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im almost there
Finished putting the “bark” on the Johanna shirt last night – tonight I’ll start applying the metal pieces/nail heads, and start on the collar and bracelet piece. I also got all of the hook-and-eyes and snaps attached to the dress to keep it and the shirt in place. Then I sewed on snaps onto my Anne Boleyn dress to hold…
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Dragoncon Meme Day 2
8 Days To Go: A pic of you at your most recent DragonCon and what you remember most from that year Hmmmm a story from last year, hmmmmmm. Oh, I know. I was wearing Donna Runaway Bride, and Chase and I had gone over to the Hilton for something, and were about to head back to the Marriott. As we…
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what a mess
Well, the good news – Indy got a check up and she is 100% fine. I’m so relieved. What a massive stress off of me. I guess it was the perfect storm of her schedule being off, new food, stealing cat food, and Chase and I being closed up in our individual work rooms (which we don’t usually do, but…
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Dragoncon meme
Yes another one. Because sitting at work freaking out over how much work I have to do at home means I need something to distract me. This meme came from darkfirewolfe! 9 Days To Go: A pic of your first DragonCon and what you remember most from that year 8 Days To Go: A pic of you at your most…
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work, work, work
Yesterday got home and did some little things – ironed Peggy again, put the insoles in my Anne shoes, fix the hook and eye on my corset, put the hand loop on my Anne skirt, finished altering my Peggy shirt, etc. Got started on the “bark” of my Johanna shirt. Which basically means I stood there with my arm out…
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A sort-of schedule
So, here is an attempt at a Dragoncon Schedule. Wednesday: Evening – Johanna, for a photoshoot. I will not be wearing this “on the floor” that night. Hoping to go take some shots on the 10th floor (and the elevators before they get too crowded). If anybody else is already in and has a Hunger Games costume and wants to…
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Weekend and ruffles
Indy’s been sick all weekend. Drinking a lot of water and peeing way more than usual. She’s had several accidents, just since late last week. At first thought she was just off her “schedule” after she got sick to her stomach weekend before last, because that’s happened several times before – but now not sure. Hoping it’s just a bladder…
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Ruffles ruffles ruffles
I have this great Johanna gif that I have not gotten an opportunity to use so I’m just going to use it everytime I make a post about my costume. I got the chiffon overskirt cut and sewn together, and pinned in place. I’m going to have to handsew it in place before trying to machine sew it. Then, onto…
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Anne
I took some “mostly finished” pics of Anne on the dressform at lunch. As I was messing with it brought to mind the handful of things I still need to do. -Reposition hook-and-eye on corset -Test fit of back panel with it all on – maybe replace hook-and-eyes with snaps? -fray check the zipper interior -Sew ribbon onto bottom hem…
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FAQ Friday: How much did that cost?
Today’s question is… How much did that costume cost you? You’d think this would be a simple answer to someone’s question and wouldn’t really belong in my FAQs… but it isn’t a simple question for me! I can usually give someone an estimate if they ask me how much I spent on a costume, just based on knowing how much…
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Blah!
Can it just be time for Dragoncon yet? Tuesday night I got nothing done. Headache was so bad I just laid on the couch and slept until I got up and went to bed. Last night back on the horse, dyed my Donna wig slightly darker, worked on Johanna. Got the top section totally finished – yay! So now I…
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Ruffley
I finished my Johanna wig last night. Then I played with paint on my leather strips, and then I worked on the upper section of the dress. But I didn’t take pictures of any of that. I did get up early this morning and cut out some ruffles, gathered them, and pinned them onto one of my insert pieces to…
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Spin-a-thon Photos
Last Saturday we did a Spin-a-thon event in MS – Batman, Wonder Woman and Spider-man along with some 501st troopers, and we did photo-ops and cheered on the spinners, so it was fun. I wore Wonder Woman which I haven’t worn since 2010. I hated my old wig so I wore my Johanna wig, since I hadn’t started styling it…
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This weekend
Went to Mema’s. Slept, ate, did a fat lot of nothing mostly. And this 2 weeks before dragoncon! But we came home early yesterday (with a sick puppy in tow. I think she over-indulged this weekend and made herself sick. she’s still not feeling well.) and I dug in. I mostly finished Fires of Pompeii Donna. It took approximately 2…
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Dragoncon round-up
Where I’m at Anne Boleyn: Mostly done. Chase is working on the crown. Finished the jewelry last night. Need to try it on once more and make sure the back panel is sitting correctly, and readjust the buttons that aren’t sitting right. And get some insoles for my shoes. Peggy: I need to curl the wig again, but otherwise very…
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wut
I literally…. LITERALLY cannot wrap my brain around how people are so astounded that I take 12 costumes to Dragoncon. Like, I could probably squeeze in 3-4 more without ever feeling crowded. I mean, I can see the other side, I can see how other people only bring 1 costume or no costumes and spend the entire con standing in…
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Yesterday…
I went home sick again. Feeling worse than the day before, I’m pretty sure it’s sinus stuff. But I’m better today, head’s still foggy but better. I did get a little work done last night. I got my base shirt for the “wood” part made. Got the front pleats sewn back down correctly. But I forgot to take any kind…
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Wigs, chiffon and migraines
Yesterday I ended up going home at lunch with a bad migraine. Meds weren’t doing much of anything I felt pretty puke-y, probably from trying to take too much medicine. Went home, slept, felt a little better after that and tried to get some work done. Today it’s more of the same. I think it’s sinus stuff that has turned…
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Today’s update
I got the top section of chiffon sewn in place and the edges cauterized. Started on the second section – after I took this picture I got it sewn in place, too. Tonight I’ve got to finish the back edge because it’s really hard to pin and work with stuff on it when it’s all droopy because there’s no closure.…
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Johanna chiffon
Got my Anne Boleyn jewelry mostly finished last night – got one more pearl to attach – and the crown to go, but that’s one thing off my list. I played around with my Johanna chiffon and got at least the top section figured out. It’s not going to be exact but at this point I’m just hoping for a…
