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Mando updates, and SDCC pics
When you starting dreaming about your costume to-do lists…. well, it’s just plain silly. Yesterday I focused on stamping and almooooost got the thing done. Chase still won’t let me show the secret. But here’s a few other pics I took over the weekend. Stitch’s nose fell off after the Big Scoop. It was inevitable, it had just barely been…
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Mando & Belle ballgown progress
Made some good progress this weekend! I’ll see about posting some pictures this afternoon when I get home from strikeschool/strike work. (I originally typed school! What! LOL I just found that funny) Handmaiden: More stamping, but not much – didn’t work on her very much this weekend. Mando: Got my vest 90% finished – shirt is made – pants are…
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Sequins
I’m in desperate need of 8mm clear round sequins. Does anyone know of an online store that carries them?? I can’t find anywhere except on ebay, and places that have a minimum $25 order (which i do NOT need $25 worth of sequins!) I’ve got one more place locally to check but they’re not open on sundays…if they dont have…
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when i wanted to see american idol auditions
MAN! American Idol is FINALLY coming here for auditions! I got all excited and was thinking how cool it would be just to go down and have a look at the madness. Unfortunately it’s the same weekend as Dcon 🙁 I won’t even BE here!
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Updates on everything!
Handmaiden – got the front panel finished stamping. Yay! 🙂 Mando vest – coming along… i plan to get a lot of work done on it tomorrow night. Belle – blue jumper is cut out and sewn together, needs hemmed. still got to make the white shirt and apron. I’m using a different pattern than when we made this for…
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Stamping Corde, and Mando updates
Stamping stamping stamping… that’s all i’ve been doing is stamping this handmaiden robe! but i’ve gotten into a good groove with it and it’s going a little faster now. I got the robe hemmed and all i need to do (besides the stamping) is but the collar in and do the appliques. Still got beading to do and need to…
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when my alternator died
I was getting in car at my aunt’s a few minutes ago… my car was parked on the side of a hill, so when I climbed in, the door swung shut by itself. Only thing is, my foot was still outside! It hit right on the top of my foot, and it’s already turning purple and hurts… not like MAJOR…
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Corde Wig Work
Making my handmaiden wig!! I got a dark brown wig with the mannequin earlier this year, so since I didn’t have a lot of use for it, it became the base of this wig. Cut out some foam pieces and wired them into the wig, and started wrapping them in hair: And now completely covered, with the hair accessory thing…
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Handmaiden Corde progress
Last night, got the Handmaiden robe fixed, and shortened the sleeves, and started stamping the design on. That’s going to take a while. I did a few of them while watching Project Runway last night… I’ll continue tonight. I’m also hoping to style a couple of wigs tonight – finish one and get the other one completely finished. This weekend…
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Corde, WW, Mando and other updates
Handmaiden: I got the basic robe made. However I made a mistake and sewed the front together opposite – no worries, easy to fix, I’ll just take it apart and switch the sides. I’m going to do that tonight. Tomorrow night I will do the designs… tonight I will start the beading. Mando: No major progress, except I found some…
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when i had to have my wisdom teeth out
Remember me saying I had lost a crown on one of my teeth? Well, I went to the dentist today. Turns out I didn’t lose a crown; I’m just an idiot. It was my WISDOM TOOTH I was feeling. I guess maybe it did look like a tooth without a crown on it to the untrained eye (THANKS KRISTIE), but…
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Mara on the 501st Site!
i got catching up to do on posts & what not, but… made some progress on the handmaiden tonight. got the basic dress cut out and sewn together – tomorrow night I will work on fit, and getting the sleeves in. Then this weekend I’ll take it with me to Nashville and continue work on it there… Also if you…
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What is this, I don’t even
So I heard back from the manager today. They’re removing the charge, but it was charged to me because “someone who was supposed to be in my room didn’t show up.” W…T…F. After they put us through all that trouble showing our IDs and whatnot… I’m still not happy at all with the way I’ve been treated at this hotel.…
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when the marriott kept pulling stunts
Even more fun with the marriott in san diego! Yesterday I discovered an additional $80 charge from the Marriott Gaslamp in San Diego on my debit card. This was charged on saturday, almost a week after I had checked out. We called today to see what the charge was for. I knew there was no damage to the room, we…
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More on the hotel drama
I’ve run into even more drama with the hotel in san diego, but instead of clogging up my costuming journal with it I posted it over at my blog. Things are trucking along. I got the first of my fabric for the handmaiden – I’m going to start on it tonight. I’m hoping to have the major part of it…
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To Dragoncon 2006… and beyond!
Now that I’m home from Comic Con (FINALLY!) – no time to rest, time to get started on Dragoncon stuffs! New stuff I’m working on: Handmaiden: I’ve been wanting to do handmaiden for ages. I’m finally making myself do it for Dcon this year. I’m very excited! I’ve got my pattern and a gameplan – I just need to pick…
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Padme Lake dress wrap-up
Whew! A quick trip down memory lane. My first & second versions, in 2002 for Dragoncon, and 2006 for MidSouthcon: My first version, I still very much love it and wouldn’t get rid of it for anything, but as time went by I realised more and more how inaccurate it is, and really wanted to remake it properly one day.…
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Mustafar Padme wrap up
First and foremost: I’ve got to do the hair differently next time. I didn’t pull my hair tight enough, and I need to leave my bangs down in the front a bit (even though I know that’s not how hers is, I just prefer to have my hair like that). Otherwise… The whole costume was wonderfully comfortable! 😀 I’d like…
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Comic Con 2006 Roundup: Everything Else
And as for my costumes that weren’t new… here’s how they did! Animated Leia: I know you all know I was squeeing like mad when I saw Gentle Giant had a huge version of the animated Leia at their booth! So first thing thursday morning was to hop over and get pics with it! I was stuck there for some…
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Rogue wrap up
All in all, I was very happy with how Rogue turned out! However I am planning to redo one certain element: I’m going to cut the arms and legs of the blue suit off and permanantly attach the gloves and boots. I don’t like how you can see a tint of the blue through the single layer of the boots…
