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  • I have a dress!!! :D
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    I have a dress!!! :D

    March 20, 2007 /

    We went and picked it up last night! I didn’t try it on again, but we took it out of the bag and had a good look at it – it’s actually somehow prettier than the one in the store (maybe because 1000 people haven’t tried it on!), it’s just so white! LOL. It’s now safely at my aunt’s house.…

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  • Wonder Woman, Leia updates
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    Wonder Woman, Leia updates

    March 19, 2007 /

    I’m starting to get worried that all of my stuff won’t be done by this weekend. If my metal comes for WW tomorrow, I should be ok on that. Chase has got the two main chest pieces cut, the belt and tiara will come off the next piece I’m waiting on. My gauntlets won’t take long. Tonight I decided I…

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
    a day at the races,  Blog

    when i had a butt crack on my phone

    March 19, 2007 /

    The other night when we all went out to dinner and a movie, Rachel was laughing about how she had taken a picture of a “butt” on her camera phone, by squeezing her arm together and taking a closeup, making it look like a butt crack. I decided to take one too, except mine was my “elbow crack.” We were…

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when chase got me a present

    March 17, 2007 /

    chase got me a hoth leia doll XD

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when there was leia soap

    March 15, 2007 /

    Princess Leia Soap. I’m very tempted to buy it. I’m not sure why.

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when i had bigger fish to fry

    March 13, 2007 /

    I was way angry and upset earlier, but now I’ve spiraled down into a weird, silly, freako kinda mood. I’m still pretty frustrated by the thing from earlier, but other peoples’ goofiness can’t be helped, and I have bigger fish to fry…. like going to get me some crackers and a coke.

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  • MidSouthCon and MTAC 2007 schedule
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    MidSouthCon and MTAC 2007 schedule

    March 10, 2007 /

    Friday afternoon/night: Arwen red dress Sat morning: ceremonial Leia Sat afternoon: WW sat evening: Padme Lake late night sat: Slave Leia (very) rough MTAC costume list: Ceremonial Leia, Belle winter dress, Utena, Starfire I’ll wear Starfire whenever the other Teen Titans are planning on wearing theirs. I may also take Ozma, if I can fix the crown. Kevin is going…

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when they left my window down

    March 8, 2007 /

    I needed to take my car in today – not for anything major, I just wanted an oil change and a check up. Kristie was also taking hers in, so around 11 we both went over to Gateway and dropped them off, and Cojo brought us back to the office. I love Gateway – I think they’re awesome, they’re really…

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  • Wonder Woman, Leia updates
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    Wonder Woman progress

    March 8, 2007 /

    I’ve been busy the last couple of nights, so I haven’t really made much progress on anything. I plan on buckling down next week and getting at least the ceremonial base dress finished… like I said, need to re-do the top. I’m not worried about the sleeves, except for where they meet on the bodice, since I didn’t get that…

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when chase had 70s hair

    March 8, 2007 /

    Chase gets to go play outside shooting rockets with my mum’s class today, while i’m stuck here at stinky work 🙁 I guess this is, somehow, kinda twisted payback for all the times he had to be at work while I lazed around at his apartment. haha. He got a haircut last night; 70s Han hair is gone! It’s back…

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  • Officially Official
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    Officially Official

    March 5, 2007 /

    We signed the contract and made the deposit on the ceremony site and reception hall today, so the date is finally official! Chase and I are getting married April 26, 2008! 😀

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  • MidSouthCon and MTAC 2007 schedule
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    Costume & Convention Plans

    March 4, 2007 /

    Weekend after next is St Patrick’s Day; we’re planning on going to Atlanta again for their big parade, with the 501st/RL. I’m – hopefully – wearing Queen Amidala, the parade dress. After the mixup last year I’m a little skittish about things falling through again. On top of that, a bunch of our local members have decided not to go.…

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when it was kenny loggins time

    March 4, 2007 /

    Casual, Precious, and Physical D! Every pass is an adventure…

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  • when i realized
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    when i realized

    March 2, 2007 /

    HAY IM GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!! hahaha

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when i got leia unleashed

    March 2, 2007 /

    After freaking years of wanting the Slave Leia unleashed, for a non-ridiculous price, I finally caught one on ebay with a buy-it-now for $25. So I snapped that puppy up. (I think the reason no one had gotten it already, was because “Unleashed” was misspelled in the title, perhaps- it was listed as “Unleahed” LOL) Ahh but she’s beautiful, I…

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when i had a personality crisis

    February 27, 2007 /

    I AM MAYOR MCCHEESE

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  • when i shared words of wisdom
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    when i shared words of wisdom

    February 22, 2007 /

    A house is not a house without a dog.

