groundbreaking! I did nothing this weekend except sew. It was marvelous. First up, on the "Dark Lady" costume - my swatch came in and looked great! So I ordered a yard and it's shipped, should be here next week and then I can finish up that costume. So that's 2 down - onto #3? As I said last post I got started on my Multiverse of Madness Wanda FINALLY. I've had the ...
(EDITED TO ADD AFTER POSTING: I did not realize until I posted I used 2 Mr Bean headers in a row. Not mad at it.) Another productive week, though it took me longer to get some stuff done than I had planned. Here was my to-do list last week -- with updates: -finish bottom edge of bodice -pleat skirt to fit and attach to bodice (may have to shorten skirt at ...
HEY! I have some really good costume progress to show this week! ~*WOW*~ The finished picnic Padme disneybound. I still need to get some ribbons for my hair and I also thought about hanging some ribbons from the sides of the belt. We'll see. I'm so tempted to just buy one of those tie-on ponytails that I can precurl so I don't have to curl and then try to keep ...
Busy weekend! Lots to talk about. Let's do the weekend events first! Saturday we met Ash and Gabe for Midtowncon and lunch. I had been planning to wear my TOS uniform all week, I even decided on a new hairstyle (one of my fav things about that costume is the fun of getting to play with different hairstyles), made a new hairpiece, got the uniform steamed, everything ready to go. ...
First up, I got contacts!! Well, almost. Had my eye doctor appointment Saturday and asked if contacts were possible with my RX. He said yes, but -- they couldn't really do a lot for my up close reading, they'd have to prioritize my astigmatism over that, but it would be enough to give me a break from wearing the glasses, which is what I want. I get SO irritated with ...