I turned raccoons into SHOES with their heads and fluffy tails intact – clients can even choose the eye c… – The US Sun

A WACKY woman has told how she turned raccoons into shoes with their heads and fluffy tails still intact.
Amateur taxidermist Tara Dactyl is touting her feral footwear – that have been dubbed Croccoons – for the pricey sum of £240.
She repurposes creatures' corpses into a series of wearable accessories and ornaments that have taken Etsy by storm.
Her macabre hobby of selling stuffed animals has proved a hit with fans of eccentric fashion and furniture.
Tara prepares, stuffs and mounts the skins of animals – that have died a natural death – to give them a new lease of life.
Since branching out into more complex designs, her latest peculiar product has left shoppers stunned.
The taxidermist, from San Jose, California, US, is now flogging custom "Croccoons".
She describes the unbelievable creation as the moment "Crocs and raccoons finally harmonised."
She uses two of the dead mammals – one for each shoe – to form the basis for her startling design.
Keen to avoid waste, they frighteningly feature every salvageable aspect of the raccoon from its snout to its whiskers.
Those brave enough to don the furry footwear will even trail the deceased raccoon's bushy tails behind them.
Kooky customers can even choose their desired eye colour of the mammal to ensure their shoes have a personal touch.
Tara, the proud owner of the online taxidermy store Ambienoise, is selling the extraordinary pair for an eye-watering £239.67.
She told buyers each Croccoon is custom-made with any "legitimate branded licensed Croc" of their choice.
The comfortable clog is then stuffed inside the fuzzy creature, a process which Tara refers to as "raccoonifying them".
She even offers tailor-made accessories which you can add on to your Croccoon's to stand out even more.
The taxidermist gushed in the listing: "Hats available! Bows! Accouterments! Change the eye color!
"What color crocs do you want? Oh man, I can make them squeak if you want that!
"Yeah, I make raccoon CROCS, what are you gonna do about it? Wanna fight? (plz I hope not)
Y"ou wanna buy ‘em, I know you do! Why wouldn’t you want these? Like really?
"These are straight 2legit2quit. Disguise those crocs with nothing else but FRIKKEN RACCOONS! Make your parent do a spit take.
"Force your significant other to wear Croccoons cause you love that person and making them wear weird stuff is what relationships are all about!
"Legitimate branded licensed crocs in whatever size you need with raccoon fur and adorable faces and cute little butt tails…scoot around in these … your dog will love them- maybe too much…"
Tara's strange creations also come with a custom metal stamped collar to ensure you don't mistake your Croccoons for anyone else's.
She also sells a string of other gruesome products on her Etsy shop on top of her custom orders, including a raccoon ukulele – which she calls the Racculele.
Other items include a stuffed mink doll that taxidermy enthusiasts can play with and even move its limbs.
She also sells a mink snap bracelet, which she proudly declares she is the "original artist" of.
And for those looking to save on the soaring energy bills, you can even purchase a custom-made coyote or fox pelt cape.
Although Tara's creations might make some feel queasy, others are forming an orderly queue to get their hands on her taxidermy triumphs.
So far, her scary shop has made a whopping 1,282 sales while it boasts a five-star review majority.
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