Natalie V.
Having collected these smiling stuffed toy flowers for years, my initial costume plan was to be a giant “Happy Flower”. But I have a tendancy to put a twist into all my costume ideas – resulting in original, never seen before characters. I thought, “What if not all the flowers were happy?” Thus sparked the … Read more
Throughout the year I tend to collect bits and pieces of Halloween accessories and costume parts before actually deciding on “what” I will be. Local thrift shops and swap meets/flea markets tend to provide the best potentials, like the single drum I found one day. Then weeks later came across an authentic marching band hat … Read more
Starting with the mask (originally a character in a movie called “V for Vendetta”) and a long black hooded robe I handmade, I was planning on keeping it simple. An additional 7 inches of height would have easily hidden my gender also, except the robe was a little “form fitting” so to try and conceal … Read more
My original costume idea did not get much attention, so I decided to change things up a little at the last minute. Throwing together bits and pieces of costume accessories I had collected over the years…a cowboy hat, some gloves, a mask, stacker boots…added a couple dollar store bouncy balls (slightly deflated), and a pillow’s … Read more