• to-do list 2/21/09
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    to-do list 2/21/09

    Silk Spectre: put lace in wrist cuff put new clasp on garter belt replace straps on bodice Zatanna: put boning in vest Starfire: dye bodysuit fix strap on chest piece

  • Sally Jupiter updates
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    Sally Jupiter updates

    I got the rings sewn in place on the front of the cincher, that took up the bulk of yesterday because I’m so slow at hand-sewing (meaning I sew a little bit, get distracted, sew a little bit, get distracted…). I got the buttons sewn on the gloves and the dress attached to the collar. Tonight once I get home…

  • Sally Jupiter progress, and Aurora pics
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    Sally Jupiter progress, and Aurora pics

    sorry I haven’t posted much!! been busy 😉 The new waist cincher… putting the rings in the front tonight. I’m hoping to finish it off tonight. Once I do I can put it on and get the hem of the “dress” part marked and cut off and finished, that’ll be this weekend. I need to finish off the top edge…

  • Sally Jupiter progress pics
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    Sally Jupiter progress pics

    I got the Belle dress basically put together. Tonight I hope to finish off most of the blue part and maaaybe start on the shirt. I finished the waist cincher, outside of putting in the eyelets up the front. I’m going to ask Chase to do that for me tonight, I hate putting in eyelets. Once that’s done I can…

  • Sally Jupiter updates
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    Sally Jupiter updates

    So had a long sewing day yesterday, only to basically end up back where I started. I decided to remake the Silk Spectre waist cincher – I’m much happier with the new one but it took all day. I ran out of black thread at the end so didn’t get it completely finished. Oh here’s my boots! A couple of…

  • Megacon, Sally Jupiter, Zatanna updates
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    Megacon, Sally Jupiter, Zatanna updates

    Sorry I haven’t posted here in a while! I was very lazy over the holidays and it was really nice LOL I got a lovely new top hat for Zatanna for Christmas! That’s really the only thing costume related I got, outside of a fabric store gift card. I have gotten a start on Silk Spectre I. I’ve the chiffon…

  • 2008 in review
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    2008 in review

    What I accomplished in 2008 (and what I didn’t, LOL) Well it was weird year for me, costume-wise, because the first part of the year was eaten by my wedding, both financially and time-wise. I was still attemping to work on stuff – to make things that were easy, or that I already had material for. I think after the…

  • Hockey Game Star Wars Troop!
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    Hockey Game Star Wars Troop!

    We spent the night at my grandparents friday night to cut an hour off our drive time saturday morning, that was super nice. So Saturday morning we got on up and headed to Nashville. We stopped by the costume store up there and picked up a different kind of bald cap than the kind I’d gotten, it was supposed to…

  • Ahsoka Pic!
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    Ahsoka Pic!

    just barely finished it, was still working on it in the hotel room and was an hour late to the arena. But it was so much fun to wear!

  • off we go
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    off we go

    we’re heading east in just a few minutes… everything is still not done… Chase will be working on it some more tonight. I’m trusting that we’ll get everything done and at least wearable for tomorrow – I’m not taking a backup costume. wish me luck I guess :B

  • to-do list 2/21/09
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    Ahsoka and Sally updates

    First up, last weekend’s Make-a-Wish thing was fun. We got lost on the way there when the GPS told us to take a road that didn’t exist. But the mall it was at was really nice, and I think they raised a good bit of money. I haven’t heard, and I haven’t seen any pics yet – we didn’t take…

  • Megacon 2009 Plans!
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    Megacon 2009 Plans!

    Wed, February 25 Depart: Wed. February. 25 1:45 PM Arrive: Wed. February. 25 4:37 PM Sun, March 1 Depart: Sun. March. 1 6:30 AM Arrive: Sun. March. 1 7:35 AM The return time on sunday is a little BLAH… but I’m SO excited! eta: we got our return flight changed, yay! We’re now leaving at 4 Sunday afternoon. MUCH better,…

  • to-do list 2/21/09
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    Costume Plans

    I didn’t work on anything tonight – I’m fighting off a headache, I really do not want to still have my head aching Saturday at the Make-a-Wish thing. But! I had to post because we got our Megacon flights booked today. I’m SUPER excited, I’ve heard good things about the con and it’s been forever since we’ve gone to a…

  • Ahsoka and Belle updates
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    Ahsoka and Belle updates

    I got my fabric for Ahsoka yesterday, finally, and ripped my mockups up and got the skirt basically put together, but around that time realised I didn’t have any kind of matching thread so couldn’t do any top-stitching or finishing on it. I forgot to go get thread today, too. So tonight I cleaned my Belle dress. The back of…

  • Halloween 2008 Photos!!
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    Halloween 2008 Photos!!

    So Friday, I decided not to wear Poison Ivy to work, for the main reason I couldn’t lace it up by myself! I pulled out Hermione instead. So instead of matching Kevin as the Joker I matched Ash, who wore her Slytherin robes. Got to work and very quickly did Kevin’s hair and makeup and had him put the vest…

  • Me as Sleeping Beauty
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    Me as Sleeping Beauty

    here’s the finished sleeping beauty… I didn’t hardly get any good pics of it! I haven’t finished going through Saturday’s pics, once I get them uploaded I’ll post about the whole Halloween weekend.

  • Sleeping Beauty nearly done
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    Sleeping Beauty nearly done

    All that’s left is sewing the collar in place, and putting a few snaps in on the back to hold it down. And i need to iron it. Chase is painting my crown today so I can sew it into my wig tonight. I’m pretty pleased with how it’s turned out.

  • Sleeping Beauty progress
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    Sleeping Beauty progress

    I ended up being sick yesterday and stayed home from work, but I managed to get a little bit done. Since then the chiffon skirt has mostly been hemmed (sewing machine messed up after finishing the length of the bottom so just the pieces going up the front haven’t been finished. I usually take it as a sign to stop…

  • Sleeping Beauty dress
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    Sleeping Beauty dress

    working while house sitting sucks… I’m stuck on Sleeping Beauty because I need a bunch of stuff from home. I need my lighter interfacing, the rest of my blue fabric, my curlers for the wig, and my white thread… I thought I brought everything I needed but of course I didn’t… now I’m stuck on every part until I get…