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litter isn’t something that most men would admit to 

having in their toolbox, but for Joe Maloney, bits of glitter 

are as much a part of his day as sawdust is to a carpenter’s. 

Not that he runs around flinging fistfuls of the sparkly 

stuff though the air like confetti at a party—rather, he uses 

it as an essential part of his designs, strategically applying it 

to intricately detailed pieces that come together to transform 

even the blankest of spaces and the most cavernously empty 

industrial halls into far off locales and fairy-tale wonderlands 

that far exceed the conjurings of even the wildest imagination.

With his background in professional photography, Joe has 

quite the eye for design, his understanding of the play between 

light and color serving him well in the work that he does in set 

construction—work that, while it may be a far cry from the 

world of business development for which he earned his college 

degree, is something that he takes great pride and joy in doing, 

side by side with his wife Molly as part of the dynamic duo 

behind the fabulous company they’ve created at Fabadashery. 

Covered in her own cloud of glitter, Molly serves as the creative 

brain of the outfit, having gotten her taste of the wide and 

wild world of set designing after studying architecture at LSU 

and learning to put those skills to work—not in planning the 

structures of buildings, but in the creation of illusionary magic 

that defies expectation. 

Building on her impressive talents for faux finishing and 

decorative painting, Molly started her very own company 

in Shreveport, Louisiana, working with commercial and 

residential clients on projects for everything from interior 

painting to full on set design for major events. And when 

the Maloneys decided to make their habit of vacationing in 

Pensacola a permanent move, they put their combined talents 

to work at various community events, taking on projects 

that gave them the impetus to start a brand new business for 

creating props and backdrops for full-scale themed parties 

and events. Since 2013, Fabadashery has been going all out to 

create monumentally unforgettable occasions for birthdays, 

weddings, anniversaries, and community-wide festivals all over 

the Gulf Coast that are unlike anything imaginable, working 

with their clients to make their dreams a reality. “We start with 

a blank canvas and a lot of conversation,” Molly explains. “Our 

prospective clients come in and start talking about their ideas, 

and I make suggestions and start sketching out what I think will 

fit their needs. The whole creative process is really collaborative, 

and I draw a great deal of inspiration for the designs from those 

meetings with our clients,” she continues. 

story by

 Leisel Schmidt

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