Today is pack & repair day since I have the house to myself. I've taken over the living room, it looks like my costume closet exploded in here. Chase will be happy to read that. Anyway, first order of business was to fix a fit issue I've always had with my Marie Antoinette hoops. The waist was always way too large, and the top hoops too low. So I took ...
Yesterday I didn't do much in the way of sewing. I got Chase's Zaphod pants altered to fit, I just need to hem them and add the panels to turn them into bell bottoms and they're done. I spent most of the night creating the widow's peak on my Belle wig. What an annoying process. It should have probably been a little bit bigger, but I got to the "good ...
So at the beginning of 2012, this is what I said I wanted to get done: Romana II - did it! Donna Noble Silence in the Library outfit - did it! remake Belle (maybe… had this one on my list several times and have never gotten to it) - did it! (finally!) Wasp (been suggested several times so I might finally do it) - did it! Cinderella (maybe) - nope! Had ...
I've finished my Belle ballgown (2nd version!), and added it to my portfolio!
My 11th Dragoncon is in the books and it was another great year! So here's my little report/pics/whatever you want to call it. We got into Atlanta Wednesday morning, got checked in and unpacked. Keep reading: (more…)
Sorry I haven't posted about Dragoncon yet! I'll have a big post ready to go this weekend. In the meantime - As close as we could get to recreating my 2005 Belle pic -- they've remodeled the stairs and the angle isn't quite right, but I still like seeing the two together :)
Everything else is packed, now to get Belle packed up and we're ready to go...
Belle: Finish styling wig Make hair decorations Attach roses Batgirl: attach bat to front of belt put pin back on bat for the cape Emma: Cut metal decorative pieces off swimsuit bottoms make straps for cape Hippolyta: Check for any needed repairs Slave Leia: check for anhy needed repairs
Got all the swags attached together, and the ruffle at the bottom attached last night. Started attaching roses. Also got my gloves dyed, and decorated my shoes. So tonight: Put in waistband Put in zipper Finish attaching roses Start beading Tomorrow: Finish beading Try it all on Finish styling wig Make hair accessories Saturday: Beast Finish Batgirl gauntlets Sunday: packing!! Double check all costumes for repairs...
Can dragoncon just be here so I don't have to keep sewing?? LOL I've almost got Belle done. All the swags are finished, they just need to be attached, and then beading and roses. Here's a shot from last night. And here's my Batgirl belt "buckle." Along with a bracelet my husband made for me out of one that didn't work LOL