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to-do list 8/14/10
I pretty much finished Surprise #2 last night with the exception of a few little finishing things and curling/straightening of the wig. Got started on the headdress for Surprise #1 and finished the top for Lady Gaga Black Widow Finish wristbands Paint belt discs Put belt together MJ as Arica cut out headband, figure out how to attach it sand…
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leave me alone, im building a tent
A few years ago, I pulled my parent’s little tv out of the kitchen, took it in the dining room and built a little tent around it, using the chairs and multiple blankets. I took my PS2 and some video games and dvds in there, made a little bed of extra blankets and pillows, and basically camped out there for…
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to-do list 8/11/10
Black Widow Finish wristbands Paint belt discs Put belt together MJ as Arica cut out headband, figure out how to attach it sand & paint the bracelets stitch end of sleeves to bracelets take up skirt Donna Shorten belt, attach buckle put velcro on collar, attach star paint earrings Surprise #2 finish sewing on front pieces make cape attach shawl…
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to-do-list!
It’s getting close. Let’s do another update. Black Widow Finish wristbands Paint belt discs Put belt together MJ as Arica cut out headband, figure out how to attach it sand & paint the bracelets stitch end of sleeves to bracelets take up skirt Donna Shorten belt, attach buckle put velcro on collar, attach star paint earrings Surprise #2 finish sewing…
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blargh. ruffles.
I meant to spent last night getting some small things done – donna troy belt, mara jade bracelets, etc. I ended up spending the entire evening cauterizing the edges of my chiffon ruffles, and I didn’t even get halfway done. I really should have done it before I started sewing them on but hadn’t made up my mind at that…
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yesterday… ruffle mania
Had a small disaster when the dye I had for my ruffles ended up not looking right. Ran out, bought some dye remover and some other colours to mix, came back and dumped all the ruffles in the remover, then redyed them. They ended up right after that but I wasted a lot of time with it. Once they were…
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Various Updates and whatnots
I’ve been playing “Godfinger” on my phone for the past couple of days. Silly little game, but fun. Anyway – after work today I came home and cleaned the house so we wouldn’t have to do it later, then we Chase got home we ran errands. Another fabric store trip (more chiffon and a zipper), the beauty store (blonde wefts…
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trial by fire.. and more Alyss updates
I woke up in the middle of the night because my head was hurting. I couldn’t decide if it was just one of those little headaches I tend to get at night (and go away when I get up in the morning), or the beginnings of a migraine. I went back to sleep and kept waking up with my head…
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Alyss ruffles, migraines, etc
firstly, sewing updates! This is Surprise #1. I have pinned, re-pinned and re-re-pinned those ruffles so many times. I’ve got to make a few more, and then some smaller different shaped ones. Haven’t attached the collar piece yet, it’s just pinned on. once i have them all made they get thrown in the dye. So anyway, yesterday I had my…
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sex with what?
So I’m filling out my medical history for my doctor’s appointment today, and I get to this: Do you smoke? _______ Do you consume alcohol? __________ Do you do illegal drugs? ___________ Do you have sex with men? __________ Wait, what? I’ve seen the “do you have sex” one before, but… so specific? But wait it gets better, because after…
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Shopping and whatnot
I feel like I accomplished nothing this weekend. I made a decision about one of my costumes – it’s still happening, I’m just having to cut back on fabric and do it a different way, which makes me sad but if I want it to happen, thats what I have to do. So I’ve felt frustrated about that all weekend.…
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it’s friday: Alyss and Supergirl updates
last night’s viewing: mst3k, Laserblast! I dug around looking for various bits and bobbles but couldn’t find what I was looking for at all. 🙁 I pulled out Surprise #1 again, got the zipper put in and the sleeves finished and on. Now! I’ve got previews of both Surprise #1 and Surprise #2. #1 is on the left, #2 is…
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whee… c5 and a video
got home from work today and felt like crap. Felt like I had a migraine coming on, so I took some medicine and laid down. Ate dinner, then rode my bike for about 15 minutes. I feel better – still really tired, but my head feels ok. I’m hoping it stays that way, I really don’t want a migraine this…
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progress… Alyss and Gaga
last night’s viewing: more mst3k – since chase had my computer, couldn’t watch netflix. Mostly did stuff on Surprise #2 – was working on the embellishment on the front. I’m not 100% happy with it but I don’t want to tear it off and re-do it in something else, so I’m just going to have to figure it out. Bought…
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MTAC 2010, Trooping, Photoshoots… etc!
(This post may seem a little repetitive – this was ported over from my livejournal and recapped a lot of stuff I’d recently posted on my blog. Now that my LJ posts are part of my blog, it’s very redundant!) A recap of recent costume-y stuff… MTAC came and went and we got stranded there an extra day because of…
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WSMI Huntsville Pics!
Only a month late 🙂 I posted our pics from the opening weekend of the Huntsville Star Wars WSMI exhibit last night. From that I was able to get a few new pics of my ceremonial dress: It’s still not the way I want it; maybe one day eventually they’ll be a version 3, who knows. Anyway, my Donna Troy…
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Ame-Comi Supergirl progress
last night’s viewing: The rest of the Anne Boleyn segment, half of the Jane Seymour segment. I’m getting too into it; wanting to watch it instead of sew! Last night was all more work on Surprise #2 (Supergirl). I’m going to have to get spandex in a matching colour to my vinyl to finish the shoes, the vinyl won’t curve…
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Ame-Comi Supergirl! Progress Pic
last night’s viewing: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Finished the Katherine of Aragon part, started on Anne Boleyn’s. Finished the other boot for Surprise #2 (Supergirl), and now I want to revisit the first boot because I like the way I did the second boot better. Here’s an update on the bodice and skirt section – time to start…
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4 days later… Arica nearly finished
I have a costume. Well, almost. I 95% have a costume. I’m really pleased with how quickly it came together. It has a couple of issues, the zipper is kinda funky and I should have gotten black instead of nude, but ah well. I need to move the snaps on the skirt in a little – it’s a little too…
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a note
dear basement dwellers, I realise there’s no way to keep you from taking picture of girls’ butts at conventions. I personally really don’t care. But, for the love of God, why do you upload them to flickr and photobucket, etc? Just keep those pics to yourselves. I really don’t want to come across 20+ pics of BUTTS when looking at…
