It’s the weekend of creating costumes! Oh how I love this time of year! Some of you have already made this duct tape bird costume from my book Playful and shared on Instagram. Soo soo cool. Check #playfultoysandcrafts to see more.

My book Playful has templates for each piece of the costume making it super easy to recreate – and then add your own touches. Cute little Lydia is wearing it here but I originally made with little O helping. He looked super cute it too so it’s perfect for either a girl or a boy.

And how sweet is Lydia and Creed here? These two little love birds are the best of friends. I hope their friendship continues forever. You have to see the hashtag #creedandlydia on instagram as well. Your heart will melt. And you probably recognize them from my latest paper plate cat and pumpkin masks for Oh Happy Day. Can you believe how big they are just a year later?!! not fair. ;).

photography by Nicole Gerulat