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 […]
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Costuming a Loblolly Pine Witch
Following last month’s post on making my loblolly witch hat and yesterday’s post on making my pine cone dress, today I’m sharing the rest of the photos from a quick after-work shoot in a local park. Loblolly pines are native to the Houston area (my home), thus the silly name for this unique costume that […]
Making My Loblolly Pine Cone Dress
“I want to be a pine cone for Halloween!” isn’t something a 40-something year old woman would normally say, but here we are in the alternate universe of 2020 when you don’t ask “but why tho?” you just roll with things. But seriously, why? I was scrolling Pinterest for costume inspiration for me to wear […]
Making My Loblolly Witch Hat
Since last October when I posted my friend Sarah’s How to Make Your Very Own Fabulous Witch Hat, I’ve been wanting to make my own witch hat with fabric and craft remnants. This fall while working on my pine cone costume I did just that, and now Sarah and I have our own tiny craft […]