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Shopping, etc
Went to Mema’s this weekend, and hit up the fabric stores up there. Managed to find another partial bolt of my Johanna chiffon, so I bought up what was left. Also got some paint I needed, along with some beads. Also got 7 yds of one fabric for another costume I’ve wanted to do since 2004 and might actually now…
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MidSouthCon!
Friday I ended up staying home from work with an awful migraine that was making me sick to my stomach – I don’t think the remnants of my head cold helped, either. Friday night I felt awful. So I was worried about Saturday! I had a friend’s baby shower to go to in the morning, and Chase’s birthday dinner that…
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Stuff I’m thinking about wearing to MidSouthCon
We’re only going up on Saturday so I’m only wearing one (maybe 2, if it’s easy to change in the car) costume… I’m thinking about: 1. Donna Noble – because I’m lazy and this is the easiest costume to wear. 2. Valkyrie – might be cold. 3. Emma Frost – might be cold. 4. Marie Antoinette – i want to…
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Pic Upgrades
Yall have seen me mention I’m going through old pics and replacing them with newer, bigger versions. Here’s an example. When I first took these in 2009, I rushed to throw them up online and didn’t really take too much care with them – they were too contrasty. I also only uploaded them at 600 px tall – sometimes using…
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Personal Opinion Time
I’m really tired of seeing the Rubies Ame-Comi Wonder Woman costume. And while I’m at it, I’m tired of seeing the Rubies version of Clone Wars/Gentle Giant style Leia.
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FAQ Friday: Body Paint
Today’s question is… What kind of body paint do you use? I’ll share with you guys what I’ve personally used in the past and what I like, since my experience with body paint is rather limited. 1. Experience #1 – liquid latex and Mehron Fantasy FX Face Paint. The first time I ever had to paint myself, I tried liquid…
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Overly Critical Indy
“I feel like the colour story of your sequins could be stronger. Try more turquoise as opposed to be royal blue.” I couldn’t really get a decent photo of my in-progress Elsa bodice – in the yellow light of my office it looks grey, in the sun it looks pale, pale blue. Really I don’t know why I’m concerned about…
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FAQ Friday: I Would Do Anything for Costumes, But I Won’t Do That
Today’s question is… Some people go all out for costumes, and I was curious, is there something you won’t do? Where’s the line for you? I’m actually pretty lazy. There’s a lot I won’t do, mostly just because of sheer laziness. “What, you mean I have to go out and BUY leather for this? screw that I have some vinyl…
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What a stupid snow day
It’s not really a snow day. Last week they said, between Mon-Tues, we could possibly get between 3-6in of snow! Well we got none. Then out of nowhere this morning comes sleet and snow. Not a lot. But enough it delayed me going to work for 2 hours until the roads were clear. I was hanging out on the couch,…
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More Johanna progress… sort of… not really
I’ve been making a corset and another little Elsa American Girl doll, so I haven’t really messed with Johanna except to pin down some pleats a little more correctly to get a better idea. I’m liking it! Remember how I said I liked the base fabric? I may have to revise that opinion. When I bought, I thought the inside…
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Belldandy Photos
Last set of new photos – Belldandy has been updated!
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Johanna progress
So I started messing around with my Johanna costume, even though I still have other stuff to finish right now. I got the lining and most of the dress cut Sunday: I reaalllly like the fabric I got for the base dress and I’m kinda sad it’s basically going to be covered up. Maybe I can figure out a way…
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New Photos
I’ve updated Supergirl and AoA Rogue with new photos!
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Sewing Room – finished!
I finally finished everything up last night and at last have a functional sewing room again. Indy is confused at finding she can actually walk into my office: Closet side: Desk side: I still have a ton of photos in frames I need to find a place for, but that can wait. Also need to organize my bins a bit…
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new costume tags
Well I made some new tags on my side-menu there so I figured I ought to make a post to go with them… and updates on what I’m working on. 1. Silver Elf I haven’t touched this in a year. Still can’t decide what to do with the sleeves. 2. Elsa I’ve gotten some fabric samples and picked up a…
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More sewing room progress
Alllllmost done. A couple of more hours tonight and it should be back to fully functional. Most of the stuff left strewn around my tables and the floor are things I can’t figure out where to put… a lot of the photos were on the wall and I can’t decide if I want to put them back on the wall…
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I woke up this morning feeling GREAT! Now I’m back to feeling sluggish and tired with a slight headache. Stupid schizo weather. I’ve GOT to get my sewing room finished tonight so I can get some sewing done ASAP – I’ve got a couple of American Girl doll sized costumes to make before this weekend. Which means I probably won’t…
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FAQ Friday: Renting Costumes
Today’s question is… Can I rent/borrow your costumes? I’m mostly answering this question so I have a post to point people towards when they do actually ask this – usually around Halloween, or people asking to borrow/use my costumes for Halloween parties/events, or fanfilms, photoshoots, etc. I’m going to try to be as nice as possible in this post so…
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A cosplay meme because I’m bored
When did you start cosplaying? You could either say 1998 or 1999, depending on how strict your definition of “cosplaying” is. See next question…. What was your first cosplay? 1998 I put together a costume based on my own comic book character. It was the first time in a few years I’d actually made an attempt at a Halloween costume…
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FAQ Friday: Repair Kit
Today’s question is… What’s in your repair kit? My repair kit is pretty subjective to the costumes I’m taking; I tend to think of what can go wrong on this costume, and make sure I bring stuff to repair it if need be. My husband also carries a completely separate repair kit of his own, and I never know what’s…
