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Pretty Peacock

Contest Photo by: jmgkrg
Long Valley, NJ
Category: Creative Creatures

Brief Description:

I decided to try my hand at making my daughter's costume this year. I made a circle skirt so it was short in the front and long in the back, out of a shiny satin material. Then I attached boas around the bottom of the skirt. There is a petticoat is made from strips of tulle that I tied to a band of elastic. I used a matching blue bodysuit for her top. For the tail, I glued peacock feathers to a fan and sewed it to the back of the skirt. As a finishing touch I added a peacock headband.

Materials:

Body Suit
Satin material
Peacock feathers
Fan
Blue Boas (2)
Headband
Tulle in deep green, light green, purple, and blue
Elastic for waist bands

Time to Create:

3 Days
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