Cape?

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Hello! As the winter months get colder (and I get broker), I have been wanting more and more every day to make myself a cape that is both cute and functional. I have some ideas myself, but does anyone have any patterns/ideas for cute designs/materials, whether from scratch or otherwise? 
Here are a couple of examples of what I'm thinking of:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/walfinz/13528906_31_b.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/walfinz/13521554_04_b.jpg
Thanks!