dragoncon2011
Below you’ll find my blog posts and photos about our tenth trip to Dragoncon in 2011. This includes planning, costume construction, photos and trip reports. For this year my new costumes were Marie Antoinette, Donna Noble, Valkyrie, Shi'ar Rogue, Emma Frost, Ms Marvel and Lady Blackhawk, so construction posts for those costumes are included.
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puzzle puzzle + Donna updates
Have I ever mentioned how much I love uploading puzzle photos to flickr? I know probably about 70% of the people who follow me on flickr are creepers only following me for pics of girls in costume, so I love to be like, “HERE LOOK AT MY PUZZLES” I finally got some puzzle glue to glue Ophelia together – they…
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Donna Noble jacket + Sewing Room
I wasn’t happy with ANY of the fabric samples I got for fabric for my Donna Noble jacket. And I couldn’t afford leather. So – I found a vintage leather jacket on ebay and got it. It’s not bad. The colour isn’t 100% there, but it’s not NEARLY as orange as it looks in this pic. I think the tone…
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April Costumes
I’ve got 2 costumes I’m supposed to be tackling this month: Donna and Lady Blackhawk. I got a fabric sample for Donna that I’m mulling over, for the jacket. I can’t decide if I like it not. I have a pattern that should be easy enough to mod. Found shirt fabric I like. Hair is a work-in-progress 🙂 Should be…
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agenda for next year
It’s a little early but here’s my agenda for next year, some of which I already touched on. 1. Only 4 new costumes, can only bring at most 10 all together. 2. At least 2 most have comfy shoes. 3. Will go to artist alley/art show, and spend more time hanging around and people watching. 4. No photoshoots. 5. Carry…