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when i mourned my lost toys

    February 19, 2007 /

    I’ve probably already written about this, but I don’t care! When I was a little kid, I had a whole collection of Star Wars toys. I loved them a lot, I had a knock-off Star Wars action figure case to keep them in, but when I wanted to take them somewhere, I would put them in this little brown and…

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  • when i had a butt crack on my phone
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    when i finally matched the lunchbox to the thermos

    February 18, 2007 /

    LOOK WHAT I WON!! I finally got a thermos for my original Muppets lunchbox! plus some muppet babies 🙂

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  • when i got annoyed at commission requests
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    when i got annoyed at commission requests

    February 17, 2007 /

    Do people on myspace not know how to read? I get so many messages everyday with people asking stuff that is on my main page, right there. I don’t have THAT much text on my page. I have paragraph about me. I have a paragraph (in big bold type!) that I make my own costumes, and I do not sell…

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My Costume History Day 47 - Belldandy from Oh! My My Costume History Day 47 - Belldandy from Oh! My Goddess, for Katsucon 2004 I wanted to get some more use out of my Belldandy wig, which was to that point the most I’d ever spent on a costume wig. I thought the outfit she wore on the cover of 1-555-GODDESS would be a fun project to recreate! The base of this costume is a bodice — made it out of a blue fabric (can’t remember exactly what), with plastic boning and it laces up the back. It also has “straps” that I beaded that hang down the back. The white designs on it were done in suede and heat-bonded on. The shawl is made of some really cool orange and metallic gold fabric I found at Hancock - it’s got some heavy interfacing in it to keep the shape, and for the design on all of the streamers down the back, I painted the design on. I had to make up everything from the hips down, so I decided on skirt that was open in the front and flared out at the bottom. I used that same sparkly lingerie-like material I was obsessed with back then - I dyed it pink, and added part of a hoopskirt hoop into the hem to make it flare out. Also added some of the undyed fabric along the front edge to look like an underskirt, just because I felt like it needed something else. The headpiece is all built around a headband - covered in some light blue crepe fabric, with the two large pieces that hang down the front attached at the back. The white suede designs are heat-bonded on here too. The parts that stick out of the top have wire on the inside to keep them sticking out - I painted the designs on those, too. Reused my wig, bangles, gloves and socks from my first Belldandy. The necklace and earrings I bought - lucky finds at Claire’s! I was really proud of how this turned out! I wore it at Katsucon 04, and then later took it to MTAC 04 where I entered the costume contest, where it won Best Master Craftsmenship. Nice! I really need to get this shot on the white backdrop one day. I know it needs some repairs - like, I know I stole the hoop out of its hem at some point for something else so I need to figure out a replacement. Maybe I’ll get this one done for white backdrops later this year...
My Costume History Day 46 - Arwen (original design My Costume History Day 46 - Arwen (original design) from LOTR, for ROTK midnight show So as we were all anxiously awaiting to see the costumes from ROTK, there was a tiny little snippet of Arwen in her coronation dress in some promo image. It was just her head with the tiara, but I wanted to make it. So I designed something I thought would go with it - a wedding dress. Both parts of this, the dress and robe, are modified versions of Simplicity 9891. The underdress is made of a matte white satin, with fitted sleeves and I made it way longer and wider. I wear platform boots with this to be elf height, so it needed all that extra length! The neckline trim was from Calontir Trims, and I added some pearls to it. For the design on the sleeves, I copied a motif from one of Elrond’s costumes and painted it on with silver fabric paint, and beaded around it as well. The robe I made out of a silver stretch velvet; it has two sets of lower sleeves, one of the velvet and one of the white satin, and I beaded the collar. The hem was a happy accident - we put horsehair in the hem to give it some body, and it created this wavy effect, which I ended up loving. The belt is also made of the velvet, with the same motif