I have really enjoyed making costumes for Mona, but a few years ago she decided to have a hand in her costume creation and did the head to her tapajera outfit without my help. Then the following year she did most of her griffin outfit herself. Last year she didn't need me at all and did her scorpion costume completely on her own. (She still wears it and was a hit at Bug Day at the nature center recently.)
This year she outdid herself with an ostrich costume.
She was so excited about her ideas for it that it's already finished well in advance of Halloween. It was fascinating to watch her work out how it would all go together.
