faq
Below you’ll find my all of my blog posts that are Frequently Asked Questions, tutorials, guides and more. You can also see all of these posts by visiting the Tutorials page!
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FAQ Friday: Why I can’t sell my custom patterns
Wow! It’s been a loooooong time since I did an FAQ Friday! (Fun fact: I wrote the majority of those FAQ Fridays between 2012-2014 because I was in a terrible place with my then-job and it gave me something to write and focus on to relieve the stress…) Anyway. There’s been a question I’ve been getting a loooooot lately mostly…
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new buns hun
I mentioned this in yesterday’s post, but that post was so long I didn’t want to jam this in there too… besides I wanted to get some pics of them on to add to it, also. So, timeline – From 2004-2015 I used the same brunette extensions that matched my 2004 but hasn’t matched since 2011 when I went lighter…
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Queen Amidala’s Parade Dress Hair Tutorial Part 2 – The Hairpiece!
So a couple of years ago I did a tutorial on how I did my hair for my Amidala Parade costume. I used my own hair, just put into little buns, teased, and pinned in a certain way. It wasn’t perfect but it worked OK. I have been playing around with the idea of making a hairpiece for AGES. I…
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Padme’s Lake Dress Hair – a Sort-of Tutorial
A friend on instagram asked how I did my Padme lake dress hair, and I thought it would be way easier to answer over here where I could type everything out and post pictures easier than trying to type on my phone on instagram. I’ve never done a full tutorial on how I did this hair, BUT I have drawn…
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Hooks and eyes oh my
I took these pics for a facebook last night so I thought I’d share them here, too, and expound on my post. Several years ago I was obsessed with the different variations of Disney Princess costumes at the parks. I collected photos from all the parks, the parades/stage show/meet-and-greet variations… I had a huge collection saved on my computer. Somewhere…
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That white backdrop tho
So a while back, I wrote a post about our white backdrop shoots, and… it has disappeared. I can find my “WHY” post, but not my “how” post. So, I’m posting a new one! For a quick recap, we started doing white backdrop photoshoots in 2009. I wanted to specifically recreate the Sally Jupiter “pin-up” art from Watchmen, and brought…
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Cosplay Questions
cosplay questions… everybody’s favourite… my favourite to blog and everybody else’s favourite to skip reading! 1. One of your best cosplay memories? I know it says “one of” but here’s a few… my first DragonCon (mind blowing!), Disney group with my best friends/meeting Chase in 2005, almost running into Stan Lee in 2010 then him giving me a hug in…
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FAQ Friday: Body Paint, Part 2
So, I did a post on Body Paint a while back, but it was basically an overview of things I’d tried in the past, and what I do now. I thought for today’s FAQ Friday, I’d go into a little more detail about my process. 1. Ben Nye As I mentioned in the last post, I use Ben Nye Magicake…
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Making Mistakes
This isn’t really an FAQ Friday today, but just some fun memories & stories I wanted to share. So earlier this week, I read this really great article, “15 Cosplay Mistakes You Will Inevitably Make“ by Jenbae. Go read it, it’s great. As I was reading it, I was checking off things in my mind where I’d made that mistake.…
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FAQ Friday: Amidala’s Parade Dress Hair
Today I have a tutorial to post! I’m planning on wearing my Queen Amidala parade dress soon, and it’s been YEARS since I wore it (late 2005 was the last time I wore it with long hair; 2010 with short hair), so I figured I needed to practice the hair since it’s been a while. Back in 2005, my hairstylist…
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FAQ Friday: Mustafar Padme Hair
Sorry I don’t have any pictures for this like I do for my Leia hair breakdowns; I’m kinda doing this one on the fly! So here’s my best reference for the Mustafar hairstyle; this is from padawan’s guide: And here is an other screencap. To be perfectly honest, my Mustafar costume was a quick, very non-serious costume I did just…
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FAQ Friday: Snow White Collar Attachment
This is a question I’ve gotten a handful of times, and I took some photos of my collar/bodice attachment over the weekend, so I figured this would make a good entry for FAQ Friday – especially appropriate this week as I’ll be at Disney World when this posts 🙂 So anyway, my Snow White costume has a lace-up back with…
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FAQ Friday: All of my Costumes
Today’s question is… Just how many costumes have you done? It’s really hard to make a complete list. Everytime I try I end up forgetting something. But I’m going to give it a go. (I’m not counting costumes I made for friends, unless I also wore them at some point.) Last updated: June 2021 1. Star Trek TNG Uniform –…
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FAQ Friday: The Worst Costume Advice I Can Think Of
I’m tired of trying to give good advice, so here’s the worst costuming advice I can think of. 1. Don’t waste time doing research The best costumers just jump right in and make awesome stuff happen, like magic. 2. Don’t have a sewing machine and a needle and thread takes too long? Try Elmer’s Glue Don’t waste time trying to…
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Anatomy of a Costume
This started going around facebook yesterday, and I thought it would be fun to make one, too. (And even though isn’t really an FAQ Friday, I’m using the FAQ Friday header.) I ended up not uploading it to facebook though – because there were so many thoughts and caveats I had about it that I thought I’d just make it…
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FAQ Friday: Things Not to Say to Cosplayers
I know there was a fairly recent blog article similar to this a while back, and I don’t mean to step on anyone’s toes with it. But after a few weird encounters at a recent convention, I really wanted to throw my two cents into the ring. So, here are some things I’ve had said to me/said to friends, or…
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Hairstyles – the Hoth Braid
Once again I’m posting 2 Leia hair tutorials today – again since these are similar I figure I’d post them together! Today I’m doing the Rebel/Endor hairstyle and the Hoth hairstyle – this post is for the Hoth braids 🙂 My notes for all of these Leia tutorials: -It’s been a long time since I actively studied these hairstyles –…
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Hairstyles – Rebel/Endor Braids
Once again I’m posting 2 Leia hair tutorials today – again since these are similar I figure I’d post them together! Today I’m doing the Rebel/Endor hairstyle and the Hoth hairstyle – this post is for the Rebel/Endor braids 🙂 My notes for all of these Leia tutorials: -It’s been a long time since I actively studied these hairstyles –…
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Hairstyles – Bespin Leia Bun
Today I’m posting 3 separate FAQ Fridays – the ceremonial Leia hairstyle, slave Leia hairstyle, and Bespin Leia hairstyle! These 3 are all share a similar base, so I decided to post them all together. My notes for all of these Leia tutorials: -It’s been a long time since I actively studied these hairstyles – most of my Leia costumes…
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FAQ Friday: Princess Leia Hairstyles – Ceremonial Leia Bun
Today I’m posting 3 separate FAQ Fridays – the ceremonial Leia hairstyle, slave Leia hairstyle, and Bespin Leia hairstyle! These 3 are all share a similar base, so I decided to post them all together. I apologize for being repetitious, but since these 3 tutorials share a common base, I’ll just be copying some of the same directions and photos…
