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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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sicky
Well, we don’t know if maybe Chase had food poisoning or a virus and I caught it, because yesterday morning I got sick. I tried to go on into work, but after an hour of sheer exhaustion, fever and nausea I realised it was futile and went home. I couldn’t even walk from the living room to the bathroom without…
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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
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Flying & Conventions
Let’s break it down. In 2002, I flew to 3 conventions. 2003, I flew to 4. 2004, I flew to 4 again. In 2005, 4 again. In 2006? I flew to 2 events. 2007? 0. 2008? 0. 2009, 2010, and 2011 each had 1 convention we flew to. 2012 was 0. 2013 was 1. So what happened? Well besides life…
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Romana I Ribos Operation References
I’ve been digging today, trying to find the best reference I could for the brooch-thing on the front of the Romana Ribos Operation dress. And after digging for hours I realised there isn’t really one good place with a collection of photos of this dress. So I thought I’d share the best references I have of the costume for anyone…
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Memorial Day Weekend
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. After four days of sleeping in, it was really hard to get up and come to work this morning. Saturday we went to Chris & Leah’s wedding in Nashville. It was really pretty – wish we could have stayed longer but we drove back home that night. It was a fun quick…
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Then & Now: Leia in 2002 and 2012
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Dragoncon questionnaire
Dragon*Con Questionnaire What’s your badge name? kelldar I think it is anyway. I may have changed it this year. I can’t remember at all. Where are you staying? Marriott – been there every year since 2002. What day are you arriving/leaving? Arriving Wednesday leaving either Monday or Tuesday. Will you be cosplaying? What days? As whom? (edit: photo link was…
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A flashback
I know it’s not throwback thursday but my dad emailed me this old picture he found: My old futon bunk bed, my old computer (I spent many an hour playing Sims 1 and doing artwork on that computer), all my Beatles posters, and baby Indy (with colour on her face!) looking up at the stuffed Husky I had gotten in…
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Thinking
I was thinking of making Donna’s Runaway Bride costume for Dragoncon. That’s NOT the 4th costume I had in mind; but it would be cheaper and quicker to make. It’s going in the maybe pile for now – I’ll see how things are looking in July. I’d definitely make it instead of buying something; it would be an easy two…
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Romana I progress…
So as I mentioned I completely screwed up the front of my Romana dress and had to order more fabric to re-do it (so; in case you’re counting, that’s 16 yards worth of fabric I’ve poured into this dress thus far.) I remade the front section yesterday; I decided to do the pleated section has a separate piece on top…
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Hair part 2
I didn’t think my hair was that much longer, but when I compare it to 2011, yeah, my hair practically looks shoulder length in 2011 pics. Which means it only took me 4 years to get over the hair chop of 2009 😛 Boy did I regret that hair cut.
