I’ve done jack in the way of costumes lately – but my grandmother gave me a hancocks gift card for my birthday, and it’s burning a hole in my pocket, so tomorrow morning I’m going to go see if I can’t make use of it. What I’ll get, I have no idea.
I forgot to mention in my Dragoncon wrap up, but when I pulled out my Leia belt at friday morning at Dcon, I discovered black stuff all over two of the metal parts (the center one, and the one to the right of it). I have no idea what it is. It wasn’t there when I packed it, and I packed it in a baggie by itself to protect it. I tried to scrub it off but it didn’t help – it’s almost as if the metal is chipping, or something. I know that doesn’t make sense, but I don’t know how else to put it.
So that combined with the fact that the leather dye has been chipping horribly over the past few months, I’m going to be making a new one soon. I don’t have time to make a new one before the Make a Wish event next week, but I want to make my ceremonial belt at the same time… kill two birds with one stone.