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Johanna, etc
So gosh, what all did I do this weekend? So much work to remember. Friday night, saw Guardians of the Galaxy, a lot of fun. Saturday morning had a Spin-a-thon I went to as Wonder Woman, fun. Saturday afternoon-evening, family cookout with way too much food. Around all that, I finished my surprise costume! Top to bottom. All done. Would…
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Surprise costume updates
It’s kinda hard to talk updates when I’m not saying what it is yet. but I’ll try. I got the backs put together last night (outside and lining), and pinned to the front sections. After that I had to stop, since I need my front design cut out (Chase is doing that for me) so I can sew it on…
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HAAAAT
I got my new hat for Marie Antoinette, omg I love it. Can’t wait to decorate it this weekend. Also, now that my Peggy wig has fully dried – I really like it. I don’t think I need to recurl it. I think I can just jump right into styling, so that’s nice!
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Things I Miss at DragonCon
Piggy-backing on yesterday’s post about changes at DragonCon, today I’d like to look back at some DragonCon things that I miss. 1. The Photo Gauntlet Last time I did the masquerade (2006) it was just contestants standing on a stage with photographers taking photos. I’m guessing that’s still the way they do it? It’s not nearly as exciting and memorable…
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26 days
26 days til we leave and I’m really starting to feel the pinch. Freaking out a little bit. I’m hoping to cross some small things off my list this weekend and really dig into Johanna. I’m hoping to have my surprise costume pretty much done by the end of this weekend — I think I could have the bulk of…
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Dragoncon grumblings
In which am an old woman and want to complain about things. 1. No, I don’t like the new logo. It doesn’t say Dragoncon to me. The old logo looked like classic fantasy – a homey, nostalgic look that I think suited Dragoncon very well. I will continue to use the old one where I can. 2. I don’t like…
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Belle
No, not my costume, last night I went to see the movie Belle which was a nice break from working and the costumes were very pretty. So I didn’t get any sewing done to post about today, but I did play around with my Peggy wig some more. My original was too dark, as you may remember me griping about…
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DragonCon Costume List
Costumes I’m (more than likely) bringing to Dragoncon: Donna Unicorn & Wasp: 10% done. If I finish it enough to wear. I’m only focusing on the front panels right now. If I don’t get it done enough, I may throw together a Fires of Pompeii Donna instead. Anne Boleyn: 98% done YAY Peggy Carter: 95% done – finishing wig and…
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Anne is almost done
I gave up on waiting on the rest of the appliques for the neckline. I pulled off the few I had on there, went to Hancock’s yesterday morning and bought some trim. But let’s start at the beginning. Friday I finished my corset. Saturday I ran out to Joann’s since I had a gift card I needed fabric for my…
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Dragoncon Stories: That One Time Ash Punched a Pregnant Lady
I seem to have less stories in later years, because a lot of the later years run together more. I don’t know why that is. We’re already onto Dragoncon 2006 stories now. This was my first year I wasn’t rooming with the girls – I was staying with my BOYFRIEND who I’d met at Dragoncon the year before 😉 I…
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New corset
So remember yesterday how I said I “might” make a new corset? Well I made one last night. All scraps and stuff I already had: Some white cotton scraps for the lining, my leftover Haunted Mansion wallpaper for the outer layer. I had the boning, got the busk out of my old corset, and all the edging I had (which…
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I got nothing
Well, I have pictures, but I didn’t get a thing done last night, except for trying it on, realizing my back panel didn’t fit right and needs to be remade, getting my undersleeves pinned into place, and discovering I hate my corset. Onto pics! So yeah, the dress fits me MUCH differently than the dressform, so the back panel I…
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Frustrated
It’s been a shitty past couple of days. That being said, I’m beyond frustrated with a couple of sellers. I bought two things on June 30th – some appliques from an ebay seller for the neckline on Anne, which you’ve all seen me complain about lately, and then also some buttons from an etsy seller on the same day. I…
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Work, etc
I didn’t get a ton done this weekend. I was pretty lazy. I missed around with Marie Antoinette, getting her cleaned up for Dragoncon. I’m wanting to walk in the parade in her this year, so I played around with ways to bustle it. This is what I ended up with: I sewed the ribbons on last night for that,…
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Dragoncon Stories: That Time David Carradine Fell Through a Wormhole
So, Ash and I did the masquerade again that year, and it was again over at the Congress Center or whatever it was called. So we got dressed, loaded up and went on over. We ended up sitting around in a hall backstage for quite a long time. There we are in the background entertaining ourselves: We got there so…
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Skirt, finally
Last night I sat down and pleated the skirt, finally. Cartridge pleated it, then had to handsew it to the bodice. It was too thick to go through the machine. I’ll probably go back over it again a few times just to be safe. Tonight, I’m going to fray-check EVERYTHING. Even with all the edges finished I’m still getting little…
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Dragoncon Stories: That Time I Made Poor Shoe Choices
Dragoncon 2004 parade – we decided to walk with the LOTR group! This worked out since I had Arwen I wanted to wear, the mums had their hobbit costumes, and Ash got talked into wearing a cape and accompanying me to handle my train. My Arwen costume was very long and very white, so to keep it from getting destroyed…
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Dragoncon 2014 Schedule
[raw]I can’t believe it’s 2014. This will be my 13th DragonCon. It seems like just yesterday I was getting ready for my first one in 2002. But, here’s some things I’m thinking of bringing: It’s already kinda out of date since I made it. Here’s some thoughts and updates. Anne Boleyn – from “Anne of the Thousand Days.” This is…
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Flickr Thoughts
So, the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to clean up my flickr account. Retagging, resorting, etc. I’ve gotten to where I really hate flickr, and I’d totally move to some other site if it didn’t mean basically killing most of the photos on my website for several months time. It’s not even the annoying yahoo! redesigns I hate,…
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Today’s update
I didn’t update yesterday because I really didn’t have much to talk about. I finished off the other sleeve, and I got the neckline trim made. Last night I got it attached and repleated the skirt. TheN I tried everything on! I was going to pin the sleeves on but it was too difficult once I had everything on, so…
