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Belle photoshoot
I checked the weather last week and this weekend was supposed to be fine, but we woke up Sunday morning to a very overcast sky and impending thunderstorms. I got dressed and we tried to get down to the location before the bottom fell out, but by the time we got there it was already raining pretty good. There was…
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FAQ Friday: 120 Cosplay Tips
A few weeks ago I did a post on “tips for new cosplayers” – and I was asked if I had any others. So I thought, I’ll try to think of every tip I can, and as a result, here are my 120 Tips. 1. Do your research Find & save as many photos of the costumes you’d like to…
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Momocon thoughts
I still can’t completely decide what to take to Momocon. So thinking “outloud” here. I’m definitely taking Meg, since it’s new and I should have it done in the next couple of weeks. I don’t think I’ll have time to also finish Johanna. It’s was planned for Dragoncon anyhow so no big deal. I was planning on taking Belle –…
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Luke & Leia
Mooooooom how come Luke gets a lightsaber and I don’t??
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FAQ Friday: Dressforms
Today’s question is… What kind of dressform do you have? My dressform’s name is BooBooHead. I don’t know why, for some reason mom and I started calling her that when we first got her. But I’m guessing you probably didn’t want to know her name. She’s a Prym-Dritz My Double dressform. I got her in 2004. I like her ok…
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sewing vs sleeping
Last night we went out for my mum’s birthday, then I ran by the fabric store to pick up some seam tape. I was planning on working on my pleats, but Chase wasn’t feeling good, and I had the beginnings of a migraine, so we both ended up in bed and asleep by 8:30. wow. Had weird dreams all night…
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Old pics
So as I’m going through my old hard-drives and uploading new versions of my old pics, I’ve been coming across a LOT of stuff I’ve never uploaded before. So of course I’m uploading it just to have it available, though not really using it for anything. So, here’s my Quidditch uniform on my dressform, for some reason I never used…
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Updates
So, Saturday I got my base dress cut and sewn together: And the interior support cut out and pinned together. Got my chiffon dyed: And cut, and started playing with pleats: I stopped because I really don’t have a thread that matches very well, and if I’m going to be sewing the pleats down, I need it to match.
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MomoCon
Yeah! We just booked our hotel room for MomoCon in Atlanta! I’m super excited to visit a new (for me) con, in one of my fav cities. It was up in the air if we were going to go, but now it’s more than likely; so I’m entering panic mode in trying to finish up a couple of new things…
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FAQ Friday: Costumes I Never Did
Today’s question is… Are there any costumes you started but never finished? Oh yes. I actually made a post about this a while back on my blog, so I’ll just expound on that first list. Now, there’s plenty of costumes I planned on making and never did – too many to list (but I’ll touch on a few at the…
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Random costume thoughts
I was hoping to get a lot of sewing done this past weekend but hardly did anything. I couldn’t wrap my head around where I’d left off on Johanna. I cut out the gores for the skirt and that’s about it. So I’m hoping to jump back in this weekend. I’d like to get the main bulk of the main…
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The Saga of the Running Shorts
So I recently started Couch to 5K and, as the weather quickly got warmer, I went pull out some of my exercise shorts to wear instead of the track pants I’d been wearing. Turns out none of the shorts I have have pockets! Totally not useful since I need to be able to carry my keys, phone, etc. So off…
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Shopping, etc
Went to Mema’s this weekend, and hit up the fabric stores up there. Managed to find another partial bolt of my Johanna chiffon, so I bought up what was left. Also got some paint I needed, along with some beads. Also got 7 yds of one fabric for another costume I’ve wanted to do since 2004 and might actually now…
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Kindle
So year before last, the whole family went in together and got my grandma a Kindle. She reads a TON, and ends up with a giant stack of books she gives away or donates every month. So we all thought she’d really like a Kindle – we could set up wifi for her, and she could buy and read books…
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MidSouthCon!
Friday I ended up staying home from work with an awful migraine that was making me sick to my stomach – I don’t think the remnants of my head cold helped, either. Friday night I felt awful. So I was worried about Saturday! I had a friend’s baby shower to go to in the morning, and Chase’s birthday dinner that…
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Stuff I’m thinking about wearing to MidSouthCon
We’re only going up on Saturday so I’m only wearing one (maybe 2, if it’s easy to change in the car) costume… I’m thinking about: 1. Donna Noble – because I’m lazy and this is the easiest costume to wear. 2. Valkyrie – might be cold. 3. Emma Frost – might be cold. 4. Marie Antoinette – i want to…
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Disney, Day 5 and 6 and 7…
Disney, Day 5 and 6 and 7… More under the cut ->
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Disney, Day 3 and 4…
Disney Day 3 and 4… Under the Cut ->
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Disney, Day 1 and 2
Disney Day 1 and 2! Under the cut ->
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Back from Disney World
We’re back! I got sunburnt, my feet and legs got ridiculously swollen by the 3rd day, it was either really cold or really hot, and I came back with a head cold – it was fabulous. The best part was sharing it all with my parents. We had great meals, I got to do Dapper Day, met a ton of…
