A Closer Look at Howl

Remember Howl? He's my winter wizard wolf. When I introduced him, it was snowing hard and he was getting wet outside. I was cold, and I wasn't too keen on getting a closer look at his outfit then. But now it's time to get a better look.

So a far away view. He's wearing a used DollZone Scarecrow Hal outfit, minus original cape.

I had the seller paint him, because I didn't want to do it myself for this character. The seller did a pretty good job on the paint. I made his fur wig myself and we also made him a gray knit cape with an antique silver clasp.

I made him a silver dragon amulet to wear with his costume.

At his belt I hung a whole "tassel" of chains, charms, and baubles.

I stitched him a bag for his belt with two colors of embroidery floss and a feather connector, plus a couple small silver beads near the bottom.

I gave him the original hat that came with the outfit, however, it stuck straight up, so I tacked it down in the back to help it flop better like it should.

Since his sleeves were so big I sewed him faux leather gauntlets to hold them closed on his arms.

Of course, for a character like Howl, I needed the bag to carry something and not just be for show.

Here's a closer look at the charms hanging from his belt before we look at what's in his bag.

Inside his bag I put the fanciest key I could find, a bottle of winter themed beads, and a special blue cracked glass bead I worked up into a mystical object of some sort. I haven't decided if it's meant to be a sort of jewel, or jar of magic. Either way, it looks really cool and goes perfectly with my winter wizard wolf, Howl.

~SilverStar-Burst