dragoncon2008
Below you’ll find my blog posts and photos about our seventh trip to Dragoncon in 2008. This includes planning, costume construction, photos and trip reports. For this year my new costumes were Ame-Comi Wonder Woman, Starfire, Black Canary, Zatanna, Selene, and "Beastly Belle", so construction posts for those costumes are included.
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Black Canary preview
not-so-great pic of my nearly finished black canary. I’ve got to finish the yellow straps, and sew the ring onto the zipper, and it’s done.
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Green Arrow progress pics
Originally we were trying to think of characters with facial hair that Chase could do – we came up with Green Arrow, but we weren’t too keen on the traditional look. So we decided to come up with our own modernized Green Arrow look for him. The hat is pretty much the only part of this that’s staying as-is. He…
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starfire wig
I managed to do everything on today’s to-do list, so I’m happy! The other night I finished my Starfire wig and got my WW wig halfway done.. last night I did nothing except watch project runway LOL Tonight, I dyed my starfire bodysuit. I think I got it pretty close – tomorrow once it’s completely dry i’m going to try…
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Starfire and Ame-Comi WW Progress pics
Chase brought up two things out of the shop that he’s working on — First up, my Starfire gauntlets. He’s downstairs cutting the excess off of them right now. I won’t be able to bend my hand outward at the wrist, but I can deal with that. Wonder Woman shins – This will probably give away which version I’m doing…
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Zatanna updates
My Zatanna jacket came! OMG I love it! I’m not going to have to do much to it at all – I’m going to take up the side seams at the waist, and I miiiiight take it up at the shoulders, but otherwise it’s great. Tonight it’s all working on Chase’s clone, to try to get it ready for later…
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Starfire updates and stuff
I finally tried on the wig last night – and lo and behold, I’d managed to make it TOO big. LOL, and here I was worried about that! It wasn’t a hard fixed – all I had to do was remove the padding I’d added in the wig cap, and it got it back down to about where I wanted…
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Lots of updates
Got the bodice of the new WW basically put together yesterday. I’ve got to figure out where my boning is so I can hopefully get it finished by this weekend. Starfire wig is coming along. I got one Starfire boot almost finished. I need to do a little more fitting around the upper portion, and hem the top edge. The…
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argh… wig problems
I’ve been having the WORST luck on ebay. First the wrong boots thing – which ended up OK – but now the wig I bought for Zatanna has arrived and it’s SHORT. Like it barely touches the top of my shoulders. I’m pissed, it was an expensive wig… I can’t tell whether or not it’s a different wig that’s in…
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Starfire and Zatanna updates
I worked on my Starfire wig, but mostly I worked on my Zatanna vest. I had a vest that came with a pair of pants from several years ago – I think I wore the vest once and decided I looked like a waitress LOL but I found it when unpacking so I thought it would make a cute vest…
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christmas in july
It’s been like Christmas the past two days, with all the packages I’ve been getting in the mail. I’ve been trying to get as many of my materials for my Dcon costumes — so I’ve ordered a lot of things the past few days. I got my bodysuit for Starfire, which means I can get started on that! I got…
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Glinda and Padme Snowbunny updates
I’ve just about finished the snowbunny cape – I need to add the ties, the toppers for the boots and gloves, and fix my belt… please ignore the fact I’m in my pajamas LOL I got the glinda underdress dyed and dried and pinned on — unfortunately it doesn’t show up AT ALL once the outer dress is over it.…
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Forgot to mention…
Chase got Thursday and Tuesday off in addition to Friday for Dragoncon! So we’ll be leaving at the crack of dawn Thursday morning – instead of 1 in the afternoon like last year. So we’ll be able to pick up our badges Thursday instead of wasting 2-3 hours Friday morning with it. And! We’ll be leaving Tuesday now! I’m REALLY…
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Snowbunny and Glinda progress
I finished the basic cape for Snowbunny Padme friday – went home today and found my trim and started sewing it on tonight. Unfortunately I ran out of thread about half way through! Stupid tiny travel sewing kits. I’ve got about a foot of it pinned on, so despite the pic below it’s not as done as I’d like. Chase…
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win!
The seller emailed me back; she is sending the right boots monday and told me to keep the other pair as an apology. Awesome! LOL I’m sure I can use them for a costume at some point.
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Black Canary boots
I’ve been making some good solid progress the past two days, and I was excited when what I thought were my Black Canary boots were delivered today… because that was the last piece I needed, so I could make the yellow straps and be done with it. Unfortunately the seller apparently sent me the wrong pair of boots. Instead of…
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fabric shopping!
Went to the fabric store last night, it was a successful trip! I got the lining for the snowbunny cape, the yellow satin I need for the “special” belle. I got my pattern for the wonder woman bodice. But best of all I found fabric for Glinda that I just squealed when I saw it. At first I thought there…
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So, Dragoncon Plans
Starfire – I got my wig, I need to start working on it – unfortunately my wighead clamp doesn’t fit on any of our new counters or tables! D: Hopefully it will fit on the new work table I get pretty soon. I’ve got my fabric, and I got my boots in the mail today. I order the bodysuit… and…
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Starfire, Poison Ivy progress
Chase started on my gauntlets for Starfire today, they are looking pretty cool. This weekend I need to order my boots, and maybe go ahead and get the base wig, too. Haven’t really done anything on Poison Ivy – but today I want to work on the boots. I need to go to the fabric store at some point and…
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Summer Costume plans
In a vague sort of order. 1. Poison Ivy I’m definitely doing this for Adcon in June — I’ve got boots I’m going to mod (hopefully, I need to get them out and see what kind of shape they’re in), going to reuse my Phoenix wig, and I’ve got a corset to mod on the way – should hopefully get…
