Sew cute!! I love owls and this is just darling!!!

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  31. Christine, The pink owl is simply adorable! I love the fleece feathers. Super cute! I featured this today - stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for linking to The Sunday Showcase Party. I greatly appreciate it. Hope you have a wonderful week. ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  32. Adorable! What a great costume. I'd love for you to come link this to my Halloween costume contest!

    Krista
    http://whilehewasnapping.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-costume-contest.html

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  33. Adorable in pink! Very creative! We'd love for you to link up to our Homemade Halloween link party!
    http://www.sewmanymamas.com/2010/10/easy-halloween-costume.html

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  34. Just make this costume for my daughter, with a few changes due to rules on costumes at our church functions (no masks). Thank you for posting this tutorial! If you would like to see the one I made for my daughter it's posted on my blog: projectdaydreaming.blogspot.com

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  35. I would love for you to put her picture on your blog! I am planning on using face paint for Halloween, the beak and the eyes really help make it look like an owl and not just any bird, so I'm hoping the face paint can make up for the lack of a mask.

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  36. Christine es fabuloso haber encontrado tu blog. Mis hijas ya me han pedido que les haga su popio disfraz de buho. Un abrazo muy fuerte desde España, y desde mi humilde blog: www.elbauldeadnaloy.blogsot.com
    ¡Feliz Halloween!

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  37. This is beyond adorable! Are you serious!??!? Love it! So creative! You should enter it in my sister's "DIY Halloween Contest". She's giving away great prizes! Here's the link to her contest: http://ellekate.blogspot.com/p/diy-contest.ht

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  38. I looove this! My daughter wants to be a lion, so I might try a lion version. Wish me luck:)

    Very creative. Thank you for sharing.

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  39. I love this! I made it for my daughter and linked to this post on my blog. Thank you for the tutorial!!

    Ashley
    http://afortyyearoldranch.blogspot.com/2010/10/costumes.html

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  40. I just finished the owl get-up! Oh my! I am so tired of cutting those feathers...but it was worth it! My daughter loves it! Thanks so much for the tutorial. Also, I just wanted to mention that I used a fleece robe and a fleece shirt that I picked up at a thrift store for my material. So fun and thrify! Thanks!!

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  41. I don't know where or how I found your blog, but this post really wowed me! When I saw your owl costume, I knew I had to make it for my 2 girls. The awesome thing is that I had a ton of pink and cream fleece left over from another project. Two costumes cost me $18!!! I've posted a link from my blog so that I can give you credit for this awesome tutorial!
    Thanks for making my 2 little owls happy!

    You can visit my blog at http://juliescraftcave.blogspot.com/2010/10/im-baaack.html

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  42. This tutorial was wonderful! I posted my project of an adult-sized costume that I made for myself here: http://allisonguthrie.blogspot.com/2010/10/102510-halloween-chapter.html

    You commented on it, and I wrote you back. I just wanted to make sure you saw it! :)

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  43. Here is a pic of the costume we made. Thanks for the idea!

    http://thehammondfamily.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/trick-or-treat-2010/

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  44. Here are some pics from my costume, everyone loved it,
    Thanks for the tutorial!

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1659459255140&set=a.1659458655125.2092649.1496918116#!/album.php?aid=2092649&id=1496918116&comments&notif_t=photo_album_comment

    Carissa

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  45. This is SO adorable! I just featured it on my blog's Cutest Handmade DIY Kids Halloween Costumes! Thanks for sharing!

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  46. I am SO making this in adult-size so I can wear it for Halloween :)

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  47. Great ideas and tutorial! i love it, thanks for sharing.

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  48. Thanks for the inspiration! I made my daughter's Halloween costume using elements of yours and blogged about it here.

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  49. A Gazillion Thank Yous for the inspiration and owl template. I was in a last minute bind for my daughter's Halloween costume, when I came across your link on Pinterest. You saved the day in our household. Here's she is http://wp.me/p1Mw1O-5Y

    Thanks again!

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  50. what a fab tutorial! we made this in blue for my niece, and I made matching sugar cookies! here is a blog post with pictures & also contains a link back to your original post: http://dianasdreamsweets.blogspot.com/2011/11/owl-cookies-and-costume.html

    Thanks for a great costume idea & perfect step by step directions!

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  51. do you think you could do this with a pink sleeper instead of a hoodie i want to do it for my daughter she would bne then.

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  52. So cute....adorable, very good idea, thank you for sharing with all us. Merci beaucoup, c'est superbe!

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  53. It's funny! I love it. Thanks for sharing.

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  54. Lovely. True to it's name...Adorable. I'm going to share this with my friends.

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  55. I love this costume. I have linked to it in my blog: http://halokreativ.blogspot.no/2013/10/til-alle-ugleelskere.html .Thanks for letting me use the picture.

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  56. Your tutorial inspired an owl costume for one of my daughters too! I didn't want a mask so I turned the hood into the face. http://www.flickr.com/photos/_sarah_b_/10372061285/

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