The final character in our Gothic Wizard of Oz display was the Cowardly Lion. Of course, this posed a bit of a problem in terms of the black-and-white theme, because it would be very monotone, like the Tin Woodswoman was. So, we opted to borrow a page from another glorious, fearsome feline: the Snow Leopard. The black leggings, tank, spiked collar, and boots were from store stock, and Maureen created snow-leopard-print boot toppers. Maureen also sewed the snow-leopard bolero jacket and designed and created the paws. Kris painted the mask and finished it by using hot-fix red crystals. Maureen cut and grommeted the red sparkly vinyl belt and sewed together snow-leopard ears and tulle to create a mane. The mane was hot-glued to a hair band, and Kris cut the tulle in chunks to make it stand up like a mane. And what girl, no matter what kind of minx, hasn't needed a little Liquid Courage from time to time? Ultimately, this was our favorite costume, and we were thrilled by how closely she matched the original design.
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