There's this whole notion built into us as a culture surrounding two girls showing up to prom/a dance, wearing the same dress. When it happens in movies or tv shows, cattiness ensues. Then you get the whole "Who Wore it Better?" blurbs in magazines when two starlets have worn the same dress at one point or another. Oftentimes with a poll at the bottom so viewers can vote who ...
I forgot I had this pic - here's my wig for Queen Aelsa: I've gotten the two wigs sewn together, now I need to style it and add the decorations. Last night, I got my hem top-stitched, put the zipper in, and got the sleeves made and attached: Tonight, I get to figure out the collar. I don't think it will be hard, but I have very limited material to ...
I finally got started on a Dragoncon project!! Yes, the white elf dress I'm working on is also for Dragoncon - but I'm hoping to debut it at Memphis Comics Expo next month. So technically, it's not a Dragoncon costume. I'm doing a Janet Snakehole/April Ludgate costume for fun. Easy comfy nighttime costume, and mostly made of stuff I already had on hand. I DID buy a hatform, sequin ...
I finished my Queen Aelsa dress this weekend! Finished all the hemming, and I did a little beading along the shoulders and top edges of the sleeve openings. I also finished adding all of the extra wefts to my wig - now I need to braid it and it's ready. Still got armor to make and horns + ears to buy. But not a lot left; it'll be done well before ...
So, I did a post on Body Paint a while back, but it was basically an overview of things I'd tried in the past, and what I do now. I thought for today's FAQ Friday, I'd go into a little more detail about my process. 1. Ben Nye As I mentioned in the last post, I use Ben Nye Magicake Aqua Color. The thing I love about these is that they ...
Chase gave me his pics! Man I love how my Amidala costume looks from the back. As I mentioned elsewhere I'm amazed at how this costume has stood the test of time. If I'd left the edges of the petals unfinished, closer to how the actual dress looks, it would have long since frayed into oblivion... the serged petals are still in pretty good shape, and cleaned up pretty well. ...
Let's start on Friday. Friday after work, we loaded up the car with costumes and Kevins and drove up to my grandparent's house in Jackson. Had a quick dinner with them (which Kevin enjoyed because he got spaghetti) then back home for the evening. Saturday we got up, went and had breakfast, did a little running around. The bookstore up there that usually does Free Comic Book Day (and invites ...
1. Dress Progress! I got the underdress totally hemmed night before last. Last night I got the other sleeve put in, and started hemming the chiffon. Mom gave me the idea to do a very small, tight zig-zag along the edge. I tested it out on some scraps and liked it. I started at the very back where I had some excess, so I could trim it off if I didn't ...
I had enough chiffon for the whole Aelsa dress!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHH Thank goodness. First off I have to say, I think this is the sloppiest thing I've made in years. It did not help that I didn't have enough fabric and had to kinda piece the whole under-dress together, and then I think lining it in a very stretchy thin fabric when my bodice isn't stretchy didn't help - the lining ...
Floors are done! He had to come back for a bit this morning to finish the transitions between the carpeted areas and the new floor. Now to spend the next couple of days putting everything back together. Here's Luna playing in the hall last night. She is having a hard time getting adjusted to slippery floors LOL In sewing news, I got the lining of the dress put together and ...