I obviously go crazy for Halloween, I love it!! I go big every single year, and always really shoot for an actual walking art installation, if you will. Vaudeville acts always inspired me, imagery wise and addition to illusion. Our Magic Act gone wrong was so much fun!!! We were a grand hit in Los … Read more
It all started when my animal crazy, nature loving daughter Molly saw a really fabulous, but extremely expensive owl costume. She insisted that she have this costume and would not settle for any other version I found; however, I was not spending $120 on a once worn Halloween costume. I offered to make her a … Read more
First off found these pj’s than from there the ideas came to mind, and started looking for the rest of the accessories. Best part was my daughter wanting to paint my face and boy did she have fun but the freakiest part and funniest on my end was i was going into character as she … Read more
For Halloween this year I was a parrot!!! I have trouble getting my husband to dress up with me and I always like to do a family theme with my costumes. So finally he agreed on being a pirate (I guess that was simple/manly enough for him) and so by default I was a parrot! … Read more
Becoming a llama for Halloween is a surprisingly easy transformation! The reason I choose to be a llama this year was because I didn’t want to spend a lot of time going from store to store finding the perfect clothing in the perfect size. I wanted something that I could make myself at home that … Read more
I started with a simple Idea. This idea being a peacock costume. I had been wanting to be a peacock for Halloween for a number of years, but I was not a fan of the pre-made costumes for this particular idea. A couple years went by before I actually thought “well hey, why don’t I … Read more
Pearl is Super Parrot and Anna is Wonder Bird. Both of these girls were adopted by me from a bird rescue in Colorado where I work called The Gabriel Foundation. They are both female Umbrella Cockatoos that came from bad situations. Pearl was living in a cage barely bigger than she is and being fed … Read more
Last year, my son wanted a porcupine costume. He loves wild animals and always chooses challenging Halloween costumes. I made him a bodysuit cape thing out of black and silver fur and attached “quills” I crafted from black foam strips I cut into long strips (with a point on the end) and dabbed with white painted … Read more
I got a request from a loyal customer to make a peacock costume for a girl. She sent me a couple pictures of the peacock costume she had in mind, but I like for my work to look more realistic with a little bit of fantasy so I went with the realistic human peacock costume. It … Read more
For our Leopard and Safari Guide couples costume I found everything at my local Goodwill and it only took my a few hours to make! For the safari guide costume I found a straw hat and a khaki vest. We wrote ‘safari guide’ on the vest, added a few scratches I’m my boyfriends face with fake … Read more
I wanted something amazing for my daughter for her school’s fancy dress ball. After much internet sourcing, we decided on a peacock costume. I purchased 100 “seconds” peacock feathers off ebay, the tutu was handmade by a friend. I was lucky enough to have had a green feather mask in my cupboard and we painted … Read more
I had always wanted to be a peacock, but would either not find one I liked, or it would be way too expensive. So I decided to put one together once I found an old Charlotte russe turquoise corset that I paid $25 for and decided to up-cycle it by just hot gluing a few … Read more