First up, the last few from the photoshoot - Magik, Johanna and Romana I. Romana was towards the end because dumbing down the white backdrop to total white was difficult around those feathers. Over the years some dings and scratches and paint peels have occurred on my Magik armor... and I really like it, I wish I had more of them. Haha. And finally Johanna. So this past week I ...
It's that time of year!! Time to look back at what I accomplished and what I... didn't accomplish. So last year, I said I was going to make... 1. Willow – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Nope. Even though this would have been easy I just never got to it. 2. Johanna’s Interview Dress – Catching Fire I DID THIS ONE! OMG. 3. She-Ra No :( 4. Donna Noble – Partners in Crime Well, I kinda did this. ...
Here's the last few I didn't have uploaded yet yesterday. Anne was a bit too big to properly spread out the train. Did the best I could in the space I had. I was surprised I was able to get Johanna's shirt on the dressform at all, but somehow I did. And I'm amazed the collar piece fit. (Early on in the photoshoot process, I got frustrated with the neck ...
This weekend was a whirlwind! Friday I got into Johanna, since it's Mockingjay weekend, and we ran up to the con for a couple of hours. I only took my little camera that night, so my handful of pics aren't that great. Then we went and grabbed dinner and went home. Johanna was MUCH more comfortable in Memphis November weather than Atlanta August... LOL. Seriously I could have worn it ...
I've finished my Johanna costume and have added it to my portfolio!
I'm a nasty little thief, stealing pictures from other people. I love this shot of my Peggy with the USO Girls from Kaydee: Although it makes me think my jacket is a little big? I need to adjust the belt up higher and it's already wrinkling at that lower point. Hm. Anne onstage, from Sean Peck: Two gorgeous shots of my Johanna, the first from Jimmy Burns and the second ...
Well, you know, I really wasn't sure about how this was going to turn out. This was my stress costume this year that I was still slapping together at the 11th hour and had gotten to the point of, "I don't care, just finish it," you know? So I was pretty surprised I actually liked how it turned out. All that fabric DOES make me look like a marshmellow, and ...
-Make collar and bracelet pieces for Johanna -Make earring for Johanna -Make bracelet for Johanna -Trim Johanna wig lace -Try on/clean up and finishing touches on Johanna -get eyelets set into Peggy belt -get buckle covered and attached for Peggy belt -paint my props for Peggy -recurl Peggy wig -assemble briefcase for Peggy -finishing resewing trim on Donna -paint crown piece for Anne -finish Marie Antoinette underskirt -steam hat ...
Woke up sick to my stomach this morning. Took some medicine and came into work but don't know that it's doing much good. Uuuugh I gotta go get my haircut today, don't have time for this. I packed a bit yesterday. Worked on getting the loose thread picked off Donna (where I had to pull up the trim and sew it back down). And got glue all over my hands ...
Finished putting the "bark" on the Johanna shirt last night - tonight I'll start applying the metal pieces/nail heads, and start on the collar and bracelet piece. I also got all of the hook-and-eyes and snaps attached to the dress to keep it and the shirt in place. Then I sewed on snaps onto my Anne Boleyn dress to hold the back and place. Between those two things I ...