This year I chose to make a griffin costume... enter mass quantities of fur, feathers and assorted yarn, lots and lots of planning and some very lucky thrift store purchases. The mask, bra and fur/feather belt were made by yours truly. Kudos to my mom though for the crochet work along the top of my yarn skirt! (One of these days I really must learn how to crochet.)
My sister went with a phoenix theme and we decided to use a lot of different colors of fabric to simulate a fire effect. In the end it's a bit different than I think either of us was thinking, but I still think it turned out great!
So to commemorate what I believe to be some pretty successful costume designing this year my sister and I had our pictures taken professionally on site by Medieval Memories. The photos below are posted with permission by Medieval Memories - I highly encourage anyone attending the Michigan Renaissance Festival to have their own photos taken! (ps. if you need garb - they'll even dress you up first!)