painted on and beaded. My tiara was made by Atelier des Elfes and is still one of my fav pieces in my collection of costume pieces. I wore this to the ROTK midnight show, and then to several conventions throughout 2004 and 2005. I also did a photoshoot at our local art museum (and one of the photos ended up in a gag book I stumbled across at Barnes and Noble while wedding planning years later! Story for another time!) I actually wore this in the Dragoncon 04 parade - I made an extra skirt that was longer than everything else that the rest of the costume could sit on and not get dragged on the road. The laces of my boots got tangled midway through and I thought I was a goner! LOL Still have it - it’s not in great shape. The satin fabric is weakened at the sleeve seams, and some of the velvet has lost its stretch. Always thought about remaking it from the ground up with 20 more years experience - that would be fun!
My Costume History Day 45 - Padme’s Loyalist Commi My Costume History Day 45 - Padme’s Loyalist Committee Gown from Star Wars AOTC, made for Dragoncon 2003 My 2nd serious Star Wars costume for my 2nd dragoncon! For the top and skirt I found a iridescent blue taffeta at Hancock, and a sequin fabric for the inset on the top. The robe fabric is the screen accurate velvet burnout - but I used black, because that’s what I saw on screen - black and blue, more than purple. I can’t remember what Mom & I used as a pattern for the top and skirt, but I’m pretty sure the robe was a very chopped up and altered Simplicity 9891. I used that pattern a LOT! I added the trim to the edges, and the robe velcros to the top and skirt all the way down the front to keep them together. The appliques were all floral pieces I got at Hancock and dyed to match my fabric. The necklace is cardboard and gold lame, and my dad helped me with the headpiece - it’s craft metal backed in craft foam to help keep it comfortable, and I glued a hairpiece into it, so it all just sits right on top of my head. I had a disaster just a few days before Dragoncon when trying to finish this - I realized I was not going to have enough of the screen accurate velvet to finish the sleeves. I had to call the fabric store I’d ordered it from and beg them to overnight a yard to me. They were reluctant saying it would be very expensive and I just cried “I knooooowwww”. But they did and I was able to finish it. It was a beast to wear - just a lot of fabric to deal with plus the giant, heavy headpiece. I had to use around 40 giant bobbie pin to keep it on my head. This was the year they had the Dcon masquerade offsite, so when we got on the bus to go over there, I clanged my headpiece on the doorframe getting on the bus. That HURT! LOL After dcon, I did some upgrades - I painted all the trim a little darker, and biggest of all I fixed the shape of the sleeves of the top. I wore this to a few local Star Wars events over the next few months, but kinda retired it after I did my Leia. It’s not perfect but it still has a place in my heart. I haven’t been able to shoot it because I can’t get in the top - one day I’ll alter it so we can it shot on the backdrop!
Hadn’t updated this in nearly 2 years, so here’s a Hadn’t updated this in nearly 2 years, so here’s a new version - MOST of the costumes I’ve made 1998-2025.
My costumes that are turning 20 this year! My costumes that are turning 20 this year!
Easy video trend where I just get to plug in some Easy video trend where I just get to plug in some fav costume photos? Yes please!
My Costume History Day 44 - Teela from Masters of My Costume History Day 44 - Teela from Masters of the Universe/He-Man, for Dragoncon 2003 Since I’d done She-Ra in 2002, I really wanted to do a Teela costume too. And Dragoncon was the best opportunity I’d had to do a costume like that! I bought a white leotard and cut the sleeves off to make the lower arm gauntlets. Found a coppery sort-of crepe fabric at Hancock for the vest - I don’t think Mom & I used a pattern for this, I think we just kinda made it up as we went. It closes in the front with a hook and eye, and for the little “snake” chest details on the front, we made individual pieces and appliqued them together to create a 3d effect. Bought the wig online, and made the tiara out of some craft foam, leftover vest fabric and a red gemstone. It bobbie pins into the wig. Boots I had, added some fur just tucked into the top. Orko I made out of a little teddy bear, a bouncy ball, batting, duct tape, floral wire, paper mache, craft foam, and fabric for his little robe and hat. He attaches to my wrist with fishing line. Wore this at Dragoncon and had fun in it! I wanted to wear it again the next year to SDCC, but I didn’t like how the snake chest appliques weren’t obvious, in a lot