Bustle dress - 1880's

This dress would be worn during the day in the 1880's, by a woman 11" tall of course

Italian Renaissance dress

Second miniature dress - this one would be worn in Italy in the 1500's. The dress form is 11" tall.

Miniature dress- 1760

I had some free time, so I decided to branch out and start creating miniature historical costumes. The first is a 'robe a la francaise' dress from the middle of the Eighteenth Century, complete with paniers and petticoat.

This was fun - I don't think this will be my last one.

Jeff Dunham Christmas Special

I had a great time making costume accessories for "A Very Special Christmas Special" for Jeff Dunham. I made a shoe for Peanut, a sombrero with Christmas lights for Jose Jalapeno, and this T-shirt for Bubba J -

My sister's wedding dress

My sister got married in August. She wanted a traditional gown with draping pick-ups, but only in the back of the dress. I was more than happy to make it for her.

Love is Evil

This week I made a cupid costume for a photo shoot with comedian Christopher Titus. The eye-patch was a last-minute addition on set. For wings you can use either a harness around the shoulders or from the waist. Since his shoulders are bare, I went with the waist harness. I used boning on either side of the wing support to keep the harness from buckling.

Pirates

After patterning and sewing, I used tea and coffee to weather the white shirt and pants, and acrylic paint and sandpaper to wear down the rest of the new costumes. Pirates, after all, should never look crisp nor clean.