• Wonder Woman progress
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    Wonder Woman progress

    I’ve been busy the last couple of nights, so I haven’t really made much progress on anything. I plan on buckling down next week and getting at least the ceremonial base dress finished… like I said, need to re-do the top. I’m not worried about the sleeves, except for where they meet on the bodice, since I didn’t get that…

  • when chase had 70s hair
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    when chase had 70s hair

    Chase gets to go play outside shooting rockets with my mum’s class today, while i’m stuck here at stinky work 🙁 I guess this is, somehow, kinda twisted payback for all the times he had to be at work while I lazed around at his apartment. haha. He got a haircut last night; 70s Han hair is gone! It’s back…

  • Costume & Convention Plans
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    Costume & Convention Plans

    Weekend after next is St Patrick’s Day; we’re planning on going to Atlanta again for their big parade, with the 501st/RL. I’m – hopefully – wearing Queen Amidala, the parade dress. After the mixup last year I’m a little skittish about things falling through again. On top of that, a bunch of our local members have decided not to go.…

  • Padme Photoshoots
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    Padme Photoshoots

    Gosh! We took pics of Battle Padme and Lake Padme last night. The battle ones came out ok, not great, but the lake ones, the lighting was way off and I just couldn’t figure out why. On the way to work this morning I realised – we had left the light on behind the backdrop. It threw off all the…

  • when i had bad ebay deals
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    when i had bad ebay deals

    Bad Ebay Deals! I have had, as far as I can remember, 3 bad ebay deals, all involving costume stuff. The first was in probably 2001. I found a nice pair of red Mary Janes that would go good with my Asuka sundress I had recently (also) bought off ebay. This was in the days before I had paypal, so…

  • Make a Wish Troop & Padme Pics!
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    Make a Wish Troop & Padme Pics!

    WOW!! The Make-a-Wish event in Clarksville yesterday was awesome! The event was supposed to be from 1-3, we ended up staying until 4 because there were SO many people there, still waiting in line to get pictures with us! I couldn’t believe how many people showed up — we raised almost $1400! I didn’t take many pictures, but here they…

  • Timothy Zahn Signing Pics! & Leia updates
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    Timothy Zahn Signing Pics! & Leia updates

    Well, I Istill/i haven’t worked on anything lately. I did get my ceremonial Leia skirt pieces out and washed them, since it had gotten something on it while laying around in the sewing room (who knows what, probably paint or something. It came off). Mum agreed tonight to look at it with me and help me figure out where I…

  • The Time my Granddad Went to an Anime Convention
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    The Time my Granddad Went to an Anime Convention

    When I went to Katsucon 2003 (my first year there), my grandparents went with me. Obviously my grandparents know nothing about anime, and I thought they might go sight-see or something on saturday, but they didn’t – they just kinda hung out, and, I think, had a relatively good time. Well, saturday afternoon rolls around, and I ask my granddad…

  • Princess Leia & Han Solo blasters!
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    Princess Leia & Han Solo blasters!

    So, most of this time, this puppy is going to be displayed next to my MR Leia gun (don’t know how just yet) — and when it’s not looking pretty on my wall, it will hopefully be part of a future costume of Chase’s…. 😉 Don’t they look nice together?? LOL

  • Injuries, Pains, and other Annoyances
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    Injuries, Pains, and other Annoyances

    I was thinking about the injuries and other odd things I’ve received while costuming, thought I would chronicle them! 1. Sperrets! I’ve had three costumes that have given me odd sperrets – the first was Yuffie. Wearing fishnets on one arm/hand and one leg led to some odd designs on my skin afterwards, mostly on my arm. My whole right…

  • Lois updates…
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    Lois updates…

    I’m slowing down work on my Lois dress – I don’t need it for what I needed it for, so I guess I’ll just finish it when I want and… I don’t know. It’s not really costume-y enough to wear to a con.

  • 2006 in review
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    2006 in review

    At the beginning of the year I said I wanted to do: 1. Hoth Leia 2. Darth Vader 3. Padme’s Lake dress 4. Bespin Leia 5. Finish Yuuko 6. Padme’s Funeral Dress 7. Wonder Woman 8. The Bride 9. White Witch 10. Dorothy 11. ANH Leia 12. Team Zissou outfit So what did I finish? Hoth Leia? Yes, plus Bespin…

  • Various Costume updates!
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    Various Costume updates!

    Well I haven’t gotten much done lately – been working on the website, or some art stuff. I’ve got about four projects I’m working on currently– Ceremonial Leia v.2 – Since the pattern I bought back in August has apparently disappeared into the black hole that is my sewing room, I bought another one and got it cut out, and…

  • Halloween 2006 Pics!
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    Halloween 2006 Pics!

    Hope everyone had a great Halloween! Picture Gallery – including Pumpkinfest this past weekend, us at the zoo, and last night! I finished Dorothy and wore it to work Halloween day, and to hand out candy that night… And took some pics with Kes 🙂 This past weekend we did Pumpkinfest in Franklin, and did the zoo troop again! Here’s…

  • Horrorfest 2006 pics and Whatnot
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    Horrorfest 2006 pics and Whatnot

    Friday we went and saw The Prestige. I left my phone at the restaurant and we had to go back for it. Geez. Saturday morning I woke up with a horrible headache and eyeache. I took some advil and it went away, but I was left with a lingering feeling of slight ickiness the rest of the day. I got…

  • Hoth Leia pics!
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    Hoth Leia pics!

    Here’s some better pics of my finished Hoth Leia… still going to make the arm thing pretty soon, but for now it’s done. It was pretty comfortable but I still want to redo the back of the jumpsuit. I can’t sit in it without undoing the neck as it is now. It was also nice and warm… however on saturday…

  • Hoth Leia preview
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    Hoth Leia preview

    12:30 at night doesn’t make for the best pictures, particulary with our horrid lighting in the kitchen, but I wanted to show that it’s basically finished. Still got my rank badge, and arm thing (arm thing won’t be ready for this weekend, but rank badge will). Tonight I’ve got a couple of things I want to do: belt loops on…

  • Various Costume updates!
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    Hoth Leia, Padme Nightgown and Dorothy updates

    This weekend is Horrorfest; I’m trying to get Hoth Leia finished for it. I worked a little bit last night, but the sewing machine was being horrid to me so I quit (I swear, the needle came unthreaded three times in the space of, like, 5 minutes. The last time I just quit. I had been up since 5:45 yesterday,…

  • Humane Society Event Pics!
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    Humane Society Event Pics!

    This was an awesome event we did on Saturday, for the Shelbyville Humane Society. Chase signed lots of autographs, including an autograph on a lightsaber The Sith Lords pose for their yearbook photo. stormtroopers! Chase as Vader and stormtroopers Me and Chase The emperor loves hamburgers ok i’m bored of typing so the rest are in my 2005/2006 Trooping Folder.…