of pics they just disappeared. So I went in with some watered down fabric paint and painted around the stitch lines to try to give it some more depth. And then after SDCC I had people making fun of me for painting the details on. Can’t win. Also had a guy come up to me in the Mattel booth, where I was taking pics in front of a big He-Man mural, and ask who I was supposed to be dressed as. I said Teela. He said no, you can’t be Teela, you’re too short. Ok like sorry I didn’t get leg extending surgery for my COSPLAY? WTF LOL I haven’t worn it since SDCC 2004, but I do still have it all. Several times it’s almost made the cut of getting a white backdrop shoot recently - in 2024 I even washed the leotard in prep for it, but it just didn’t happen. Orko needs some repairs too... so maybe I’ll get around to that this year. Fingers crossed.
My Costume History Day 43 - Susan Sto Helit from D My Costume History Day 43 - Susan Sto Helit from Discworld, made for Dragoncon 2003 Dragoncon is always a great opportunity to do costumes that wouldn’t really fly or be noticed at any other con. At the time I went to Dragoncon in 2002, I was reading through all of the Discworld books, and I thought Susan would be a fun costume to do for this con - and I immediately decided I’d do it for the next year, 2003. And I started on it almost as soon as I got home. I based it on Paul Kidby artwork! It’s mostly put together of bought and modified pieces. I bought the bodice and skirt on ebay - when the skirt arrived, I cut it at an angle and cauterized the edge. Bought the gloves, used my Morrigan boots. Made the cape out of some black fabric, bought the wig from Amphigory and painted the stripe in with some watered down acrylics. Death of Rats I made out of various things... styrofoam ball, sculpey, batting, friendly plastic, floral wire, some scrap black fabric. I thought he turned out so cute! I bought the scythe at Halloween time and painted it. And then I had to sit on for months until the next Dragoncon LOL. Thankfully I didn’t lose interest and did wear it - put it on as SOON as we got to Dragoncon that year! I was really happy with it. Though I didn’t wear it again after that for a few years - until Terry Pratchett was a guest at MidSouthCon in 2007! I was like omg I gotta get this Susan costume out and wearable again. Unfortunately I’d loaned the cape to someone and never got it back, so I substituted my husband’s Vader cape instead. The cheap bodice I’d used in 2003 RIPPED at some of the lower eyelets when I went to put it on, so I threw a black underbust corset on over it. Not particularly the look I wanted but I was trying to make it work! I did get to meet Terry Pratchett, he signed a book for me, complimented my costume so goal achieved. I do still have it all - but Death of Rats’ sculpey pieces are crumbling into dust. One day I’ll do a bunch of repairs and upgrades and get this shot on the backdrop! I need better pics!
My Costume History Day 43 - Blossom from the Power My Costume History Day 43 - Blossom from the Powerpuff Girls, for Dragoncon 2003 Ash, Cath and I wanted to do matching costumes for the Dragoncon 03 parade - and since it was the early 2000s, that meant we were going to do the Powerpuff Girls LOL Ash was Buttercup, Cath was Bubbles and I was Blossom. Headed to Hancock and thankfully they had stretch knit in all 3 colors we needed for the dress - plus black for the waistbands. Each dress is just a basic tube with side seams, arm holes and neck hole. Nothing fancy. The waistbands were just tubes of fabric. We bought tights and shoes. Ash used her own hair - for Bubbles we got a blonde wig and put it in pigtails, and for me as Blossom, the only orange wig I could find was a cheap, shiny Party City wig. I made the “bow” with a wire frame covered in red fabric and it’s wired with floral wire into the wig cap. We wore these in the Dragoncon parade (with the cosplay.com group!) and had so much fun. But... that was it. We never wore them again, because the 3 of us didn’t go to another con together for another 2 years LOL. And I wasn’t going to wear Blossom alone?? I did at least use the waistband for another costume (Marion) and the shoes for some other things too. But otherwise, it sat in a bin in my closet for 20 years. Until Jan 2023, when I finally got it out, cleaned it up, bought new shoes and tights (the original shoes bit the dust) and got it shot in the white backdrop. 20 year old Party City wig and all LOL (omg it lost so much hair when I tried to brush it!) But I’m soooo happy to finally have some standalone photos of this that aren’t a 450px tall pic from an old digital camera. I finally have it properly catalogued and she’s retired for good now.
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