Tamber from Children of Mana

Photographers: Robert Matthews, Deathcom.net
**This costume has been retired.**

I saw Tamber's costume on the cover art for the game Children of Mana and was taken aback at how beautiful and interesting it was. After playing the game, Tamber is a very strong and determined character - which I really like. This costume was so much fun to make!

I didn't want to make the bow and arrow that Tamber is always pictured with, since the main weapon I used in the game with her was the flail. It's mainly seen with Poppen in pictures, but I loved the design and decided to make it. It's made out of materials I had around my house: plastic water bottles, a wooden dowel, a floral foam ring, clear plastic tubing, a plastic ring, a teardrop decoration from a shower curtain hook, jute twine, a styrofoam ball, batting, fabric, Paperclay, a wooden ball, Gesso, and paint. I had to buy the beads for the rope and 5/8 inch wooden flower pots for the crystal sets. It's my lovely little Pineapple of Doom!

Overall, this costume was very involved, and I look like an Easter egg exploded on me with all the bright colors, but I am very pleased with it. It's definitely more of an outrageous design than my other costumes thus far, but weird is good, right?