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Rogue Pink Suit & Emma Frost Updates
This post isn’t going to be very interesting, because it’s about 2 of my surprise costumes. We’ll refer to them as “Pink Barf” and “Fur Monster.” I started on “Pink Barf” about two weeks ago and initially made great progress. I didn’t care for the shade of pink of my fabric though, even though it’s what i picked out from…
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that moment…
that moment you get your costume to the point of finally trying it on. isn’t it fantastic? Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days; been busy at work and busy sewing every night. Over the week I’ve finished the beading on Marie (although I have a handful of beads leftover I may go back and toss on), finished the…
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FOOT! Follow Up
Went in for my post-op appt this morning. He took all the bandages off (YAY! Felt amazing to finally get all that stuff off.) and looked it over. Said it looked great, I don’t need to come back in. Just put peroxide on it everyday, keep a bandaid on it, keep taking my medicine. He said it should be back…
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i can’t concentrate
being on the pain meds makes me feel slightly drunk and drowsy, and also all over the place, I can’t concentrate on anything. which results in this: honestly she wouldn’t stay out of my way while I was working on it yesterday (see? wouldn’t get out of my lap.) So I think she must think it’s for her! I’ve gotten…
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FOOT! Updates and beading
I dozed off an on yesterday, got the beading on my dress mostly finished (want to go back and add a few more to the top, but technically it’s finished), and did something wasn’t supposed to do: unwrapped the bandages on my foot. They told me not to, that the doctor wanted to do that at my follow up tomorrow…
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I tried to sew with my feet and it didn’t work out so well
(recap: July 2nd I caught the side of my foot on a broken, bent sewing needle stuck in my carpet in my sewing room. 7/6 went to the dr and was put on antibiotics and got a tetanus shot.) So my foot got a ton better last week. I had finished the antibiotics Wednesday, and by Friday I was walking…
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Marie Antoinette Progress Updates
Ash and I went shopping sat morning – then I spent all sat afternoon and most of sunday beading Marie. I can’t believe it but I’m over halfway done. on my schedule I thought I’d still be doing this well into August. After the beading I just need to finish the sleeves – I need to put together the other…
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Harry Potter Midnight Show
It was so good! I didn’t cry, thought I would. Like so many people I’ve spent so many years with Harry, it’s been such a part of my life – so I’m sad it’s over. I was the only person dressed up when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone opened here 10 years ago (in my robe with my homemade…
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So Many Choices
I can’t decide between 3 costumes for my last dcon costume. I’d been considering an alternate Scarlet Witch Costume, since I could reuse my boots, gloves and wig. That’s been my #1 choice for a while. Also thinking of doing a Shadowcat costume, the basic X-Men uniform suit. I’ve always liked the suit and could reuse it for other characters……
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Marie Antoinette progress pics
here’s the dress as of last night: And a couple of detail shots, The detail along the bottom: and the sleeves: None of that is done; I get to sew on all that trim tonight (its just pinned on) and I’ve got more work to do on the sleeves.
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A Crazy Day
Today was crazy. Mel was in town with the baby (who is adorable) so we met her for breakfast. Waited nearly an hour and a half for a table, after being told 30min wait. Would’ve left if we realised it would be so long, but the manager comped our meals over it which was super nice. After we ate, walked…
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FOOT!
Last night started making the blue trim for the dress. I like how it’s coming along. Today I had the doctor’s appointment. I hated to go but this was one instance where I wanted to be there and get this taken care of. It was really hurting this morning, to the point after I made it to the bathroom to…
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Marie Antoinette Progress
got a good bit of work done this weekend, mostly getting all the silver trim done. It’s all just pinned on here: And starting on the lower sleeves too, obviously. I started on my blue trim last night, but it’s taking a lot longer than the silver did. It’s hard to get a pin through the blue fabric, and my…
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huzzah! Rogue Shoes
So didn’t work on anything last night. went on a really lame quest to 3 different fabric stores in search of silver fabric that didn’t look cheap, so I wouldn’t have to order it online, and didn’t find a thing. Then cleaned the house. So for the next costume I’m about to start on, I needed some shoes to mod,…
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a retrospective of the marriott marquis
I like to take pics of our hotel room whenever we’re out of town, so i realised I’ve got a decent collection of pics of our Marriott room from almost every dragoncon. I noticed, when digging through my ’02 pics, how different the rooms looked back then. seriously… marriott room ’02? You look like a cheap motel room a hooker…
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Marie Antoinette & K-9 Progress
posting updates without pics is useless, isn’t it? Hem is pinned, sleeves are in… but I think I may take the sleeves out (which is a pain, because they were awful to put in) and see if I can squeeze some extra space out of the shoulder hem. I feel like the bodice is sitting up too high, thus the…
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Marie Antoinette updates
Didn’t mess with the sleeves last night. Instead went through and replaced the non-matching ribbons on the inside of my hoops, put a hook and eye in on the waist, re-hemmed my petticoat (it was too long) and trimmed the netting. Pleated and hemmed the false front of the underskirt, finished the edge of the top of bodice and spent…
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Marie Antoinette skirt update
I got a lot done last night! Got the skirts attached to the bodice, got the eyelets put in, and got the sleeves put together. Tonight I’ll put the sleeves in, and then start working on the hem. I’ve got to figure out what I’m going to do on the stomacher so I can get it finished and get it…
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Marie Antoinette & Garage Sale
Sorry I haven’t posted in a week! This week was all just working – got a good chunk of the sewing done on surprise costume #1. I need to sew some snaps on, and finish the boots, and get a wig ordered. Beyond that it’s pretty much Chase making parts. I took a break from Marie, because I just don’t…
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wooolvy
last night I dreamt that Wolverine was my dad & he was mad at me ’cause Id given him a haircut & gotten one side shorter than the other.
