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How I wear so many costumes at a con – part 2
Since it’s Dragoncon season again, the question keeps coming up – “How do you wear so many costumes at a convention??” I’ve answered the question here at my blog once before, but I thought I’d tackle it again, this time a little less tongue-in-cheek. The amount of costumes I can take/wear depend on several factors. 1. On-site Hotel Staying at…
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More progress stuff
Didn’t get a lot done last night. But! We did start wet-forming my gauntlets.
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A bodice
I finished the base of the bodice for the 4th costume. That’s just the interior, I still need to make the outer layer and get it attached, and then I can put the eyelets in the back. I’m waiting on my fabric, just ordered it today!
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Yesterday
Yesterday was errand day – after breakfast and a haircut, we went to Tandy, Hobby Lobby, the wig store, and a shoe store. For me all of those were busts; didn’t find anything at the wig store or shoe store, the only place i got something was Hobby Lobby. But, I got all the closures on the Zaphod jacket finished,…
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Runaway Bride Donna is done!
I finished up everything on Donna yesterday! Finished the petticoat, fixing a small issue on the outer skirt layer, rehemming the front (since I got shoes to wear with it now), and finishing the tiara. I just need to press it again, and re-sew down one bead in the front that’s come loose. That’s 3 I can say are 99%…
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This week
So here’s a list of costume stuff I’ve gotten done this week: -bought stuff for a costume I wasn’t planning on making – – -unfolded some material – – – – – -made a to-do list
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welp
Yesterday Chase and I went through a big list of costumes I knew I would have time to make and budget break-downs of each, and we came to a decision on a particular costume that, if I have extra time, I might make for Dragoncon. And then last night we went to the thrift store to find him some Zaphod…
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More progress stuff!
So yesterday after I got tired of fooling with the Zaphod jacket, I cleaned up my office and moved on to my other dragoncon project. Here’s some pics. Sculpting a thing The bodice I was talking about That’s actually the inside lining. I haven’t gotten to the outer layer yet, but last night I got all of the pieces cut…
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Zaphod In-Progress
I’ve been trying to get Chase’s Zaphod coat done over the weekend. It’s mostly finished at this point; I need to press it again, and do the front closure. I don’t have buttons for the front yet, so that’ll have to wait. I miiiiight take the sleeves up a bit once we get the rest of it together. I think…
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random
Can we just talk about this pic for a minute? It looks like I just punched a guy to the floor and then posed for a picture.
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Donna Runaway Bride progress
Thanks to Chase being sick all last weekend and then me being home sick this week, I’ve nearly got the beading on Donna done! I threw it on this morning to see how it was looking. The train ended up being too long, but I’m not shortening it because I like it and it’s pretty. Also, Kermit is sticking out…
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Do what
One of the questions I get a lot from random people is how do I wear so many costumes at Dragoncon? (On average, I usually wear around 12 costumes at Dragoncon.) Let’s say an “average” non-costumer is at Dragoncon for the same amount of time as we are (4 1/2 days). Each day they wear a different change of clothes.…
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various stuff
Well, Friday, I added the panels into my Donna Noble skirt and started beading, and Chase and I went out for sushi and saw Monsters University (it was cute). Aaaand then the next morning Chase woke up with food poisoning. I felt so bad for him! So I spent all day Saturday doing more beading, so I could stay nearby.…
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Dragoncon Dreams
So last night I dreamt that I was at Dragoncon with my Donna wedding dress still in the state it currently is. I was freaking out because it wasn’t finished, particularly because I didn’t have a veil. So I’m in the hotel room, trying to hot glue scraps of chiffon together to make a veil (for some reason I had…
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Donna Runaway Bride progress
This went together fast! I bought the fabric for this last weekend, and started on it during the week. I had a little bit of hang-up with the upper portion, my first pattern tweaks didn’t work out and had to revisit and re-cut them. Here’s the satin parts pinned onto the dressform, from Thursday, I think? And here it is…
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Donna Noble Make-up
I’ve gotten a few requests asking me to explain how I do my makeup for my Donna Noble costumes, so I figured I’d make a post to direct people to. First and foremost I need to issue a disclaimer: I am NO makeup expert. Like for real ya’ll. Seriously. I have no idea what I’m doing. Ok, so now that…
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blargh.
I don’t really want to go into details, but this past week has been rough. So I dove into sewing!! I kinda put Romana to the side for a bit, since I was tired of breathing in feathers and fur (I bought a mask to wear, so I can finish it up without hacking out feathers!) and started on one…
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Romana I progress
Here’s the mostly finished dress with the wig. This weekend I got the cape put together, although I ran short of fabric for the hood. I ran out and got some more yesterday so I’m going to finish the base of it up this week. Here it is with my feathers pinned on: I started on one of my other…
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Romana I dress!
So I pretty much finished my Romana I dress last night. First, the MST3K shot because I watched Catalina Caper last night. Even though it’s kinda impossible to read. Then, before I put the sleeves on: One sleeve on: And mostly done: I may need to take the sides up a bit. I like the way it fits right now…
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Dragoncon Inspiration Post
