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story of my life
My (old) job, for a long time now, was like reliving the beginning of Rumplestiltskin over and over again. I’ve felt like the miller’s daughter, being locked in a room with piles and piles of straw and told to turn it into gold. And everyday, by hook or by crook, I managed to get it done. I went home tired,…
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Reworking Dr Forrester
I pulled Dr Forrester out today to rework it for GMX. This was it originally, last year for Halloween: I just made it very quickly and straight off the pattern, so it was too big. Which was fine for something fun and comfortable for work, but I wanted to rework parts of it to wear to a con. I added…
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Fluttershy and Romana II Photos
Here’s some new shots of my Fluttershy and Romana II costumes…! My Fluttershy shots were much needed. I only had a handful from Dragoncon and none by myself. And the Romana II pics too: My portfolio’s been updated with these and the rest are over at my flickr account.
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Dragoncon Room Got
Booked our Marriott room for Dragoncon 2014 way too easily this morning. Am extremely suspicious.
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FAQ Friday: Most difficult costumes
Today’s question is… What was the most difficult costume to make? What was the most difficult costume to wear? To make, I’d say Yuuko – and you’d probably say, huh?! Because who would think my answer would be Yuuko. It was just one of those projects that was problem after problem to the point that by the end, I was…
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Halloween
Yay! It’s October! I’ve been using that gif everywhere.
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Why white?
I’ve had a few people ask me over the past few years why I shoot my costumes on a white backdrop. Well, let me back up for a second and kinda go off topic; I’ve had people ask why I photoshop the background out of my costume pictures before. I don’t, they’re shot on a white backdrop as can be…
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YES
I gave my two weeks notice yesterday. Starting my new job Oct 15. Not going to say much more about it right now. Just I’m super super excited. It’s a little paycut and I won’t have as much PTO (I’ve been at my old job for 11 years. I had a butt-ton of PTO) so it’s a completely new start,…
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Halloween Costume Help
I never mind helping anyone build a costume, ever. As long as I have time, I always try to help other costumers out, because I’ve gotten a helping hand myself countless times. Helping each other is one of the biggest positives about the community. That being said, I have been inundated with commission requests and requests for help on costumes.…
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Apologies
Sorry I haven’t posted much lately. There’s not really a lot to talk about. It’s the normal post-Dragoncon lull. Besides that work has been stressful so I’ve been spending a lot of time just trying to relax and falling asleep early every night. My sewing room is a disaster. Even though I put all my Dragoncon costumes away the weekend…
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Story Time
So, I’m selling what’s left of my Quidditch costume from 2003. The robe disappeared years ago. I loaned it to somebody – I don’t even know who now – and either I didn’t get it back, or when they gave it back it was stuffed in a bag and lost forever. Either way. It’s gone and has been gone since…
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Moooore pictures
My Runaway Bride Donna from AnimazeGuy: I looove this one, I look so sassy face. And I love these Romana shots from Eurobeat Kasumi! This one is my fav: And me on K9’s monitor. He had the GoPro on that night and was broadcasting to the monitor. Annnd this photo edit from Chasing Photography, inserting me into this piece from…
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see-saw
When I was a kid, probably 6 or 7 years old, I had this giant metal see-saw. I mean when I was a kid it looked huge, it had these big handlebars on the sides that probably came up to around my waist if I were standing next to it. At some point I got it in my head that…
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Dragoncon Pics
Here’s so more dragoncon pics I’ve collected from others 🙂 Supergirl, from Icosplay.com With my glowing Kryptonite glass LOL Donna, from Lofidelity Here’s a great handful of He-Man/She-Ra group pics from Steve McManus: I love this pic of my Belle from Lionboogy: And this one of me and Chase from Star Wars Fever: And the Doctor, Romana and K9, from…
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GMX ideas
I know GMX is almost two months away, but I’m still on a high from Dragoncon and thinking about what to take. So so far I’m thinking.. Romana I Donna Runaway Bride Glimmer Trillian Belle Batgirl and maaaaybe Fionna because I was thinking of making a Finn costume for Kevin, but I’m probably going to remake his Link tunic instead.…
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Dragoncon Costumes: Everything Else
Thoughts & Pics on all the “old” stuff I wore this year… 1. Belle I wore Belle Friday morning for a while. Had wanted to wear it again but didn’t get a chance. (Well, that’s a lie, there were chances… I just didn’t have the energy for it!) I love how it looks with my Marie Antoinette hoops, and really…
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New Costume: Donna Noble Runaway Bride
I’ve finished my Runaway Bride Donna costume and have added it to my portfolio! I ended up really loving this costume! It’s actually really comfortable. I can also get away with wearing shorts under it so I DO have pockets, haha. I only took a handful of pictures of it, though. The first time I wore it Chase had the…
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New Costume: Glimmer
I’ve finished my Glimmer costume and have added it to my portfolio! Glimmer is the main costume I was keeping secret — I got to be part of a big He-Man/She-Ra group at Dragoncon, and I picked Glimmer, and Chase was Bow. We wanted to make the costumes have a more realistic bent, which for me was difficult with a…
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New Costume: Supergirl
I’ve finished my 70s Supergirl costume and have added it to my portfolio! My take on 70s Supergirl ended up being a lot of fun to wear and pretty comfy, too! The boots (which were just my Scarlet Witch boots) are a bit of a pain, but not the worst. It was so hot at Dragoncon this year the third…
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New Costume: Trillian
I’ve finished our Trillian and Zaphod costumes and have added them to my portfolio! So Trillian and Zaphod ended up being a lot of fun! We did have a handful of people who were excited to see Hitchhiker’s Guide costumes, including one very drunk person who was excited to see people from “the fish movie” and one who told he…
