This monster was made from a branch too weak to be used for other projects. We decided to make it into a hummingbird because it already had a long beak, and the body was already shaped like a bird. After lots of trimming, sanding, and bees wax, we added felt and wire wings.

Hung from the ceiling, the hummingbird monster comes to life.

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We call this monster the Anteater. The Anteater monster was a wonderful branch that was too split to make a good wand or use in other projects. After we stabilized the splitting and cut out all the rotted wood, we sanded her and coated her heavily in bees wax.

At first we thought of mounting Anteater on the wall as if she was a trophy, but then the sisters team thought of having her appear to climb out of the wall. We then used a picture frame we were working on and created a fake window using the picture frame, paint, and plexiglass for her to climb out of. With a window as a mount, she made a great addition to our living room.

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The HipMonsters team does not like trees going to waste, so whenever we stumble upon a piece of wood too rotten or misshapen to be used for our projects, we create a wooden monster! We try to let the original shape of the wood inspire the final result. This pieces of wood was split like a giant mouth, so we decided to make it into an aligator.

Born from a dead branch of a juniper bush, this monster is built to protect a child’s room. It is very possessive and will only allow one monster in the room at a time. Perfect for making sure human children have a restful nighttime sleep.

We made Allie’s eyes out of two Styrofoam balls and drew in her pupils with sharpie.

Allie was one of our first monsters and is at the front of our house every Halloween!

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