hello darkness my old friend

Hi Again. I finished the Shin cloak. Got all the costumes pulled for the first 2 shoots. Went to iron Mara and discovered the back hem was pinned up about an inch with 3 pins (all on the inside.) So I guess I wore it like that at Dragoncon and didn't notice when I steamed it. It looks like I was going to shorten the center back but forgot and just closed ...

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dragoncon persists

Well I'm back from dragoncon. It was a weird time. Good? But weird. I felt off the entire time. I did a really bad job at taking pics of my costumes and I'm kicking myself for it now. I also had a ton of plans for videos and didn't do any of it. It was like I only had a finite amount of mental energy, less than usual, and I ...

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get it hot like papa john

Sooo that was an interesting weekend. First let's go through Friday's to-do list and see what I got done: 1. Finish T’Lyn wig 2. Paint her ears to better match my skin tone, I tried them on and they are not a match. 3. Try on Taylor wig, cut bangs if needed? 4. Finish tacking the lining on the Taylor jacket 5. Stamp the Padme cape 6. Finish Baylan vest 7. Finish Baylan shirt 8. Finish Baylan ...

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to-do list update

It's a Friday update only because I need to get my to-do list in order and figured I'd make it public. I'll have more info and photos on Monday. T’Lyn: -Try on/style wig -print/paint badge -add blue stripes to boots (they came in and I love them!) Taylor: -reglue lost stones on -finish tacking lining on jacket -try on wig Padme: -stamp designs on cape (testing ink ...

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its the final countdown

It's now August and we are 3 weeks out. Geez normally we'd have 4 weeks at this point but Labor Day seems early this year. That freaks me out, I was feeling good about where I was but not anymore LOL So what'd I get done this week? I got my Shin gaiters done: Are they accurate? I don't know, and I don't give a shit at this point. More Taylor boot ...

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life was a willow

Sorry for no Monday morning post yesterday. I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety the past week. Not much more I can say at the moment. Been trying to keep my nose to the grindstone and my mind on other things. So the good news is I'm officially done with SEWING on 3 out of 5 of my Dragoncon costumes. Let's recap! Tatooine Padme: First up, I finally bit the bullet ...

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