Witch hats have come full circle! Two years ago I published a guest blog post here on how to make your own witch hat, last year I used that tutorial to make my loblolly witch hat, and my friend Classic Andi (on Instagram) used these inspiration pieces to make her own autumn witch hat. Inspiring and […]
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Make Your Own Seasonal Witch Hat
This Halloween eve I made another witch hat, this time using the measurements/pattern created by my lovely friend Classic Andi (on Instagram). This past year she and I have been making a witch hat for every season. Mine were tall and pointy with a wide brim, hers here short with a narrow brim. I loved […]
Making My Pine Dryad Headdress
Texas Renaissance Festival season is upon us, and while I have many costume options to wear during most of their themed weekends, I’ve never attended during 1001 Dreams (think: fairies and fae folk) nor do I own a single pair of wings. With not enough time to make a set of dragonfly wings, I decided […]
Making My Cork Witch Hat
After last October when I posted my friend Sarah’s How to Make Your Very Own Fabulous Witch Hat, I made my own witch hat with fabric and craft remnants for my Loblolly Pine Witch costume. I had so much fun with it, I had to make more, and decided I’d make one for each season! Here’s how […]
Sewing a Regency Poke Bonnet
Last summer I made a sleeveless spencer in blue and styled a reticule and raven brooch with my Regency gown. All that was left to make for this ensemble was a bonnet. Quick fabric bonnets are nice, but I wanted to try my hand at a more formal millinery project, and chose to make a […]
From Bunny to Bat Ears
Continuing the pandemic era sewing and craft projects, I upcycled bunny ears into a pair of bat ears. My blogging bestie Miranda from Spooky Little Halloween and I went on a Halloween cruise in 2019 and were given bunny ears in Roatan, Honduras. Weird, right? Me being the craft hoarder that I am, I took them […]
Making My Texas Wildflower Witch Hat
After last October when I posted my friend Sarah’s How to Make Your Very Own Fabulous Witch Hat, I made my own witch hat with fabric and craft remnants for my Loblolly Pine Witch costume. I had so much fun with it, I had to make more, and decided I’d make one for each season! Here’s how […]
A Quick Regency Beach Bonnet
More Regency era clothing and accessories? Why not! I’ve spent the majority of this pandemic sewing through my fabric and notions surplus, so when it’s safe to gather again, I’ll have plenty of options to wear to Houston Regency Society events. Last week I converted a cheap floppy straw hat to a casual and simple […]
Peli Motto: The Finishing Touches
Most women who watch The Mandalorian and cosplay would chose to make a Cara Dune costume, and while that also might be me (I’ll come back to that later), I love love love Peli Motto even more. This spicy space mechanic, played by Amy Sedaris if you squint, repairs ships at the spaceport of Mos […]
Making My Winter Holly Overdress
I’ve been botanically witchy lately. After having so much fun making a Loblolly pine cone witch for Halloween, I decided to keep the witch costume theme going for each season. My winter witch was inspired by ice berries one might see after an ice storm, more locally to Houston is a deciduous holly (or meadow […]