• Moaaaaaaar pics
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    Moaaaaaaar pics

    Slowly getting Chase’s pics uploaded. Here’s a couple of Peggy from thursday: I tell you, taking those shoulder pads out made a huge difference. My neck doesn’t look so short now. Chase & I found an abandoned nook of the Hilton Saturday morning for the Doctor Who photoshoot and got some Donna photos… And then I MET A DOG DRESSED…

  • Dragoncon 2015: Costume recap
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    Dragoncon 2015: Costume recap

    In (sort-of) order of wearing! 1. Peggy Carter I did some updates to Peggy – I took it up a bit through the waist and removed the shoulder pads, and fixed up the wig. It made a HUGE difference! The jacket fit much better and the wig looked way better, too. I just wish I could have had time to…

  • Dragon Con
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    Dragon Con

    We’re back! Time to recap… Wednesday We got up bright and early and were actually on the road at the time we wanted to be. I played a lot of tsumtsum (it’s been a while since I played). Once we got to Atlanta we got lunch (Takorea), then went and checked in and unloaded. And then off to ikea! Yay!…

  • Dragon Con 2015
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    Dragon Con 2015

    Final round-up post! You can find me at: The Vintage Vogue Fashion Show – Friday @ 1pm (Hyatt) The Post-Parade Doctor Who Photoshoot – Saturday @ 10:30am (Hilton Steps) Marvel Superhero Photoshoot – Sunday @ 3pm (Hilton Steps) The last two are dependent on the weather — if it’s raining it’s no go for me. I still don’t know when…

  • Other updates
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    Other updates

    Because I forgot in the last post. Also I finally added a tag for the pink dress – it’s “Pink dream dress” because last year I dreamed about this dress and it’s why I wanted to make it. I haven’t been tagging the posts because I didn’t know what to call it til now! And wait… hold on… Joann Fabrics…

  • Dragon Con 2015
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    Whatever

    I have been struggling for two months to come up with 12 costumes I want to take to Dragoncon. I’ve been having a hard time whittling down the list to make it be 12. Today I decide to f— it. I’m taking all of them. With this possibly being our last Dragoncon, why should I limit myself? I may not…

  • Dragon Con 2015
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    Dreams

    Over the weekend, I had a weird mash-up dream where we were at Disney World and then at Dragon Con but neither place was the ACTUAL place. (Most of my Dragon Con dreams take place in places that are not the Dragon Con hotels. But in my head it’s Dragon Con. It’s often strange hotels/convention centers/mall mash-ups I’ve never been…

  • Dragoncon pictures I stole from other people
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    Dragoncon pictures I stole from other people

    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…

  • Dcon 2014: Anne Boleyn
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    Dcon 2014: Anne Boleyn

    Ok, I think this is the last costume wrap-up post I need to do. Due to the crowds I only got to wear Anne once. I probably would have braved it again if I didn’t already have proof that someone stepping on my skirt could rip it – Chase accidently stepped on the side of it as we were heading…

  • Dcon 2014: Johanna costume
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    Dcon 2014: Johanna costume

    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…

  • Dcon 2014: Donna costume
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    Dcon 2014: Donna costume

    It would figure; the simplest costume is the one I screw up. It really needs some tweaks before I wear it again – I was really unhappy with the way the trim was laying especially on the bustline, so I want to switch out for something not so bulky that will lay flat. It was also causing the back to…

  • Dcon 2014: Rogue costume
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    Dcon 2014: Rogue costume

    I literally only have one decent picture of this costume. The other ones we took are blown out (can’t see the star) and have I have a huge hair shadow across my face. I wore this for about 2 hours friday afternoon – and had intended on wearing it again late friday or saturday night. But I couldn’t convince myself…

  • Dcon 2014: Marie Antoinette TARDIS costume
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    Dcon 2014: Marie Antoinette TARDIS costume

    Well this one isn’t NEW but it’s updated and I’m really pleased with it! When I first did the TARDIS dress back in 2011, my plan was to create a couple of other underskirts to wear with it, so I could be different versions of the TARDIS. Well I never got around to that – mostly because I hate painting…

  • Dcon 2014: Peggy Carter costume
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    Dcon 2014: Peggy Carter costume

    First wrap-up on one of the new costumes – Peggy ! I was super pleased with how it came out. It was relatively comfortable – outside of being insanely hot. It wasn’t too bad as long as I was inside – even in the oven that is the Marriott – but outside was no bueno. I had to leave both…

  • Dcon 2014: Megara
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    Dcon 2014: Megara

    I wore Megara for a couple of hours Saturday afternoon. Nothing major. It was more comfortable than half of my other costumes and I almost put it back on Sunday, but decided I didn’t feel like messing with the sandals. I wish I’d had time to fix the pleats on the dress before Dragoncon but alas – I’ll have to…

  • Dcon 2014: Shadowcat
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    Dcon 2014: Shadowcat

    Ya’ll don’t even KNOW how excited I was to bring Shadowcat back to Dragoncon. As I’ve mentioned, Shadowcat was my first superhero costume for my first Dragoncon in 2002. I’ve been playing around with the idea since Dragoncon 2011. But never had a good excuse to until I got to be part of a very awesome 80s X-Men group this…

  • Dcon 2014: Dr Forrester
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    Dcon 2014: Dr Forrester

    I wore this both Thursday night – to take advantage of my crazy hair from Marie Antoinette – and Saturday afternoon (only for a few minutes). I’ve got a few more pics of Dr F coming soon from Chase. I didn’t wear it terribly long on Thursday because Tom made my arm pretty sore LOL And I threw it on…