Chase & I bought our Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party tickets yesterday... ya'll don't understand, I have wanted to go to this for AGES but with it falling right after Dragon Con every year, it was just a no-go, money-wise and vacation-time wise. Since we're severely cutting back on Dcon this year, we are finally going to be able to go !! We've known what costumes we've wanted to do ...
I've finished my Edith (Crimson Peak) costume and have added it to my portfolio!
I've gotten my portfolio updated -- I added Disneybound Leia and Edith! And I got Chase's photos uploaded! Brainfreeze: Me & Kev Me and Kev Part 2 Walking thru Hollywood Studios Oddly enough, this is now the 2nd photo we have of Kevin being menaced by a blow-up Stay Puft Marshmellow Man. This Guardian of the Galaxy group was one of my favs: Me and Kev, Part 3 And now a bunch ...
I downloaded our Photopass pictures last night! We used it a lot more this trip than last trip, got a lot of good stuff. On Main Street the first night there... Mine Train... Meeting Cinderella... and Rapunzel... Anna... And Elsa... Also I forgot to say I bought this shirt, I'm wearing it today! Hollywood Studios! Mike! Meeting Olaf... Heading to Tower of Terror! TOT ride photo... there is something going ...
This weekend was a madhouse! Thursday the last of my fabric came, so I got my dress panels sewn together, pleated, and attached to the yoke that night. Friday I got it hemmed and discovered my two front panels were a bit too short. At this point I didn't even had time to freak out, just took some of my scrap fabric and made extensions. Oh well. Friday night I ...
Since I'm stuck waiting on my last bit of fabric for the dress, I did some prep work last night on Edith: -Got the other 4 panels sewn together -sewed the pearl buttons on the sleeves and neckline -finished gathering the sleeves And I finished up my Leia shirt. Got it pressed and as much of the thread from the previous hem plucked out - I may need to go it ...
So I got my new fabric last night, started cutting and realized I was 2 yards short. So ordered 2 more yards this morning and LORD I am done spending money on this costume.
I haven't gotten to troop this event since 2010, because they usually hold it right before Dragon Con when I'm sequestered to my sewing room. This year it was in May so I finally got to participate again! Leia problems: I can't get my sunglasses all the way on with the buns. They usually get stuck at some point so I have to wear them like this because some sunglasses is ...
I looked over my budget. Found I'd gotten about $25 in overtime on my paycheck yesterday. Plus $30 for a couple of alterations. That was close enough. I pulled the trigger and bought new fabric. I just wasn't ever going to be happy with it like this -- and I figured out another use for the already dyed panels I'll be taking off - I'm going to try to go ahead and ...
I soaked the upper part of the dress in a full box of dye remover last night. When I didn't see much of a change, but I let it dry overnight. And all I've done is cause the discolouration to move higher up on the side that was good. At this point I know it's the orange/yellow tones from the red dye that aren't going to go anywhere. Argh. ...